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FTS: Hasbro Crowns It's North American Scrabble Champions!

 

HASBRO CROWNS NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONS AFTER TWO DAYS OF HEATED WORD PLAY


NATHANAEL CAMPOS, WALDEN GIEZENTANNER AND RUTH LI WON THE BATTLE OF WORDS AND WITS AT THE ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP IN WASHINGTON D.C.

 

 

 

 

PAWTUCKET, RI – April 3, 2023 – C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S. After two days of heated play, champions were crowned at the annual North America School SCRABBLE Championship! Nathanael Campos, a 7th-grader from Ridgefield, CT, Walden Giezentanner, an 8th-grader from Webster Groves, MO, and Ruth Li, a 12th-grader from Toronto, Canada won the high-stakes competition hosted at the Planet Word Museum in Washington D.C yesterday.

 

Sponsored by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), a global branded entertainment leader, and the Word Game Players’ Organization, the 2023 the North America School SCRABBLE Championship welcomed more than 100 players from across the United States and Canada to the nation’s capital for the spirited, high-stakes SCRABBLE play. The event, which featured 105 players total from all over North America across 42 teams in the Championship Division (elementary and middle school) and 27 players in the High School Division, was live-streamed in full and presented by Scopely on Twitch TV.

 

All of the students played eight games, followed by one-game championship finals in both divisions. In the younger age bracket, Campos of Scotts Ridge Middle School and Giezentanner of Hixson Middle School won with a final score of 463-266, finishing the tournament undefeated. In the high school division, Li of Bloor Collegiate Institute came in first place with a final score of 408-348, capping off an undefeated tournament to become the first female to win the high-school division of the North American School Scrabble Championship, and just the second female to win a division since the event began in 2003. Some of the championship-winning words included GUINEAS (a formerly used British coin), ATELIER (a workshop or studio) and HARTS (adult male deer). The highest scoring word of the event was CHARLOCK (194 points), a wild mustard with yellow flowers, commonly found as a weed in fields and along roadsides.

 

“The North America School SCRABBLE Championship is an event we can’t get enough of,” said Adam Biehl, SVP & General Manager, Hasbro Gaming. “We love seeing the next generation of wordsmiths showcase their skills as they add to SCRABBLE’s enduring legacy as an all-time favorite game that helps showcase and build one’s vocabulary.”

 

For 75 years, SCRABBLE has been a favorite with friends and families across the globe whether it be for a family game night, a night out with friends, or as an indoor activity. With different ways to play and strategies according to skill level, SCRABBLE helps people bring back cherished memories and create new ones. SCRABBLE is a fun game for ages 8 and up and is available for purchase at Amazon and most major retailers! 



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FTS: NORTH AMERICAN SCHOOL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORED BY HASBRO RETURNS APRIL 1-2, 2023


 FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION ON TWITCH.TV/SCRABBLE BEGINNING AT 10AM ET / 7AM PT AS NEW CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED

 

The time has come once again to crown the latest SCRABBLE champions! On April 1st and 2nd the annual North American School SCRABBLE Championship, sponsored by Hasbro, Inc. and the Word Game Players’ Organization, returns for two days of ambitious word-based play. Taking place at the Planet Word Museum in Washington D.C., the event will be streamed by Scopely on twitch.tv/scrabble so fans don’t miss a second – or word – of the action!

 

The North American School SCRABBLE Championship will welcome more than 100 players from across the U.S. and Canada to compete in two divisions – the Championship Division and High School Division. The Championship Division consists of 42 teams of elementary and middle school players and the High School Division where players individually compete to win the title. All players and teams will play eight games over two days, with the top two finishers in each division advancing to one-game championship finals.


 

The event will be livestreamed on  Twitch TV from 10am ET – 5pm ET on Saturday April 1st and 9am ET - 3pm ET on Sunday, April 2nd. Viewers who tune in will be able to watch live gameplay with expert commentary from Will Anderson, Hannah Lieberman, Jackson Smylie, Chloe Fatsis and Nits Chagti, along with player interviews and more!


For 75 years, the SCRABBLE board has been a place for friends and family to gather, play, learn, and reconnect. This classic crossword game continues to be a crowd favorite and is available for purchase at most major retailers nationwide including Amazon. 



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