Revision as of 15:21, 31 July 2020

Recent Mention

• July 29, 2020: The Sun Chronicle interviews expert player Bradley Whitmarsh.
• July 18, 2020: Sports Destination Management interviews John Chew about NASPA and our championship.
• July 6, 2020: Yorkton (SK) This Week interviews John Chew about the organization of tournament SCRABBLE.
• The inclusion of slurs in the lexicon
  • July 16, 2020: Openly interviewer Oscar Lopez speaks to John Chew about the decision to remove slurs. Interview begins at 23:50.
  • July 16, 2020: Mandatory discusses the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: The Great Courses Daily examines what makes words taboo in light of the decision to remove offensive slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: Associations Now interviews John Chew about the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: Julie Rose interviews Arkansas player Josephine Flowers on Top of Mind on BYUradio. The interview occurs about 1 3/4 hours into the episode.
  • July 14, 2020: News Talk 780 KOH announces the decision.
  • July 14, 2020: Language reports on the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 14, 2020: Mass Live recaps the issue.
  • July 12, 2020: Click Lancashire reports on the decision.
  • July 12, 2020: The Gamer covers the issue.
  • July 12, 2020: The Irish Post discusses the possible removal of CULCHIE.
  • July 11, 2020: Kildare Nationalist comments on CULCHIE as one of the offensive words.
  • July 10, 2020: Stefan Fatsis reports on the drama following the decision in Slate.
  • July 10, 2020: Miles Klee writes an essay about the decision in Mel.
  • July 10, 2020: Mix 93.1 covers the decision.
  • July 10, 2020: Reuters reports on the decision.
  • July 10, 2020: Irish Central summarizes the NEWSTALK interview about CULCHIE.]
  • July 10, 2020: Newstalk FM host Sean Moncrieff talks with John Chew about the offensiveness of CULCHIE.
  • July 9, 2020: Sam Leith offers his opinion in Unherd.
  • July 9, 2020: Deseret News outlines the issue.
  • July 9, 2020: Cox Media Group outlets report on the decision.
  • July 9, 2020: Express columnist Virginia Blackburn offers her opinion.
  • July 9, 2020: Nova reports that CULCHIE might be removed.
  • July 9, 2020: PR Daily wrapup quotes Hasbro press release and John Chew's letter to members.
  • July 9, 2020: CNN interviews John Chew about the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: The Telegraph reports on the issue. An edited version of this article appeared in Canada the following day in the National Post.
  • July 8, 2020: USA Today recaps the New York Times article.
  • July 8, 2020: WiLD 94.9 reports on the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: ABC News Radio interviews John Chew about the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: NPR reports on the decision to eliminate slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: BBC News reports on the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Daily Mail columnist Christa D'Souza frets that WRINKLIES may be removed.
  • July 8, 2020: Winged Nation summarizes the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Gay Nation looks at the issue from the LQBT perspective.
  • July 8, 2020: Yahoo! Sports reviews the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: Mashable discusses the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Kotaku reports on the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: The John Oakley Show interviewed John Chew from 15:35 to 15:45.
  • July 7, 2020: Out reports on the issue.
  • July 7, 2020: The New York Times interviews John Chew and NASPA members about the inclusion of slurs. Hasbro announces that NASPA has agreed to remove all slurs.
  • July 6, 2020: Reuters reports on the debate.
  • July 6, 2020: The Times interviews John Chew and WESPA Chair Chris Lipe about the removal of slurs.
  • July 5, 2020: The Daily Mail recaps the debate on removing slurs.
  • June 29, 2020: Calgary Eyeopener host Rob Brown interviewed John Chew about removing slurs from the NWL.
  • June 25, 2020: Article about CBC As It Happens interview includes additional comments from NASPA member Frank Tangredi.
  • June 24, 2020: John Chew appears on As It Happens on CBC. Interview begins at about the 28-minute mark.
  • June 24, 2020: The Globe and Mail interviews NASPA CEO John Chew.
  • June 18, 2020: Stefan Fatsis discusses the debate on the inclusion of slurs in the lexicon in Slate.

Older Mention

• June 2, 2020: The Daily Hampshire Gazette interviews NASPA Member and Youth Player Jack Carpenter who placed 2nd in last weekend's online School SCRABBLE Championship (OQuaSSA).
• May 11, 2020: The Montclarion recaps the appearance of NASA member Mina Le on Jeopardy!
• April 26, 2020: The Saige Jones podcast interviews Joe Edley about his life (and SCRABBLE career) and the impact of meditation.
• COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • March 18, 2020: The Calgary Sun reports that Siri Tillekeratne and Albert Hahn continue to play SCRABBLE while on a cruise ship unable to dock anywhere because of COVID-19.
  • March 14, 2020: Stefan Fatsis discusses the impact of COVID-19 on organized SCRABBLE activity in Slate.
• March 7, 2020: Nautilus reports on the role of tile values and luck in SCRABBLE - including quotes from John Chew, Stefan Fatsis, and Lynda Woods Cleary.
• February 5, 2020: The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder reports on the Montreal vs. Ottawa tournament held on February 1.
• January 29, 2020: Pacific NW Magazine visits Seattle (WA) NASPA Club #253.
• December 11, 2019: CTV News visits Winnipeg (MB) NASPA Club #498.
• Ricky Rodriguez attended the WESPA Youth Cup.
  • November 28, 2019: The San Antonio Express-News profiles Ricky Rodriguez before the WESPA Youth Cup.
  • December 2, 2019: San Antonio Express-News published a follow-up article after the tournament.
  • December 31, 2019: KSAT profiles Ricky.
• Dean Saldanha and Dielle Pinto will be on Team Canada at the WESPA Championships in Goa, India, in mid-October.
  • October 12, 2019: Prince George Matters article.
  • October 6, 2019: Vancouver Sun article.
  • September 30, 2019: Richmond (BC) News article.
• September 11, 2019: Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us About Life, a book written by Jonathan Kay and Joan Moriarity, features John Chew in its chapter on SCRABBLE.
• August 14, 2019: Barrie Today spotlights the recently formed recreational club in Barrie (ON).
• August 13, 2019: Spectrum News 13 visits Casselberry-Orlando NASPA Club #438 and talks to director Art Moore.
• 2019 North American SCRABBLE Championship in Reno (NV)
  • July 26, 2019: Lynnwood Today reports on Lynnwood resident and North American SCRABBLE Champion Alec Sjoholm.
  • July 24, 2019: KOLO 8 ABC interviews Joshua Sokol and John Chew.
  • July 24, 2019: KTVN 2 interviews Deborah Komatsu, Cheryl Kagan, Andy Hoang, and John Chew.
• July 24, 2019: The Angry Grammarian at the Philadelphia Inquirer interviews 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion Will Anderson and John Chew about why slurs are allowed in tournament and club play.
• Cornelia Guest ran a SCRABBLE tournament in conjunction with the Newtown (CT) Bridge Club's 3rd annual Longest Day fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association on June 19th.
  • July 1, 2019: The Newtown Bee covers the event.
  • May 24, 2019: The Newtown Bee announces the event.
• May 8, 2019: WGBY profiles Northampton (MA) NASPA Club #667 - including interviews with director Brett Constantine, NASC 2018 Div 4 champion Evan Yurko, and 2019 North American School SCRABBLE Championship director Ben Greenwood.
• May 2, 2019: The New York Times interviews NASPA co-president John Chew about the release of the Collins 2019 lexicon.
• Youth player Ricky Rodriguez is interviewed by local San Antonio (TX) media.
  • May 7, 2019: Fox29 in San Antonio interviews Ricky after his return from the North American School SCRABBLE Championship where his team placed 3rd in the Challenge Division.
  • April 26, 2019: The Rivard Report profiles Ricky as he heads to the North American School SCRABBLE Championship.
  • February 1, 2019: CBS KENS-TV interviews Ricky and his mother, Erin, at Austin (TX) NASPA Club #234.
  • December 30, 2018: ABC KSAT12 interviewed Ricky on the "What's Up South Texas" segment.
  • November 22, 2018: Fox 29's Daytime at 9 with Kimberly and Esteban invited Ricky to share some SCRABBLE tips and tricks.
• April 1, 2019: Reader's Digest profiles 2018 NASC champion Joel Sherman in its I Won! series.
• Business Insider reporter and NASPA member Mark Abadi offers SCRABBLE tips to readers:
  • February 10, 2019: Play SCRABBLE rather than Words With Friends
  • February 2, 2019: Avoid these mistakes
  • January 27, 2019: Look out for hotspots
  • December 29, 2018: Learn the 2-letter words
• March 21, 2019: Connecticut Magazine profiles NASPA Person of the Year Cornelia Guest with a focus on her Youth SCRABBLE coaching.
• March 8, 2019: An East Oregonian reporter takes on NASPA member John Lauck.
• January 7, 2019: Stefan Fatsis discusses ties in tournament SCRABBLE on the Hang Up and Listen podcast. Jeffrey Jacobson had 3 ties in a 7-game tournament in Levittown (PA) on January 5, 2019.
• December 22, 2018: The New York Post reports on Joel Sherman's campaign against the inclusion of OK.
• December 13, 2018: Nautilus article on SCRABBLE tile distribution includes interviews with NASPA members Lynda Woods Cleary and Stefan Fatsis.
• November 1, 2018: Altamonte-Wekiva Springs Life puts Casselberry/Orlando NASPA Club #438 on the cover.
• Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary 6th Edition (OSPD6)
  • October 4, 2018: The Wall Street Journal comments on the release of OSPD6 and SCRABBLE as a game. Author Jonathan Kay mentions NASC champions Adam Logan, Nigel Richards, and James Leong and recalls tournaments he attended with John Chew.
  • September 27, 2018: John Chew and Robin Pollock Daniel conducted 22 interviews with Canadian media, including the Calgary Eyeopener.
  • September 24, 2018: The New York Times interviews John Chew about the release of the OSPD6.
  • September 24, 2018: Business Insider reporter and NASPA player Mark Abadi discusses the addition of OK with Jackson Smylie, Judy Cole, and Ben Schoenbrun.
  • September 24, 2018: Associated Press release, as seen in the New York Daily News and other publications, mentions Merriam-Webster's consultation with NASPA on new words.
• August 31, 2018: The Princeton Packet reports on the 20th anniversary of Princeton (NJ) NASPA Club #513.
• Nigerian asylum seeker Olakunle Azeez Omopariola joins Cote St Luc (QC) NASPA Club #83.
  • September 11, 2018: CTV News
  • August 29, 2018: Montreal Gazette
• August 25, 2018: Business Insider reporter and NASPA member Mark Abadi advises readers to learn the 2-letter words.
• August 16, 2018: The Ridgefield Press reports on Cornelia Guest being named NASPA Person of the Year.
• 4th Niagara Falls International Open
  • July 29, 2018: The Niagara Falls Review
• 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship
  • August 22, 2018: Kerrville Daily Times - Interviews Deborah Gaudier on the NASC and Niagara Open.
  • August 19, 2018: Daily Hampshire Gazette - Congratulates Evan Yurko on his Division 4 win.
  • August 14, 2018: Daily Hampshire Gazette - Includes interviews with NASC Division 4 winner Evan Yurko, Brett Constantine, and Ben Greenwood.
  • August 10, 2018: Wall Street Journal
  • August 10, 2018: Buffalo News
  • August 8, 2018: NASPA Press Release
  • August 8, 2018: WBFO NPR 88.7 - Includes interviews with Evan Berofsky, NASPA co-president John Chew, and NASC division leader Jason Idalski.
  • August 7, 2018: WKBW ABC 7 - Includes interviews with Brett Constantine, Karen Richards, Sue Tremblay, and Jason Broersma
  • August 7, 2018: WGRZ NBC 2 - Includes interview with NASC director Arthur Moore.
• 2017 NASC champion Will Anderson throws out first pitch as part of Jacksonville (FL) Jumbo Shrimp team's celebration of SCRABBLE's 70th anniversary.
  • July 19, 2018: MiLB.com
  • July 19, 2018: First Coast News
  • July 11, 2018: SportsLogos.net
  • July 11, 2018: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM
  • March 20, 2018: Front Office Sports
• 2018 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship
  • June 19, 2018: CBC News reports about Eric Tran winning the CNSC, based on an earlier interview on CBC Radio's Calgary Eyeopener program
  • June 18, 2018: Breakfast Television interviews NASPA co-president John Chew about the 2018 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship.
• June 19, 2018: WDEL 101.7 FM reports on a visit by 2017 NASC champion Will Anderson to Wilmington (DE) NASPA Club #599.
• May 23, 2018: OZY profiles SCRABBLE Grandmaster Mack Meller.
• May 22, 2018: Newton Wicked Local interviews Lexington (MA) NASPA Club #108 member Marvin Kraus about his division win at the annual BAT (Boston Area Tournament).
• May 13, 2018: The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews NASC champion Will Anderson.
• May 13, 2018: The Toronto Star profiles jazz artist/composer and NASPA member Fern Lindzon who will serve as one of the experts at this year's SCRABBLE With the Stars fundraiser.
• April 12, 2018: Rhodes College professor (and SCRABBLE Expert) Scott Garner works SCRABBLE into the curriculum.
• February 17, 2018: CFRC-FM interviews Shan Abbasi and Josh Greenway about the Kingston (ON) Open.
• Northampton (MA) NASPA Club #667 organized a charity tournament to benefit 3 local charities.
  • February 19, 2018: The Daily Hampshire Gazette commends the club for its efforts.
  • February 11, 2018: The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that over 50 people attended the event, which raised over $1700.
  • February 7, 2018: MassLive previews the event.
• January 14, 2018: The Herald-Sun covers the 8th annual SCRABBLE tournament to benefit the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center took place this weekend in Durham (NC).
• 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship winner Will Anderson played SCRABBLE with ITRI's IVS robot at CES 2018 on January 9, 2018.
  • April 7, 2018: Paul Gallen of The Times analyzes Will's games with the robot in his weekly SCRABBLE column.
  • January 12, 2018: NASPA co-president John Chew offers his account of CES 2018.
  • January 12, 2018: WDTV covers the robots at CES 2018 with a quote from Will.
  • January 9, 2018: CNET interviews Will about the experience.
  • January 3, 2018: The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)of Taiwan announces the match.
• December 12, 2017: The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles 2004 Person of the Year Matt Hopkins.
• Winter, 2017: Columbia Magazine profiles freshman Mack Meller who placed 2nd in this year's North American SCRABBLE Championship.
• December 6, 2017: Honolulu Magazine profiles NASPA's recreational club organized by Darren Seu and Claire Dunham.
• Marty Gabriel and Scott Garner set a Guiness record for the highest SCRABBLE score in 24 hours.
  • January 15, 2018: The Illinois Home Page interviews Marty and Scott about their achievement.
  • January 8, 2018: The Purple Pawn includes the record in its list of monthly gaming news.
  • November 17, 2017: The Journal Gazette and Times-Courier reports on the achievement.
• November 27, 2017: Fairfield's Hamlet Hub reports that Dustin Brown will be coaching the Pequot (CT) Library's SCRABBLE Club for children.
• November 17, 2017: The Valley News covers the annual Catamount Cup where players from Northern Vermont face off against a team from Southern Vermont.
• November 16, 2017: The New Yorker interviews Will Anderson, Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, Kate Fukawa-Connelly, Jesse Day, Debbie Stegman, and Joe Edley about their favorite, most improbable, worst, most patient, most regretful, and most humbling plays.
• November 5, 2017: WLOS covers the Asheville (NC) tournament directed by Bill Snoddy.
• October 6, 2017: Per the Wall Street Journal, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is an avid SCRABBLE player on his iPad. NASPA co-president Chris Cree issues a challenge to Terry.
• September 25, 2017: Skidmore College interviews Junior World SCRABBLE champion Matthew O'Connor '20.
• 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship
  • September 2, 2017: Division 3 player Mark Abadi reports on the words played at the NASC in Business Insider.
  • September 2, 2017: The Daily Tarheel interviews Division 3 player and University of North Carolina alum Mark Abadi.
  • August 25, 2017: The Concord (MA) Journal profiles NASC Division 3 winner Jack Peters.
  • August 20, 2017: Division 3 player Mark Abadi provides an account of the NASC in Business Insider.
  • August 14, 2017: Brandeis Now interviews Division 3 champion and Brandeis student Jack Peters.
  • August 5, 2017: Lancaster (PA) Online reports on local resident Will Anderson's win at NASC.
  • August 1, 2017: Word Freak author Stefan Fatsis interviews 2017 NASC champion Will Anderson and runner-up Mack Meller about NASC and reviews one of their matches on Slate.
  • July 31, 2017: Word Freak author Stefan Fatsis interviews 2017 NASC champion Will Anderson on the Slate podcast Hang Up and Listen.
• Youth SCRABBLE - Coverage of Ian Whitehurst and Kevin Zeng being named as the top Elementary School team.
  • August 28, 2017: Ridgefield Press
  • August 12, 2017: Danbury News Times
  • August 7, 2017: Ridgefield Hamlet Hub
  • August 4, 2017: Ridgefield Press
• July 7, 2017: Joshua Zinn from the radio program Houston Matters interviews Robin Lewis of Houston (TX) NASPA Club #359.
• July 1, 2017: The Journal-Gazette & Times Courier reports on the attempt by Scott Garner and Marty Gabriel to set a Guinness record for the highest SCRABBLE score in 24 hours.
• June 14, 2017: The Weston (WV) News profiles Kaia - Peace Corps volunteer, librarian, and SCRABBLE player.
• May 21, 2017: The Welland Tribune interviews Chris Lipe, youth player Tyler Lee, and director Sue Tremblay at the 3rd Niagara Falls (ON) International Open.
• March 29, 2017: The Commercial-News previews the 12th annual SCRABBLE for Literacy tournament in Danville (IL).
• March 23, 2017: The Orlando Sentinel profiles Casselberry/Orlando (FL) NASPA Club #438 on its 20th anniversary.
• Toronto (ON) School SCRABBLE Championship
  • March 26, 2017: CTV News covers the Toronto Championship as well as a School SCRABBLE competition in Edmonton (AB).
  • March 23, 2017: CTV Toronto covers the 9th annual Toronto (ON)School SCRABBLE Championship.
• January 30, 2017: The Philadelphia Inquirer reveals the impact that a Marian Anderson concert had on Philly SCRABBLE legend Matt Hopkins as a child.
• January 22, 2017: Coverage of the 7th annual Ottawa-Montreal Scrabble Challenge
• September 30, 2016: CBC covers Shediac (NB) tournament.
• 2016 North American SCRABBLE Championship
  • August 12, 2016: Spartanburg Herald Journal interviews David Gibson.
  • August 11, 2016: Spartanburg (SC) CBS affiliate WSPA and Myrtle Beach (SC) CBS affiliate WBTW cover the victory of local resident David Gibson.
  • August 11, 2016: Local NPR affiliate WBOI interviews David Gibson, Mack Meller, and Heather McCall at the NASC.
  • August 10, 2016: Hasbro press release wraps up the event.
  • August 10, 2016: New England Public Radio interviews Division 3 winner Ben Greenwood.
  • August 8, 2016: Fort Wayne Fox affiliate WFFT interviews Jesse Matthews.
  • August 7, 2016: Fort Wayne ABC affiliate 21Alive and The Journal Gazette interview Dallas Johnson and Robin Pollock Daniel who describes SCRABBLE as "chess with tiles."
  • August 6, 2016: The Journal Gazette interviews NASC director Dallas Johnson amid play on Day 1.
  • August 6, 2016: Local news channel WANE-TV covers the NASC on Day 1.
  • August 5, 2016: News-Sentinel profiles local players Kathleen Long, Timothy Long, and Dan Wenger.
  • August 5, 2016: Terre Haute Tribune Star previews NASC in Fort Wayne.
• July 24, 2016: Stamford Advocate covered weekend tournament held in Stamford (CT).
• July 21, 2016: Victoria News interviews Victoria (BC) NASPA members Tim Thielmann and Rhonda Reece.
• July 17, 2016: KRAL interviewed tournament director David Klionsky about the Robb Griffith Memorial tournament scheduled for July 23rd in Durham (NC).
• July 1, 2016: JG-TC reports on attempt of Marty Gabriel and Scott Garner to break Guiness SCRABBLE record.
• June 8, 2016: Global News reports on Shediac (NB) tournament scheduled to celebrate 90th anniversary of 1st crossword game invented by local resident Edward MacDonald.
• June 6, 2016: John Robertson and Andy Saunders, authors of A's Bad As It Gets, cited in Sports Illustrated article on 1916 Philadelphia Athletics.
• June 2, 2016: Omaha Magazine coverage of Omaha NASPA Club #582.
• May 21, 2016: News-Sentinel and WOWO coverage of Fort Wayne (IN) tournament.
• May 19, 2016: Wall Street Journal interviews 2015 world champion Wellington Jighere. Features photos of 2015 North American SCRABBLE Championship and Chris Lipe who is quoted along with Stefan Fatsis.
  • May 23, 2016: Stefan Fatsis and Oliver Roeder respond to the article in Slate. Chris Lipe, Jesse Day, and Evans Clinchy are quoted.
• 2016 Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship
  • May 27, 2016: Adam Logan interviewed by CTV Morning Live
  • May 22, 2016: Adam Logan interviewed by CBC News
  • May 16, 2016: Oklahoma's NewsOn6 and other sources quote from the event final press release.
  • May 16, 2016: Adam Logan interviewed on 1310 News talk radio.
  • May 16, 2016: Lengthy interview with John Chew at Torontoist.
  • May 15, 2016: News segment on CityNews evening programme.
  • May 13, 2016: Two-minute segment on Global News evening programme, featuring Matthew Tunnicliffe and several School SCRABBLE participants.
• 2016 North American School SCRABBLE Championship
  • June 21, 2016: HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Episode 231) profiles champions and shows NASSC in feature on youth mental athletes.
  • May 23, 2016: ABC15 Arizona interviewed 2016 North American School SCRABBLE champion Cooper Komatsu who tied for 7th place in 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  • April 24, 2016: Los Angeles Wave reports on final results
  • April 13, 2016: Westhampton-Hampton Bays Patch reports on local students participating in the NASSC.
  • April 10, 2016: The Sun Chronicle reports on the NASSC as a local news item.
• February 3, 2016: The Oklahoman interviews members of the Oklahoma City club for a lengthy feature article.
• January 21, 2016: Newsworks interview John Green about the ASAP School SCRABBLE Program in Philadelphia.
• January 14, 2016: Omaha.com reports on George Asaka and the Omaha Scrabble Club.
• November 22, 2015: The Lexington Herald Leader reports on the Bluegrass Scrabble Fall Classic, interviewing Lindsey Dimmick, Steve Bush, Jeff Clark, Joey Krafchick and others.
• September 30, 2015: CBC reports on research led by Peter Sargious into the brains of SCRABBLE players.
• 2015 North American SCRABBLE Championship
  • August 6, 2015: Ottawa Sun interviews Matthew Tunnicliffe.
  • August 6, 2015: Ottawa Citizen interviews Matthew Tunnicliffe, mentions Adam Logan, quotes John Chew.
  • August 5, 2015: KOLO-TV reports on Matthew Tunnicliffe beating Jesse Day for the win.
  • August 4, 2015: Reno Gazette-Journal interviews John Chew and Conrad Bassett-Bouchard
• July 23, 2015: Chris Cree talks about Nigel Richards winning the French WSC on The Daily Beast.
• May 25, 2015: John Chew interviewed by CTV News Channel about the new words in the Collins word list.
• May 21, 2015: John Chew interviewed by NPR and Reuters about the new words in the Collins word list.
• May 17, 2015: Noah Kalus and Zach Ansel's win at the 2015 North American School SCRABBLE Championship and subsequent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel reported on by the Times Herald-Record (of Middletown, NY), the Poughkeepsie Journal, Oneida Dispatch, Ridgefield Press, Toy News, and others.
• April 21, 2015: 2014 National SCRABBLE Champion Conrad Bassett-Bouchard and others mentioned in an article entitled “Winning SCRABBLE and the Nature of Expertise” in Scientific American.
• 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship
  • December 9, 2014: 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship runner-up Chris Lipe interviewed in Rome Sentinel.
  • November 24, 2014: 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship runner-up Chris Lipe mentioned in Business Insider.
  • November 23, 2014: 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship runner-up Chris Lipe mentioned in The Telegraph.
  • November 23, 2014: 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship runner-up Chris Lipe mentioned in The Independent.
  • November 22, 2014: John Chew leads off a BBC News story about the 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship.
  • November 21, 2014: Jesse Matthews, John Chew, Adam Logan and others featured in a story about the 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship on AlJazeera.com.
  • November 21, 2014: John Chew quotes briefly in a BBC News story about the 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship.
  • November 20, 2014: Conrad Bassett-Bouchard gives SCRABBLE tips to OPB leading up to the 2014 World SCRABBLE Championship.
  • November 10, 2014: Evan Berofsky featured in an article in the Oakland Press.
• 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship
  • August 10, 2014: Several players interviewed in a feature article about the 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship in the Buffalo news.
  • August 8, 2014: Oliver Roeder reports on the Nigel Richards phenomenon on fivethirtyeight.com.
• 2015 Changes to OSPD and OTCWL
  • August 27, 2014: Robin Pollock Daniel quoted about the new words on the Colbert Report.
  • August 5, 2014: Chris Cree and John Chew help MentalFloss with some fun facts about our game.
  • August 5, 2014: John Chew gives the Canadian perspective on the new words in the National Post
  • August 5, 2014: Robin Pollock Daniel quoted at length in an article about the new words in the Globe and Mail
  • August 5, 2014: John Chew quoted in an article about the new words at Forbes.
  • August 5, 2014: Chris Cree quoted in a Reuters article about the new words.
  • August 5, 2014: 18-minute interview with Simi Sara on CKNW 980 with John Chew about the new words.
  • August 5, 2014: ABC News talks about our new words.
  • August 4, 2014: John Chew quoted briefly in the New York Daily News on the new edition of OSPD.
  • August 4, 2014: Robin Pollock Daniel quoted in an AP story about new words coming into OSPD.
  • August 4, 2014: Chris Cree and John Chew quoted by CNN (Spanish translation) on the new words.
• March 16, 2014: John Chew mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article “This Scrabble-Playing Robot Is a Sore Loser”
• 2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown
  • April 22, 2014: John Chew on CTV National News with members of the Toronto SCRABBLE Club talking about GEOCACHE.
  • April 10, 2014: Stefan Fatsis quotes John Chew and Chris Cree at Slate in The Word That Won Scrabble’s New-Word Contest Is Totally Useless in Scrabble
  • March 14, 2014: Stefan Fatsis writes on Slate.com about the 2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown
  • March 14, 2014: John Chew on CTV News Channel talking about the 2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown
  • March 13, 2014: John Chew on NPR’s Here and Now to talk about the 2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown
• 2010 National SCRABBLE Championship
  • Bellingham Herald
  • Sacramento Bee
  • Dallas News
  • DFW.com
  • Sun-Sentinel
  • Post and Courier
  • Dallas News

Older Press Releases

• 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship Results
• 2015 NASC Results
• 2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown Announcement
• 2014 NSSC Hasbro Press Release‎
• 2010 NSC Master Press Release (revised)
• 2010 NSC Master Press Release (preliminary)
• San Francisco Man's 771-Point SCRABBLE Game a New Official Record