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He clinched a Scrabble tournament by scoring ZERO!

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It's always exciting to win a Scrabble tournament, but it's especially exciting when you do so with a strategic brilliance. And that's exactly what Merris Stambaugh did this past weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Despite being fairly new to tournament Scrabble, Merris demonstrated in this position why he's surely headed for a quick rise up the ranks in the near future.
What exactly did he do that was so brilliant? Can you find it? Watch and see!

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@rachelblaquiere9134 2 месяца назад

"even something as simple as IN blocks Q(I)" me, a collins player: 👀

@jorgefoyld8538 2 месяца назад

😂 I was thinking the same thing

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Haha I always forget about QIN#

@Firefly256 2 месяца назад

I've learnt a lot of CSW-exclusive words here being a CSW player. If I see Mack don't bingo with a high-prob rack then I know that bingo or the words formed are CSW-exclusive

@louismyers8845 2 месяца назад

😂 i was thinking this too

@andrewmilner-white9988 2 месяца назад

Congrats on the 15-0, incredible!

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Thanks! Definitely had some luck but I'll take it haha

@iwersonsch5131 2 месяца назад

Imagine playing a dictionary where (I)N blocks a Q spot

@reubenmoisey897 2 месяца назад

Hey, former Youth European Scrabble champion here! just wanted to say love your content. It's fantastic to see you bringing Scrabble to the forefront of social media, much like chess has been. Keep up the great work!

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Hey thanks so much, really appreciate your kind words!

@jellomochas 2 месяца назад

Intuitively, REBECS seems better. If Merris draws Q, he blocks ORIGANS, but he loses spread to passing: after REBECS, Nancy can slow-play while Merris eats the Q, and after passing, if Nancy plays ORIGANS, Merris plays OBSCENER and she eats the Q. Otherwise, Merris gains spread: if he draws any of AGNOR, passing allows Nancy to play B5 QIS, which REBECS blocks without opening another Q spot; if he draws any of AGIORS, passing allows Nancy multiple turns (and to block REBECS), while REBECS allows Nancy only one turn (and scores 41 points immediately).

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Yeah that's probably true, though passing is definitely more stylish and impressive (if Merris played REBECS it certainly wouldn't have warranted a video haha)

@jacksonwhitcup1185 2 месяца назад

Back when I played school scrabble, I was in this scenario in a close game in a close tournament, and I still over a decade later regret not telling my partner that we should pass the turn. as a 14 year old, not winning $2500 because of a Q stick you knew you could avoid is painful.

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Eek! That's definitely a painful lesson but one you know is going to stick with you... easier said than done to actually muster up the confidence to pass in a real game

@glowstonelovepad9294 Месяц назад

I once accidentally played QO* instead of QI in an endgame because I played my Q next to a blank that I thought was an I, but it actually was an O. (The blank being an I would've also made a word, so that's why I thought it was an I)

@thegodofpez 2 месяца назад

Damn, MM, undefeated?! 🙏🤟

@craiglarimer1173 2 месяца назад

Congrats on the 15-0!!! Wowza! Make sure to show us and comment on any nail biter games.

@humbertocruz6214 2 месяца назад

Fantastic 15-0 score! Hope to see some of the games and best plays!

@leftsaidfred 2 месяца назад

I realize the entire point of the video is about a rare situation where passing is the optimal play, but how would SEEN at 7B have played out? Like a lower scoring REBECS?

@joshuasims5421 2 месяца назад

A fascinating scenario. How many scrabble games end in a six-pass? Does it actually happen in tournament play? Also, congrats on taking the NA#1 spot!

@richards31415 2 месяца назад

It occasionally happens in the endgame if both players are stuck with unplayable tiles (in practice, it's pretty rare in top-level play as players will plan their endgame sequences). It's very rare before the endgame

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Thanks! It's pretty rare (this was the 24th time at the beginning of the game in recorded North American tournament history), though it's more common at the end of the game if both players have one or more unplayable tiles and it's a closed board

@psymar 2 месяца назад

I think signora is from italian and should be pronounced more like the Spanish Señora rather than separate g and n sounds

@AOOA926 2 месяца назад

Did you win? If so, there will probably be a video on it right?

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

I did! Not sure I'll make a full highlight video but I did make a short on a really cool play: ru-vid.comvp7m0scrAaM

@stephaniesun9020 2 месяца назад

15-0 wow congrats Welp didn't know OARING is not in the dictionary, probably got away with it online multiple times (I feel that I've seen someone using "oaring" as "rowing" before 😂)

@mackmeller 2 месяца назад

Thanks! OARING is good, just not OARINGS