2012 National SCRABBLE Championship prizes

This page lists prizes to be awarded at the 2012 National SCRABBLE Championship.

Prize Chart

The following chart shows the cash and merchandise prizes that will be awarded in each division.

	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Division CSW
1st Place	$10,000 + Plaque + Giant Check + SamBoard + iPod Touch	$2,500 + Plaque	$2,000 + Plaque	$1,500 + Plaque	$1,500 + Plaque + SamBoard
2nd Place	$3,000	$1,000	$800	$700	$600
3rd Place	$1,000	$600	$600	$400	$500
4th Place	$500	$500	$500	$350	Merriam Webster book prize
5th Place	$450	$450	$450	$300	Bob's Bible
6th Place	$400	$400	$400	$250	Draw for Super SCRABBLE or Letterati
7th Place	$350	$350	$350	$200	-
8th Place	$300	$300	$300	Merriam Webster book prize	-
9th Place	Merriam Webster book prize	$250	$250	Bob's Bible	-
10th Place	Bob's Bible	$200	$200	Draw for Super SCRABBLE or Letterati	-
11th Place	Mike Baron's SCRABBLE Wordbook	Merriam Webster book prize	Merriam Webster book prize	-	-
12th Place	-	Bob's Bible	Bob's Bible	-	-
13th Place	-	Draw for Super SCRABBLE or Letterati	Draw for Super SCRABBLE or Letterati	-	-
Class B	-	-	-	-	$400
Class C	-	-	-	-	$300
High Win	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
High Loss	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
Low Win	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
High Play	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
High SUN Word	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
Tuff Luck	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
Best Record Day 3 Lower Half	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles
Best Record Day 4 Lower Half	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles	SamTiles
High Win - Round 22	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 23	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 24	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 25	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 26	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 27	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket
High Win - Round 28	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket	QWERTY Movie Ticket

Special Prizes:

• The Rose Award - plaque
• Best Strategic Play - plaque

Prize Rules

• Cash prizes will be mailed by check to the winners; 30% withholding tax applies to those who have not completed the appropriate IRS form (W-9 for U.S. persons, W-8BEN for others).
• Noncash prizes may not be shipped, and may be awarded to a runner-up at the organizers' discretion.
• Players are ranked according to their record. A player with more wins has a better record than one with fewer wins. If two players have the same number of wins but different number of losses, the player with fewer losses has the better record. A player’s spread in a round is the signed difference between the player’s score and the player’s opponent’s score, and is positive if the player won the game. A player’s cumulative spread is the sum of all their spreads. A tie counts as half a win and half a loss, no spread. A bye counts as a win with a spread of +50. A forfeit win (loss) counts as a win (loss) with a spread of +50 (−50). If two players have the same number of wins and losses but different cumulative spread, the player with the higher cumulative spread has the better record. Players who are tied on wins, losses and cumulative spread will share monetary prizes and draw randomly to determine who receives merchandise prizes.
• Unless otherwise indicated, plays including one or more words which are not acceptable in the tournament lexicon will not be eligible for word or turn prizes.
• In order for the final result of a game to count toward any of the special (non-place) prizes, the game must end normally: by one player playing out, or by six consecutive scoreless turns.

Tuff Luck

The “Tuff Luck” prize is awarded to the player who loses six games by the smallest total spread.