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Stefan FatsisAuthor of Word FreakStefan Fatsis wrote the 2001 Scrabble book, Word Freak. Stefan Fatsis also writes for the Wall Street Journal and is a competitive SCRABBLE player. |
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 Stefan Fatsis is a reporter for the Wall Street
Journal and the author of a book, Word Freak, about the Scrabble
subculture. Stefan Fatsis is also a color commentator on ESPN
SCRABBLE broadcasts.Besides his commentary on competitive Scrabble, Stefan Fatsis is a Scrabble player on high levels of the Scrabble tournament circuit. Stefan Fatsis placed 19th in Division 3 of the 2005 U.S. National Scrabble Championship. He is currently ranked 2nd among Scrabble players in Washingon, D.C. Word FreakWord Freak was a non-fiction title published in 2001. Word Freak details a short history of Scrabble, the behind-the-scenes organization of U.S. Scrabble tournaments and some of the personal politics of the SCRABBLE subculture. Word Freak is noted for its humorous look at the sometimes obsessive personalities which dominate the American Scrabble scene. Beyond the story of the top level Scrabble competitors, Word Freak also details how Stefan Fatsis transformed himself from a good living room Scrabble player in an officially recognized Scrabble expert who plays in the 2nd and 3rd divisions of national tournaments. The full title of Word Freak is Word Freak: Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players. Stefan Fatsis Career StatsStefan Fatsis has a career record just under .500 in competitive SCRABBLE. Has has won 358 official games of competitive Scrabble and has a 377-377 average score. His peak Scrabble rating was 1733. Stefan Fatsis BioStefan Fatsis was born in 1963. Fatsis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. Stefan Fatsis lived in Brooklyn for much of his life. In 2006, Stefan Fatsis relocated his family to Washington D.C. Fatsis has a wife and a daughter. Wild and OutsideStefan Fatsis has written one other book, titled Wild and Outside: ow a Renegade Minor League Revived the Spirit of Baseball in America's Heartland.
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