Michael Thelen

Michael Thelen (EX) is a SCRABBLE Expert and Certified Tournament Director from Newton, MA, USA.

He has received the following awards:

Year	Award
2012	Michael R. Wise Memorial Person of the Year

He has had the following most recent tournament wins:

• 2010-04-24 09:00~2010-04-24 18:00: Ogden, UT, USA (6.0–2.0 +441)
• 2010-02-12 09:00~2010-02-12 18:00: Phoenix, AZ, USA (6.0–2.0 +429)
• 2009-02-14 09:00:11~2009-02-17 17:00: Phoenix, AZ, USA (13.0–7.0 +987)
• 2008-02-16 09:00:01~2008-02-18 17:00: PHOENIX, AZ, USA (9.0–1.0 +498)
• 2007-02-20 12:56:47~2007-02-20 12:57:29: PHOENIX, AZ, USA (9.0–1.0 +852)
• 2007-01-25 11:42:23~2007-01-25 11:43:05: MURRAY, UT, USA (4.0–2.0 +292)
• 2006-02-07 12:36:39~2006-02-07 12:37:21: PHOENIX, AZ, USA (6.5–1.5 +175)

He is a current member of the following committee(s):

• Technology Committee, 2009-03-23~
• Zyzzyva Committee, 2014-11-01~

He has served past terms on the following committee(s):

• Rules Committee, 2012-04-01~2017-05-07

He is also the creator of Zyzzyva word study and adjudication program

He can be reached by email at mthelen@gmail.com.