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Nigeria (Jighere Wellington) becomes World Scrabble Champion
« on: November 08, 2015, 11:59:11 AM »
Mr Jighere Wellington of Nigeria on Sunday morning emerged the new Scrabble champion of the world after defeating Lewis Mackay 4-0 in a Best of Seven series in Perth Australia.

The duel which was monitored online kicked off at 2 a.m. Nigerian time with the winner set to emerge after coming tops in seven games.

Wellington, who had already finished first in a 32-Game Scrabble marathon to qualify for the two-man finals and defeated his English opponent in just four games and thus becomes the new World Scrabble Champion.

NAN recalls that Wellington also placed 3rd at the World Scrabble Championship in 2007

- Vanguard News

 

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