Joshua Castellano wins the best-of-five final of 2024 North American Scrabble Championship hosted at South Bend, Indiana. The two scrabble mastros – Pakistan’s Waseem Khatri and USA’s Joshua Castellano displayed their skills through out the five day event by occupying and switching the top slot between themselves.
On the final day depite Waseem maintaining his skills and scoring some wins, the luck seemed to be shinning upon Joshua.
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The five day event was an engaging minds competition moreover between Pakistan and American scrabblers. With fluctuating fortunes the main three slots mostly rotated between USA’s Joshua, Alec and Pakistan star Waseem Khatri.
The Final Day ranking table of 2024 North American Scrabble Championship is presented below:
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Division CSW1 Round 31 Standing on Final Day
![]() 1. Joshua Castellano WINNER | ![]() 2. Waseem Khatri RUNNER-UP | ![]() 3. Alec Sjoholm |
Rank | Name | Home | Won-Lost | Spread |
Winner | Joshua Castellano | Vienna, VA | 24.0-7.0 | +1634 |
Runner-up | Waseem Khatri | Pakistan | 23.0-8.0 | +1113 |
3 | Alec Sjoholm | Lynnwood, WA | 20.0-11.0 | +1095 |
4 | Austin Shin | Metairie, LA | 20.0-11.0 | +964 |
5 | Matthew Tunnicliffe | Ottawa ON | 20.0-11.0 | +958 |
6 | Brian Bowman | Villa Hills, KY | 19.0-12.0 | +510 |
7 | Ben Schoenbrun | New Rochelle, NY | 18.0-13.0 | +853 |
8 | Charles Reinke | Madison, WI | 18.0-13.0 | +532 |
9 | Joel Wapnick | Albuquerque, NM | 18.0-13.0 | +437 |
10 | Mohammad Sulaiman | Shreveport, LA | 18.0-13.0 | +344 |
11 | Winter | Houston, TX | 18.0-13.0 | +260 |
12 | Thomas Reinke | Middleton, WI | 17.0-14.0 | +876 |
13 | Sam Kantimathi | Sacramento, CA | 17.0-14.0 | +487 |
14 | Will Anderson | Lawrenceville, NJ | 17.0-14.0 | +412 |
15 | Josh Sokol | Montreal QC | 17.0-14.0 | +327 |
16 | Moiz Ullah Baig | Pakistan | 17.0-14.0 | +237 |
17 | Robert Linn | Potomac, MD | 17.0-14.0 | +2 |
18 | Tony Leah | Toronto ON | 17.0-14.0 | -4 |
19 | Jason Keller | Princeton, NJ | 16.0-15.0 | +816 |
20 | Wenwa Akinyi | Kenya | 16.0-15.0 | +13 |
21 | Tim Weiss | Lewes, DE | 16.0-15.0 | +5 |
22 | Emily Brodeur | Nashville, TN | 16.0-15.0 | -363 |
23 | Bradley Whitmarsh | Attleboro, MA | 15.0-16.0 | +776 |
24 | Jason Ubeika | Mississauga ON | 15.0-16.0 | +368 |
25 | Kaia | Weston, WV | 15.0-16.0 | -209 |
26 | Leslie Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.0-17.0 | +129 |
27 | James Porter | Mazeppa, MN | 13.0-18.0 | -402 |
28 | Jacob Bergmann | Lexington, MA | 13.0-18.0 | -487 |
29 | Terry Kang | Slingerlands, NY | 13.0-18.0 | -836 |
30 | Paula Catanese | Mountain View, CA | 12.0-19.0 | -865 |
31 | Caroline Polak Scowcroft | Australia | 12.0-19.0 | -2277 |
32 | Joe Roberdeau | Cincinnati, OH | 11.0-20.0 | -987 |
33 | Roger Cullman | Toronto ON | 11.0-20.0 | -1386 |
34 | Kaveri Warriar | Dyer, IN | 10.0-21.0 | -1075 |
35 | Cheryl Melvin | Grand Rapids, MI | 8.0-23.0 | -2107 |
2024 North American Scrabble Championship: Day 4 | Joshua Maintains No. 1 Slot ; Waseem Follows
The 2024 North American Scrabble Championship (also known as Scrabble Players Championship) is being held from 20th till 24th July, 2024 at the Century Center, South Bend, Indiana. Held every 1-3 years since 1978 it is the largest Scrabble championship in North America.
The day 4 remained a test of nerves for three scrabbler minds – Joshua, Waseem and Alec. The gainer was Pakistan’s Waseem who after occupying the No 1 position for first two days slide to 3rd position and regained a level and moved to 2nd position. During next few hours the Day 5 will determine the 2024 American scrabble mind.
The complete Day 4 ranking table of 2024 North American Scrabble Championship is presented below:
Division CSW1 Round 28 Standing on Day 4
![]() 1. Joshua Castellano | ![]() 2. Waseem Khatri | ![]() 3. Alec Sjoholm |
Rank | Name | Home | Won-Lost | Spread |
1 | Joshua Castellano | Vienna, VA | 20.0-7.0 | +1314 |
2 | Waseem Khatri | Pakistan | 20.0-7.0 | +963 |
3 | Alec Sjoholm | Lynnwood, WA | 19.0-8.0 | +1085 |
4 | Winter | Houston, TX | 17.0-10.0 | +481 |
5 | Will Anderson | Lawrenceville, NJ | 16.0-11.0 | +653 |
6 | Austin Shin | Metairie, LA | 16.0-11.0 | +649 |
7 | Matthew Tunnicliffe | Ottawa ON | 16.0-11.0 | +577 |
8 | Joel Wapnick | Albuquerque, NM | 16.0-11.0 | +496 |
9 | Brian Bowman | Villa Hills, KY | 16.0-11.0 | +208 |
10 | Mohammad Sulaiman | Shreveport, LA | 16.0-12.0 | +218 |
11 | Jason Keller | Princeton, NJ | 15.0-12.0 | +932 |
12 | Thomas Reinke | Middleton, WI | 15.0-12.0 | +702 |
13 | Sam Kantimathi | Sacramento, CA | 15.0-12.0 | +693 |
14 | Ben Schoenbrun | New Rochelle, NY | 15.0-12.0 | +671 |
15 | Charles Reinke | Madison, WI | 15.0-12.0 | +392 |
16 | Josh Sokol | Montreal QC | 15.0-12.0 | +278 |
17 | Moiz Ullah Baig | Pakistan | 15.0-12.0 | +275 |
18 | Tony Leah | Toronto ON | 15.0-12.0 | +234 |
19 | Robert Linn | Potomac, MD | 15.0-12.0 | +109 |
20 | Tim Weiss | Lewes, DE | 14.0-13.0 | +12 |
21 | Wenwa Akinyi | Kenya | 14.0-13.0 | -50 |
22 | Bradley Whitmarsh | Attleboro, MA | 13.0-14.0 | +458 |
23 | Jason Ubeika | Mississauga ON | 13.0-14.0 | +298 |
24 | Emily Brodeur | Nashville, TN | 13.0-14.0 | -675 |
25 | Leslie Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.0-15.0 | +51 |
26 | James Porter | Mazeppa, MN | 12.0-15.0 | -151 |
27 | Jacob Bergmann | Lexington, MA | 12.0-15.0 | -399 |
28 | Kaia | Weston, WV | 12.0-15.0 | -423 |
29 | Paula Catanese | Mountain View, CA | 11.0-16.0 | -775 |
30 | Roger Cullman | Toronto ON | 11.0-16.0 | -983 |
31 | Terry Kang | Slingerlands, NY | 11.0-17.0 | -810 |
32 | Caroline Polak Scowcroft | Australia | 10.0-17.0 | -1928 |
33 | Joe Roberdeau | Cincinnati, OH | 9.0-18.0 | -1069 |
34 | Kaveri Warriar | Dyer, IN | 8.0-20.0 | -1144 |
35 | Cheryl Melvin | Grand Rapids, MI | 6.0-21.0 | -1942 |
2024 North American Scrabble C’ship: Day 3 | USA’s Joshua Moves to Slot 1; Pak’s Waseem Slides To Slot 3
The 2024 North American Scrabble Championship (also known as Scrabble Players Championship) is being held from 20th till 24th July, 2024 at the Century Center, South Bend, Indiana. Held every 1-3 years since 1978 it is the largest Scrabble championship in North America.
USA’s Joshua Castellano on Day 3 moved up from 5th position to occupy the No. 1 slot which was being held for two consecutive days by Pakistan’s Waseem Khatri who dropped down to the 3rd slot. Alec Sjoholm also from USA maintained his 2nd slot position. The complete Day 3 ranking table is as follows:
2024 North American Scrabble Championship
Division CSW1 Round 21 Standing on Day 3
![]() 1. Joshua Castellano | ![]() 2. Alec Sjoholm | ![]() 3. Waseem Khatri |
Rank | Name | Home | Won-Lost | Spread |
1 | Joshua Castellano | Vienna, VA | 16.0-5.0 | +1071 |
2 | Alec Sjoholm | Lynnwood, WA | 15.0-6.0 | +1105 |
3 | Waseem Khatri | Pakistan | 14.0-7.0 | +674 |
4 | Ben Schoenbrun | New Rochelle, NY | 13.0-8.0 | +861 |
5 | Thomas Reinke | Middleton, WI | 13.0-8.0 | +669 |
6 | Will Anderson | Lawrenceville, NJ | 13.0-8.0 | +563 |
7 | Brian Bowman | Villa Hills, KY | 13.0-8.0 | +348 |
8 | Charles Reinke | Madison, WI | 12.0-9.0 | +458 |
9 | Wenwa Akinyi | Kenya | 12.0-9.0 | +398 |
10 | Austin Shin | Metairie, LA | 12.0-9.0 | +361 |
11 | Joel Wapnick | Albuquerque, NM | 12.0-9.0 | +317 |
12 | Winter | Houston, TX | 12.0-9.0 | +101 |
13 | Tony Leah | Toronto ON | 12.0-9.0 | +90 |
14 | Moiz Ullah Baig | Pakistan | 12.0-9.0 | +63 |
15 | Robert Linn | Potomac, MD | 12.0-9.0 | -1 |
16 | Mohammad Sulaiman | Shreveport, LA | 12.0-9.0 | -31 |
17 | Jason Ubeika | Mississauga ON | 11.0-10.0 | +572 |
18 | Sam Kantimathi | Sacramento, CA | 11.0-10.0 | +557 |
19 | Bradley Whitmarsh | Attleboro, MA | 11.0-10.0 | +478 |
20 | Leslie Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.0-10.0 | +259 |
21 | Matthew Tunnicliffe | Ottawa ON | 11.0-10.0 | +201 |
22 | Jacob Bergmann | Lexington, MA | 11.0-10.0 | +81 |
23 | Tim Weiss | Lewes, DE | 11.0-10.0 | +58 |
24 | Josh Sokol | Montreal QC | 11.0-10.0 | -155 |
25 | Jason Keller | Princeton, NJ | 10.0-11.0 | +382 |
26 | James Porter | Mazeppa, MN | 10.0-11.0 | -184 |
27 | Emily Brodeur | Nashville, TN | 9.0-12.0 | -647 |
28 | Kaveri Warriar | Dyer, IN | 8.0-13.0 | -415 |
29 | Roger Cullman | Toronto ON | 8.0-13.0 | -569 |
30 | Paula Catanese | Mountain View, CA | 8.0-13.0 | -763 |
31 | Kaia | Weston, WV | 8.0-13.0 | -765 |
32 | Caroline Polak Scowcroft | Australia | 8.0-13.0 | -1191 |
33 | Terry Kang | Slingerlands, NY | 6.0-15.0 | -1040 |
34 | Joe Roberdeau | Cincinnati, OH | 6.0-15.0 | -1199 |
35 | Cheryl Melvin | Grand Rapids, MI | 4.0-17.0 |
2024 North American Scrabble Championship: Day 2 | Pakistan’s Waseem Khatri Maintains Lead
On Day 2, Waseem Khatri from Pakistan maintains his No. 1 position. It was day of mixed fortunes with the top positions being switched between Pakistan and USA scrabblers.
2024 North American Scrabble Championship
Division CSW1 Round 13 Standing on Day 2
![]() 1. Waseem Khatri | ![]() 2. Alec Sjoholm | ![]() 3. Brian Bowman |
Rank | Name | Home | Won-Lost | Spread |
1 | Waseem Khatri | Pakistan | 10.0-3.0 | +1078 |
2 | Alec Sjoholm | Lynnwood, WA | 10.0-3.0 | +712 |
3 | Brian Bowman | Villa Hills, KY | 10.0-3.0 | +304 |
4 | Joel Wapnick | Albuquerque, NM | 9.0-4.0 | +505 |
5 | Joshua Castellano | Vienna, VA | 9.0-4.0 | +452 |
6 | Moizullah Baig | Pakistan | 9.0-4.0 | +328 |
7 | Ben Schoenbrun | New Rochelle, NY | 8.0-5.0 | +788 |
8 | Austin Shin | Metairie, LA | 8.0-5.0 | +565 |
9 | Will Anderson | Lawrenceville, NJ | 8.0-5.0 | +523 |
10 | Charles Reinke | Madison, WI | 8.0-5.0 | +144 |
11 | Tony Leah | Toronto ON | 8.0-5.0 | -262 |
12 | Jason Keller | Princeton, NJ | 7.0-6.0 | +508 |
13 | Thomas Reinke | Middleton, WI | 7.0-6.0 | +299 |
14 | Matthew Tunnicliffe | Ottawa ON | 7.0-6.0 | +156 |
15 | Josh Sokol | Montreal QC | 7.0-6.0 | +134 |
16 | Robert Linn | Potomac, MD | 7.0-6.0 | -93 |
17 | Emily Brodeur | Nashville, TN | 7.0-6.0 | -94 |
18 | Mohammad Sulaiman | Shreveport, LA | 7.0-6.0 | -254 |
19 | Jason Ubeika | Mississauga ON | 6.0-7.0 | +318 |
20 | Leslie Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0-7.0 | -71 |
21 | Wenwa Akinyi | Kenya | 6.0-7.0 | -110 |
22 | James Porter | Mazeppa, MN | 6.0-7.0 | -114 |
23 | Winter | Houston, TX | 6.0-7.0 | -147 |
24 | Tim Weiss | Lewes, DE | 6.0-7.0 | -172 |
25 | Jacob Bergmann | Lexington, MA | 6.0-7.0 | -275 |
26 | Paula Catanese | Mountain View, CA | 6.0-7.0 | -444 |
27 | Sam Kantimathi | Sacramento, CA | 5.0-8.0 | +263 |
28 | Bradley Whitmarsh | Attleboro, MA | 5.0-8.0 | +213 |
29 | Kaveri Warriar | Dyer, IN | 5.0-8.0 | -233 |
30 | Roger Cullman | Toronto ON | 5.0-8.0 | -309 |
31 | Kaia | Weston, WV | 5.0-8.0 | -527 |
32 | Joe Roberdeau | Cincinnati, OH | 5.0-8.0 | -741 |
33 | Caroline Polak Scowcroft | Australia | 5.0-8.0 | -824 |
34 | Cheryl Melvin | Grand Rapids, MI | 3.0-10.0 | -968 |
35 | Terry Kang | Slingerlands, NY | 2.0-11.0 | -1002 |