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[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA)]
<b>Club 171</b> provides a mostly friendly,somewhat convenient place to play SCRABBLE® in Washington, DC.
We welcome crossword game enthusiasts, English
language jocks, and others in search of a stimulating intellectual
challenge. Come as you are, relax, and have fun!
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[[File:CharlieBob2014----240.jpg|frame|left|Charlie Southwell and Bob Linn mark the 25th anniversary of the National Scrabble Championship in Washington, D.C., on August 11, 2015]]
<b>every Tuesday, 5:30 to 10pm9:45 p.m.</b>:
Chevy Chase Community Center
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[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.965,-77.0755+(Chevy+Chase+Community+Ctr) 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW(at McKinley St)]
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Washington, DC 20015
Free parking behind the center and on nearby side streets
(near the [http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=McKinley+St+and+Connecticut+Ave+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Chevy+Chase+Community+Ctr)&saddr=5337+Wisconsin+Avenue+NW,+Washington,+DC+20015+(Friendship+Heights+Station)+%4038.959947,-77.085429&f=li&hl=en&dq=chevy+chase+community+ctr&cid=38965768,-77067961,4190829424123963590&ll=38.962475,-77.080695&spn=0.012096,0.020084 Friendship Heights Metro] and
on the [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/L1l1-2-4.pdf L1/2], [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/4dc/e234.pdf E4] and [http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/E234e6.pdf E2/3/4E6] bus lines) ----Co-Directors: [mailto:gestted@aol.com Ted Gest], Carole Denton, Ted Mast, Dan Milton, Carol Tillson, John Stinson<br><br><br><br><br> We welcome players of all levels. Players are paired with others of comparable ratings at 5:30, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, and 8:45 p.m. We must be finishing games by 9:30 p.m. We maintain [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2018|Weekly Reports]] on club activity.
$2 contribution requested for refreshments and other expenses.
[[File:RealSports500.jpg|right|frame|An HBO crew films young Scrabble players at our club on March 22, 2016 for a segment of"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel"]] <br> == D.C. Youths Score Big At School Scrabble Tourney == Several of the club's youth players turned in great results at the North American School Scrabble Championship held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on April 9-10, 2016. Stefan Fatsis' D.C. School Scrabble group had the biggest contingent at the tournament—11 of the 85 teams. Including other local players, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia placed five teams in the top 10 and nine in the top 20. 8th-graders Chloe Fatsis and Caleb Anderson of D.C. took 4th place with a 6-1 record and a spread of +637, winning $1,000. Chloe and Caleb were a blank or two from making the one-game finals, and they closed out their School Scrabble careers with four consecutive top 10 finishes at the championship. Among their most impressive bingos: ANTIGAY, VENISONS and MOVIEOLA. Our other D.C. Scrabble Club members who competed: 6th place: Simon Chervenak and Aidan Cook (Silver Spring), 6-1 +414Co8th place: Julius Cohen (D.C) and Harrison Benford (Potomac), 5-Directors2 +48917th place: [mailtoSammy Taubman (D.C.) and Logan Strzepek (Charlottesville), 5-2 +14632nd:gestted@aolAvey Anderson and Charles Lee (D.C.com Ted Gest]), Bob Linn4-3 +136 You can view see results from the tournament here: http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2016/nassc/build/index.html
=== Announcements ===
Full results from the April 16, 2016 event in Washington DC: * [http://wwwmedia.crosswgvc.com/tsh/2016-04-tables16-WashingtonDC/html OWL Divisions]* [http://media.wgvc.com/entrants.php?u=13357 tsh/2016-04-16-WashingtonDC-CSW/html Collins Tournament Sat Sept 26 in Potomac MDDivision] === Historical Pages ===* [http://wwwmedia.cross-tableswgvc.com/entrantsdcsclub.org/events.php?u=13305 Tournament Sat Oct 24 in Bethesda MDhtml Past Club Tournaments]* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2017|2017 Weekly Reports]]* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2016|2016 Weekly Reports]]* [[DC Scrabble Club 171 Weekly Reports 2015|2015 Weekly Reports]]* [http://wwwmedia.wgvc.com/dcsclub.org/mar20weekly.html New TournamentWeekly Club Reports 2007-Style Pairings as of March 20, 20072012]
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