Dave Wiegand - U.S National Scrabble Champion

David Wiegand won the 2005 US National Scrabble Championship.

David Wiegand is a perennial contender on the US Scrabble tournament circuit. David Wiegand finally broke through to win the U.S. National Scrabble Championship in 2005, after placing second in the NSC in 1994.

Up to this time, 2005 was David Wiegand's best year of his career. David Wiegand also finished 8th in the World Scrabble Championship in that year.

2005 National Scrabble Champion

Dave Wiegand won the 2005 NSC with a record of 21-7. Others competing at the tournament were Joe Edley (5th), Nigel Richards (7th) and Brian Cappelletto (11th). David Wiegand ended in a won-loss tie with Panupol Sujjayakorn of --, but had a spread of +1074 compared to Sujjayakorn's +1000. Dave Wiegand won $25,000 in prize money for the win.

David Wiegand Bio

David Wiegand makes Portland, Oregon his home. He is age 33 as of 2007, and has a wife and two daughters (aged 4 and 1). Dave Wiegand works as a mortgage underwriter when not competing at Scrabble.

Due to his youth, Dave Wiegand may have his best SCRABBLE competitions ahead of him. Having won the National Scrabble Championship by the time he was 30 or 31, you might expect Wiegand to win another National Scrabble Championship or a World Scrabble Championship in the next ten years.

Dave Wiegand Career Stats

David Wiegand has a career 67% win percentage, with 1286 wins versus 636 losses and 7 ties. Dave Wiegand's average score is 425 to 384. David Wiegand has played in 8 US National Scrabble Championships and 4 World Scrabble Championships.

Dave Wiegand has a career win percentage against such players as Joel Wapnick, Jim Kramer and Robert Felt. He has a losing record against such men as Brian Cappelletto, Joe Edley and Joel Sherman.

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