Brian Cappelletto (born 1969) is a

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player who represents the

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in international competition. He was the runner-up at the inaugural

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and won the event in

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. He also won the American

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in 1998, and was the runner-up in 2008 and 2010. Cappelletto appeared in

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's book ''

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'', 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. 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 ten more times, finishing in the top 5 on seven occasions in addition to his 1998 victory. He has not appeared at the World Championship since winning it in 2001. As of June 2010, his

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rating was 2047, making him the top-rated player in Illinois and the second-highest rated player in the United States. NSA ratings searcher. Since beginning his career in 1985, he has played at least 2,700 tournament games, winning about 69%, and earning over $164,000 in prize money. Cappelletto lives in

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. Outside Scrabble, he works as an

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and lists his interests as

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, impersonations and

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Example game: Cappelletto vs Zev Kaufman at Can-Am 2002
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappelletto, Brian 1969 births American Scrabble players Living people People from Chicago World Scrabble Championship winners