National Scrabble Champion Abigail McDonald created history yesterday when she defied all odds in the Courts National Scrabble Championship, defeating Moen Gafoor 3-nil and booking her spot in the World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic later this year.
Yesterday’s final was contested for hours at the Bank of Guyana Roof Gardens and saw McDonald winning the last game by 3 points against Gafoor, who had a spread of 390. McDonald pocketed $50,000 along with a trophy and certificate, while Gafoor won $30,000 along with the runner-up trophy and certificate.
McDonald outplayed Gafoor in the first two games when she
