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Carpenter Breaks Previous Scrabble Point Record

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dumb-luck-is-my-favorite-kind dept.

theodp writes "Unimpressed by Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game? Think Don Larsen's perfect World Series game was no big deal? How about Michael Cresta's 830-point Scrabble game? Not only did Cresta shatter a 13 year-old record for the highest sanctioned Scrabble score in North America, he also set a new record for the most points on a single turn — 365, for QUIXOTRY."

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  1. Re:"Quixtory" and "Vrows" ?? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Informative

    'Quixotry' is a variant of 'quixotic,' which means (from Merriam-Webster) "foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action." The word derives from Cervantes' Don Quixote.

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