A Jewish Scrabble player from London was one letter short of winning the 2022 National Scrabble Championship. Elie Dangoor, 63, a real estate director, nearly became the champion of the 78-player tournament, but lost a down to the wire match to current British national Scrabble champion Brett Smitheram, 43, considered one of the greatest players in history. Dangoor had an early lead, playing the word “enclave” for a triple word score, but Smitheram made a comeback and the match’s final moments were down to one last letter. “He needed an E – a one-in-eight chance – and he got it,”...
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