Dave Wiegand

Dave Wiegand in 2005

Dave Wiegand (born 1974) is a top American Scrabble expert who won the National Scrabble Championship in 2005 and 2009.^[1]

Wiegand placed second in the same event in 1994 and third in 2000.^[2] He also finished eighth (of 102 competitors) in the World Scrabble Championship in 2005.^[3] Since his career began in 1993, he has played at least 2,300 tournament games, winning about 67%, and has earned at least $86,000 in prize money.^[4]

In the 2009 NSC, Wiegand defeated defending champion and top seed Nigel Richards in the tournament's final two games to earn his second national title.^[5]

Wiegand lives in Portland, Oregon and works as a mortgage underwriter.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ NASPA: National SCRABBLE Championship
2. ^ NSA: NSC history
3. ^ World Scrabble Championship 2005
4. ^ cross-tables.com: Career Tourneys - Dave Wiegand
5. ^ http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html
6. ^ NASPA: Dave Wiegand
7. ^ NSA Player Information: Dave Wiegand

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