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- Yep, thanks for the game.

- Nice Game.

- We have some matches ending.

- Rod MacNeil, looks like he's lost.

Losing out to Jim

Cramer was Scott Applestern.

- ...David Wingard

and Bradley Witmarch-

Carl Johnson, eliminated.

- Oh, that's gotta be

a disappointment.

Sometimes

it's the luck of the draw.

Well, with English

as your 2nd language...

...you know.

- Hmmm, not expecting that.

- That is a triple word score,

and that's going to be 60 points

right in her pocket.

And it should be noted that the

players get 3 games

to try and make it

to the elimination round.

That's right, everybody gets

plenty of opportunity.

[ANNCR] We're really seeing who

the shining stars are now,

and it is intense in here.

And it looks like round three,

with some very interesting matches.

That's right, some interesting pairings.

Look at this one over here, Parker.

- Oh of course, Dirk Franke and-

- Jacob Jarvi.

- I've never seen anything quite

like it. - Pla-a-ay Scrabble!

- They could not look

more similar.

What are these two, brothers?

Ha ha, I'm thinking the same

baby-daddy, I don't know about you.

Good point.

[ANNCR]:
Well, we just have a few

contestants left here in this round robin.

After a few hours, we now see the

toughness of these competitors.

- And with a win, Zoe...

- I think it's Rezillo.

Rezillo wins against

David Sniffel

Left on the floor are Dirk

Franke and Jacob Jarvi.

It makes sense that they would

stick it out for the long haul.

We have a nail-biter

match going on here.

It looks like they were cut from the same cloth,

but their styles are completely different.

100 percent. Jacob plays a

kinder gentler Scrabble...

and Dirk is not gonna let him

get away with it this time.

Well he is a machine...

with a heart of gold, I imagine.

Jacob is going to need to step it

up and get a little more aggressive

...if he wants to take this

away from Dirk.

- Boom, that's it!

- But you can see clearly...

- ...Dirk is the master.

- Thatta girl!

- Did not say please, or nothing.

- Have a good one.

Another win for Dirk.

- Wow. Wow.

- He does it with flare.

Literally. Putting flare down

was a smart move!

That's right. It's sad to see

this elimination happen,

but Dirk Franke is going to move

into our elimination round.

[LOUD SPEAKER]

Congratulations to the survivors

who now move on

to the single-elimination

Scrabble Off!

Feel free to stretch your legs and

return to your tables in ten minutes.

Play will resume in fifteen.

Nice start Zoe, fifth place!

Yeah, that's the 2nd best female

start in history.

- Thanks. Marty's not here.

- Oh, Chicago traffic sucks.

Three matches to the finals.

He'll be here by the end.

You must be Zoe.

- That's my name.

- Don't wear it out, biotch!

You do realize only one girl has ever

won this illustrious competition, yes?

- Rita Norr, Las Vegas, 1987

- And she is goddess, not a girl.

Yeah, goddess. What are you,

little boy?

Uh, as if you didn't know.

I'm Dirk Franke.

And I'm gonna paddle your perky little

ass with my vastly superior mastery

of all things Funk & Wagnalls.

You know what I think, Frank?

Oh, oh please tell me.

Tell me right now.

I think Zoe's going to hand you

the worst loss of your life.

Hmmm. Well, do you know

what I think?

I think between this phallic

symbol you keep staring at...

the metaphorical ass-paddling

I'm about to give you...

and the raw sexual tension that

is Scrabble Tournament play...

I am very, very turned

on right now.

[SLURP, SLURP, SLURP]

[SLU-U-U-U-RP]

Okay,

I'll see you at the tables then.

I have a little old lady to beat.

Oops! Sorry Ethel. I did not

see you standing... right there.

[SLURP]

Did that really just happen?

- Welcome back to the elimination round.

- Welcome back.

Ignore him. He's gotta get

through me first.

And now we're looking at

our top sixteen.

People have just dropped off like

flies. We had some amazing contenders.

It's sad, but exciting for so

many others who have advanced on.

A surprise step for Zoe Rezillo.

That's the name, I think

it's Zoe Rezillo.

- No ranking whatsoever

in Scrabble

- We do not see this

very often.

For a complete unknown to have

leapt into the elimination round

is very, very impressive.

And it looks like Dirk Franke

is doing his usual.

- Wow, he's getting up

into the 300's.

Well, that's why he's

always second best.

He is an incredible player. It'd be

nice to see him finally get a win.

Ooh, I think that was the game right

there for Zoe Rezillo there wasn't it?

[CLAPPING]

And it looks of course like Dirk Franke has

beaten his opponent in the elimination round.

You're watching masters do their

craft on the board.

- That's right. That's right. - You

definitely see the determination of the-

Oh and you can see some anger right

there with, uh, Mike Theobold...

I think that was, from Tucson.

It would be different if this was not

the first time that he'd done that.

But that was a nice win for

Zoe Rezillo there, wasn't it?

[WAVES THUNDERING]

It looks like we're into

the semifinal round now.

Not a surprise,

Dirk Franke winning.

Dirk Franke wins it. We're going

to be seeing him in the finals.

[APPLAUSE]

Wow, we are down

to the wire here.

Escaping from that last round

is Zoe Rezillo.

She is matched up there with-

- That is Scott Pate.

If you're just now catching us,

these two are going at it,

and have been for

quite some time.

- Oh, beautiful move!

- It looks like she's done it.

This knocks her ahead of Scott.

I cannot believe this.

She has just smacked down a seasoned player

and put herself right into the final.

Head to head with Dirk Franke.

Mr. Number Two is going to meet

a nobody in the finals.

Where the hell's Marty?

[ANNCR]:
Two locals

in the finals?

- Lewis, he said he was bringing you.

- I took the bus.

[ANNCR]:
Have you seen

this happen before?

What an unbelievable

moment for Chicago.

- You need to chill

out for the final.

No, what I need is

for my boyfriend-

- Oh my God, what's that?

- What?

Well yeah, they need to film the

finals to show up on the screens.

That way the

audience can see it.

That and they show highlights on

ESPN 5, local news and stuff.

How do you think they make the tapes

that you've been studying for years?

Well whoever wins, Chicago is definitely

going to be proud of this mental might.

It finally puts us on the map.

Excuse me, Zoe Rezillo?

Mitch Conley, ESPN 5.

Uh, this is Zoe. Excuse me.

Hi Zoe, how does it feel to be

playing last year's runner up?

[ANNCR]:
Welcome back, we've made it through

round robin, into the elimination round

...and all the way

to the finals.

We have somebody exciting to introduce

to you - somebody you might recognize.

He's a champion from 2010.

It's Bill Williams.

- Hello.

- Hi Bill, great to have you here with us.

- Thank you, I'm glad to be here.

- Tell us what you think about this final match.

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