The North American SCRABBLE® Tour (NAST) is the brainchild of club 42 director Steve Pellinen.  The first two satellite tournaments were held in mid-June 2007.  Watch this site for results of satellite tournaments, news of upcoming satellites, and to track the finals prize pool.

Steve Pellinen can be reached at .

Frequently Asked Questions

NAST FAQ  [PDF version]

Details for Players and Directors

Overview for Directors  [PDF version]
Final Event Format  [PDF version]
Finances Table  [PDF version]
Pairings Description  [PDF version]
Pairings Tables  [PDF version]
Place Prizes  [PDF version]

SCRABBLE® White Papers

SCRABBLE® for the Uninitiated  [PDF version]
The Corporate Game  [PDF version]
The Official Dictionary  [PDF version]
Why It's Such a Great Game  [PDF version]
The Rating Game  [PDF version]

Downloadable Templates

Tournament Flyer Template (MS Word)
Tournament Flyer Template (PDF)

 Current prize pool (estimate): $5,600 (80% of carryover fund)
First prize (estimate): $3,640 (65% of prize pool)

Upcoming Satellites

Final Event

NAST Final in Bloomington Minnesota [June 21, 2008]

Finals Qualifiers

  1. Jim Kramer, MN (Twin Cities, MN - June 16, 2007)
  2. Angelina Scroggins, MN (Twin Cities, MN - June 16, 2007)
  3. Michael David, WI (Twin Cities, MN - June 16, 2007)
  4. Tim Adamson, MN (Twin Cities, MN - June 17, 2007)
  5. Greg Edwards, MN (Twin Cities, MN - June 17, 2007)
  6. Dave Weigand, OR (Reno, NV - July 1, 2007)
  7. Lester Schonbrun, CA (Reno, NV - July 1, 2007)
  8. Rick Wong, CA (Reno, NV - July 1, 2007)
  9. Eliza Gallagher, AL (Birmingham, AL - July 28, 2007)
  10. Yolanda Ushry, AL (Birmingham, AL - July 28, 2007)
  11. Chuck Armstrong, MI (Independence, OH - Aug 18, 2007)
  12. Daniel Stock, OH (Independence, OH - Aug 18, 2007)
  13. Brian Bowman, KY (Independence, OH - Aug 18, 2007)
  14. Ron Tiekert, FL (Ft Lauderdale, FL - Aug 25, 2007)
  15. Andy Saunders, ON (Kenmore, NY - Oct 6, 2007)
  16. Lisa Slankard, WI (Wisconsin Dells, WI - Oct 12, 2007)
  17. Steve Hartsman, WI (Wisconsin Dells, WI - Oct 12, 2007)
  18. David Weiss, MT (Wisconsin Dells, WI - Oct 12, 2007)
  19. Chris Cree, TX (Dallas, TX - Oct 20, 2007)
  20. Rich Moyer, OR (Lake Oswego, OR - Oct 28, 2007)
  21. Mike Frentz, WA (Lake Oswego, OR - Oct 28, 2007)
  22. Paul Epstein, MI (South Lyon, MI - Nov 11, 2007)
  23. Alex Fiszbein, MI (South Lyon, MI - Nov 11, 2007)
  24. Edward de Guzman, IL (Essex, VT - Nov 16, 2007)
  25. Scott Kitchen, NJ (Essex, VT - Nov 16, 2007)
  26. Bradley Whitmarsh, MA (Essex, VT - Nov 16, 2007)
  27. Niko Tomlinson, MN (Mankato, MN - Dec 1, 2007)
  28. Bob Prentiss, MN (Mankato, MN - Dec 1, 2007)
  29. Trip Payne, FL (Ft Lauderdale, FL - Jan 5, 2008)
  30. David Wood, ON (Thunder Bay, ON - Jan 14, 2008)
  31. Jeremy Hildebrand, ON (Kingston, ON - Jan 26, 2008)
  32. Fraser Simpson, ON (Kingston, ON - Jan 26, 2008)
  33. Geoff Gibson, ON (Kingston, ON - Jan 26, 2008)
  34. Daniel Goodwin, WA (Seattle, WA - Jan 26,2008)
  35. Lam Tang, BC (Seattle, WA - Jan 26,2008)
  36. Winter Zxqkj, TX (Rocky River, OH - Feb 9, 2008)
  37. Jeff Cook, WV (Rocky River, OH - Feb 9, 2008)
  38. Scott Pianowski, MI (Linden, MI - Feb 16, 2008)
  39. Ryan Fischer, NC (Charlotte, NC - Feb 18, 2008)
  40. Fred Cocke, VA (Charlotte, NC - Feb 18, 2008)
  41. Keith Savage, LA (Baton Rouge, LA - Feb 23, 2008)
  42. Dave Zimmerman, LA (Baton Rouge, LA - Feb 23, 2008)
  43. Jerry Dynes, LA (Baton Rouge, LA - Feb 23, 2008)
  44. Vincent Van Dover, MN (Twin Cities, MN - Apr 5, 2008)
  45. Eric Ufferman, MN (Twin Cities, MN - Apr 5, 2008)
  46. Frank Tangredi, NY (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  47. Mohamed Alim (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  48. Michael Wolfberg, MA (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  49. Kate Fukuwa-Connelly (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  50. Mike Baron, NM (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  51. Steve Polatnick, FL (Boston Area, MA - Apr 25, 2008)
  52. Sam Kantimathi, CA (direct buy-in)