Imagine walking into a Scrabble championship without knowing a single word of the language. Now imagine winning it. That’s exactly what New Zealander Nigel Richards did, proving once again that he’s the Einstein of the Scrabble world. Using a photographic memory and a strategy that defies belief, Richards dominated Spanish Scrabble without ever needing a dictionary—just a word list and sheer brilliance.

 

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish