Brian Cappelletto
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Brian Cappelletto (born 1969) is a Scrabble player who represents the United States in international competition. He was the beaten finalist in the inaugural World Scrabble Championship in 1991 and won the event in 2001.[1] He also won the American National Scrabble Championship in 1998.[2]
Cappelletto appeared in Stefan Fatsis' book Word Freak, which follows the stories of several of Scrabble's top players in North America. Fatsis calls him "Scrabble's first child prodigy". The documentary Scrabylon, about the 2001 World Championship, also features Cappelletto as a central character.[3]
Cappelletto first appeared as a Division 1 player at the 1987 National Scrabble Championship, winning 16 of his 21 games and finishing with a winning spread of 1300. He has since appeared at the Championship a further ten times, finishing in the top 3 on two occasions in addition to his 1998 victory. He has not appeared at the World Championship since winning it in 2001. Domestically, he is currently rated 1974, placing him top in Illinois and fourth overall.[4] Since beginning his career in 1985, he has played at least 2,341 tournament games, winning about 70%, and earning at least $133,000 in prize money.
Cappelletto lives in Chicago, Illinois. Outside Scrabble, he works as an options trader and lists his interests as golf, impersonations and fantasy baseball.
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- ^ Cappelletto's WSC history.
- ^ Cappelletto's Scrabble Association profile.
- ^ Cappelletto's IMDB entry.
- ^ [1] NSA ratings searcher.
