| Intro | Nigerian scrabble player | ||
| Is | Scrabble player | ||
| From | Nigeria | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth |
1983 |
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| Age | 38 years | ||
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Wellington Jighere (born c. 1982 in Umolo-Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria), is a professional Nigerian scrabble player who won the inaugural WESPA Championship in 2015 to become the first African player to be crowned World Scrabble Champion. He defeated Lewis MacKay in four straight wins.
Achievements
- World Scrabble Championships
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- 2007 – 3rd place
- 2009 – 11th place
- 2015 – winner
- 2017 – 4th place
- Two times African Scrabble Championship winner (2008 & 2010)