Knowing that you’re about to enter the annals of scrabble history on the wrong side of a complete blowout and firing “porno” on the last move is peak form.
@dumpygirl6736
Жыл бұрын
Legend
@leumasarc4180
Жыл бұрын
goated comment
@KM-fl5jq
Жыл бұрын
Yup! Felt more like a comment of the game not a word.. xD
@rheiagreenland4714
Жыл бұрын
Joel also had a hand that could have played "fingered" at one point but there wasn't anywhere he could play it
@wesleyhopmans
11 ай бұрын
So many times... So few holes@@rheiagreenland4714
@GentleBaller
Жыл бұрын
Gotta respect the hail mary PORNO from Bradley
@LordJudgement1818
Жыл бұрын
Chad move
@JamesCA
Жыл бұрын
Huge chad energy going on @@LordJudgement1818
@TheMagicalJuan
Жыл бұрын
"Normally, players at the expert level carefully track the tiles that have been played" - a very sad and hidden self-burn! Great vid as usual.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Somebody's been watching my other videos ;) thank you.
@amthy5675
Жыл бұрын
Definitely not got the joke
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
@@amthy5675 in the video I made before this, I blew an important game by failing to track tiles correctly.
@amthy5675
Жыл бұрын
@@wanderer15 I watched that, maybe you will have the chance to win the next tourmanent hopefully! (I only play online so I never track tiles)
@Mclarenboy100
Жыл бұрын
If you've seen Jon Bois' video about the highest score in a basketball game, he detailed how *both* teams technically worked together to achieve such a high score, playing fast and setting up primarily for scoring big. Almost a co-operative venture to hit uncharted territory in terms of scoring. But here, Bradley was playing *defensive* moves through the game, and some pretty solid ones at that like _ULU_ and _PORNO_ , not to mention I couldn't find a moment where he left the chance for the double-triple word bingo you brought up at the end.. It was no co-operative effort. Joel had to strategize around a somewhat defensive game, find hooks where he could, and strike bingo after bingo (which... goddamn, COTHURNI is a crazy play).
@Xeractyll
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Perhaps only pure dominance can be shown through Jon Bois' video on the highest score in a football game (222-0), and perhaps, this Scrabble game as well.
@JensGulin
Жыл бұрын
At least Bradley gave Joel 24 point as a final gift.
@Avendesora
Жыл бұрын
Just an aside, KZitem is like 20 years behind the times with their text formatting, so putting other punctuation directly after _ or * or ~ will ruin your formatting.
@Aequorin628
Жыл бұрын
I don't think Bradley was playing defensively, even if he accidentally happened to block some of Joel's plays. ULU is a rather aggressive fishing play since it opens up the bingo lane for a L or S, LOBE is a setup for a G, PENCE opens up two lanes for 8s, COY is a setup for a S, etc. When you are behind in scrabble, you want to open up the board to give yourself a chance of bingoing, but he got unlucky and Joel continually took the spots he was setting up
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Jon Bois...I've watched hours and hours of Secret Base. I would squeal with delight if he ever took notice of me in any way. Also, great points - Bradley played a solid game here. This wasn't a steamrolling of a defenseless opponent at all.
@Sam-oz8pn
Жыл бұрын
Insane game! I would love to see the one where Joel beat Nigel Richards 3 times in a row to win the NA championship
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Working on that one as we speak ;)
@samrusoff
Жыл бұрын
This channel never disappoints
@iamflipachip
Жыл бұрын
I have no innate interest in Scrabble but I always look forward and greatly enjoy your videos because regardless of the subject matter they tell an interesting story well.
@danielzitnik4247
Жыл бұрын
These history videos are such high quality. Thanks for making them!
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Nick_Espinosa
Жыл бұрын
Hey Will, Just wanted to let you know you make some of the best content out their right now. I had/have little interest in playing scrabble, but your incredible story telling is so captivating! Thanks for making these video essays for us, keep doing what you are doing, I can't wait for more videos in the future, take care!
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Cherokeechuck9
Жыл бұрын
Mentioning the fact that bradley stopped tracking letters and following that up with him playing porno was really funny, intentional or not.
@v1x4z
Жыл бұрын
Man, I don't even play Scrabble, yet you're always able to explain everything in a concise, yet understandable and entertaining way. Great job, my dude.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I really appreciate that!
@jmarvins
Жыл бұрын
damn.. this game so crazy i had to take some CHLORODYNE
@SamButVeryTall
Жыл бұрын
This Scrabble History series is fantastic, every one has been great so far. Keep up the awesome work!
@thegodofpez
Жыл бұрын
I am honored to have bought Sir GI Joel a beverage at a bar once. It was a lot of fun. I got to drive him and David Gibson (RIP 😢) to the airport. I’ll never forget it.
@bobbysanchez6308
Жыл бұрын
Easiest subscribe of my life. Your storytelling never ceases to amaze, you capture my attention immediately and retain it throughout. You do an excellent job of providing historical context, while emphasizing and detailing the surprising and subtle aspects of the game. Cheers!
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the kind words, thank you.
@drew53768
Жыл бұрын
Hey! Just wanted to say I really love all your videos. Especially the Scrabble Tips! I've been practicing for a while and just hit my first 500-point game ever (with 3 bingos, to boot -- VEINING, DEMISES, and PLOTTING!) Your tips for finding bingos have been a huge help in my improvement, thanks for making them!!
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
So glad to hear - great score and bingos!
@TheGreenLing
Жыл бұрын
How do you research or get the details of the game. This would seem to be a relatively minor game (first round, of a small tournament), but you seem to know every play.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Joel knew it would be of great interest to the community, and recorded his end of the game for posterity. Often, these games were live-streamed, or annotated and posted on cross-tables.com - the only trick is knowing where to look for them.
@JamesCA
Жыл бұрын
dude, i love your story-telling. please keep going
@michaelchen2718
10 ай бұрын
He's murdering this poor kid
@mikechappell5849
Жыл бұрын
Toh Weibin scored 850 in the 2012 northern Ireland championship with the international word list
@doctorleftwizard8931
Жыл бұрын
As always, I really love these videos! Thanks for putting in the time to create them. :)
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
And thank you for watching them!
@isaotron
Жыл бұрын
I wonder. Do you have plans to finish, "Better Know A Letter"? Or do you think you've covered enough
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
At some point, I’m 99% sure I’ll return to Better Know a Letter. Only ?ABDNPRSTY to go!
@dr.schliemannplantamundo3454
Жыл бұрын
this channel is shockingly underrated
@MrJsintic
Жыл бұрын
I recently started playing Scrabble online. Currently at an average word score of 23 with a perfect 14-0 win streak. Thanks for unlocking this hobby for me Will. I already love language, I don't know how I never considered playing Scrabble in my free time. I definitely have a leg up on the middle aged mom thanks to your channel 😂❤️
@truthseeker1867
2 ай бұрын
The highest score found to date was in 2008, it was 1780 points. Thank Vsauce channel for that information. It would be nice to see you make a full length video on thus.
@nautilus269
6 ай бұрын
In some other parts of the world, this would amount to 791. This inconsistency wreaks havoc worldwide with records like these.
@Hottodoggu.
Жыл бұрын
Another banger as always❤
@WalterBrosPictures
Жыл бұрын
As someone who didn't care a lick about scrabble until i saw your world championship video, I gotta say I love watching your videos. Excellent breakdowns, insightful commentary, no annoying edits or crazy frills, just damn good interesting content. Don't stop uploading, I love the videos!
@joshcoughx
Жыл бұрын
"Nice!"
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Good eye ;)
@joshcoughx
Жыл бұрын
@@wanderer15 Lol. I'm surprised you slipped that in there, but it made me like this channel even more!
@mr.beatfan8814
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see you finish up the Better Know a Letter series
@rumpelRAINS
Жыл бұрын
I'd quit playing scrabble if someone played over 800 points against me.
@AlexDings
Жыл бұрын
8:40 I sense some subtle foreshadowing here
@asymptoticspatula
5 ай бұрын
Why was the AEQ at the end worth 24 points and not just 12 points? I always thought it was the sum of the unplayed letters added on...
@santaisreal
Жыл бұрын
idk if you still read the comments on this month old video, but i would be really interested in the tournament game with the highest amount of points for the losing player, so like when both players did amazingly.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
I sure do, and I have some great candidates for this idea!
@Benjy52
10 ай бұрын
I’ve gotten a few 800 point games before. Just not in a competitive setting.
@anthonys3892
Жыл бұрын
I had a professor a couple years ago who was a scrabble semi- professional. I thought it was kind of cool but also kind of funny at the time. Now that I’ve found your channel, I have so much more respect for him
@davidtydeman1434
7 ай бұрын
Amazing word knowledge
@furretwalky
10 ай бұрын
just won a game 803-305 after 5 bingos and 2 triple triples (PSYCHING, UNsPOKEn) 😅
@frankyang3784
Жыл бұрын
Nice video! Will you make a video of the greatest comeback in Scrabble history?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
I'll definitely be on the lookout for amazing comebacks!
@OfficialGidfather
Жыл бұрын
800 points is alright, but most importantly, Meller was 11, and his rating was like double mine!
@jed6251
Жыл бұрын
Who is Meller?
@Zebris0
Жыл бұрын
Always hyped when I see a new Will Anderson vid, always bangers. Keep it up man
@Mokaygee
Жыл бұрын
Why couldn't Bradley play QI at 6:58 ?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Joel's play of AIRLINE was made with no tiles left in the bag to draw, so it ended the game immediately.
@OlafReuh
11 ай бұрын
My personal best is 834 points. But it wasn't in an official tournament only a little game with a friend who let me score two triple triples. And I play in french.
@hfcriske
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm amazed at their ability to not only find words with the letters they've got, but also their vocabluray (some of these words I heard today for the very first time), as well as their strategical play given probabilities of future scenarios.
@SamBowers114
Жыл бұрын
Great video as always! Are you considering making a video about the lowest amount of points ever scored? (Or if that’s not interesting maybe lowest by two players combined)
@omfgacceptmyname
Жыл бұрын
it's already on his channel! a scrabble game with no words
@popajajkula2930
Жыл бұрын
1:49 you can rearrange those letters to spell precum
@StrikerALX8
4 ай бұрын
Why.. Why do you know that?
@mikedicenzo1650
Жыл бұрын
Whats your highest scoring word and highest scoring game? Mine are 149 points for readings across 2 triple word scores and i got 419 points in my best game
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Nicely done! I think my high score is something like 690. I played the Collins word MACARIZE# for 248 points once.
@ahuman32478
10 ай бұрын
I don't even play scrabble, nor have ever played scrabble, but every single one of your Scrabble History videos is a treat nonetheless
@AOOA926
6 ай бұрын
4:32 he has feeding but can’t play it
@Charles-yi3mx
Жыл бұрын
I think a good game for scrabble history would be that chloe fatsis vs jem burch game where you were commentating and chloe outplays with rediscern* and wheeling, though another KZitemr might have covered that one already, I don't remember
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Excellent suggestion
@AlishaTownley
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Absolutely love these videos - so captivating, well done, and honoring to the players involved!
@rhandhom1
Жыл бұрын
I feel bad for Bradley. He got walloped. This must be what my mother feels like when I play against her. lol (To be fair, I do hold back on some higher scoring moves when I play with her.)
@4Thessia
Жыл бұрын
Highlight of my now-defunct scrabble career: I scored 678 in a tournament game against a 1900+ player. No phonies, no challenges. I had a trip-trip and a double-double. 800+ is friggin crazy.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Highly impressive!
@Crunchymg
Жыл бұрын
letter tier list video pls
@Truthmane2
Жыл бұрын
Nice thumbnail 🤩
@VikingFireProject
3 ай бұрын
I'm not sure how Scrabble ended up in my algorithm... but I'm here for it!
@michaelchen2718
10 ай бұрын
how do they keep track of the unseen tiles? Update: 6:12
@hiramsicles5580
Жыл бұрын
great video
@zerotwoisreal
Жыл бұрын
when he played "porno" he knew it was already over
@evanrman8048
Жыл бұрын
Poor Bradley jeez
@olegyamleq7796
Жыл бұрын
great review of the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@proamateur9903
Жыл бұрын
the one in a billion is the 'oxyphenbutazone'
@alexgberg
Жыл бұрын
love these history videos!
@SamBowers114
Жыл бұрын
I heard a story of a player playing QUIXOTRY for 365, the highest scoring single play ever. Is this story true, and if so, what did that player end up scoring in that game? (Great video by the way!)
@jellomochas
Жыл бұрын
Michael Cresta (who played QUIXOTRY) 830 - Wayne Yorra 490, in a club game
@hansle170
Жыл бұрын
I read in a book that the record is 392 points, happening on two separate occasions with MEZQUITE and CAZIQUES. But I think these were club games from a couple decades ago and not tournament games
@BrettMKW
Жыл бұрын
@@hansle170 I've heard that too, in TWL 392 is the max possible with a triple triple without creating other words in the process. BEZIQUES can also score this. The best you can score in Collins under the same restrictions is QUIZZIFY using a blank, that scores 419.
@Eh-ot4vz
11 ай бұрын
My wife inadvertently set me up right near the end of a game for QUIZZERS hitting trip trip. The Z alone was worth 180 points. The entire play scored 351 I think. I had been freaking out not being able to find a spot to dump the Q or Z. She was underenthused by my little celebration dance. By far my highest total score ever in a game (663).
@squadxzo
Жыл бұрын
You should do a blitz episode with Mack Meller would be interesting to hear commentary on both sides.
@mackmeller
Жыл бұрын
I'm so down
@TheTroy8
Жыл бұрын
Hey Will I'm just curious, do scrabble competitions not have a resignation component like in chess? I'm guessing not since it seems like your cumulative score matters so even if you know you're to lose you're still incentivized to score well/limit your opponent's scoring
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
That’s exactly right - though a lot of players would be happy if resignations were acceptable. In matchplay formats, you’re likelier to see resignations, but those are somewhat rare in sanctioned tournament play.
@TheTroy8
Жыл бұрын
@wanderer15 thank you! I recently found your channel and have been through almost all your videos now, awesome work
@aarush____
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on 14k subs Will!
@zacnewford
3 ай бұрын
I thought remaining tiles were subtracked from owner's score and added to opponent, not doubled and added. 791 in my book.
@airagog1016
Жыл бұрын
Your vids are awesome, I just want to say
@spottieleonard
Ай бұрын
6:29 lolz
@andrewhazlewood4569
Жыл бұрын
Why were unplayed AEQ worth 24 instead of 12?
@RicketyRocket
Жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't even know that was a word. Good one.
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Tournaments double the unplayed tiles and add it to the ending player’s score, as opposed to adding the face value from one player and subtracting from another. You get the same margin of victory in either case, but it’s slightly simpler to adjust one score instead of two.
@asdfasdf4924
Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@Demicron
6 ай бұрын
Man this kid first year out of school division and gets massacred.
@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek
Жыл бұрын
Note that by Hasbro's rules, the ones that come in an official Scrabble box, this wouldn't be scored as an 800+ point game. Before tallying Bradley's AEQ, the score is 779-285. Competition scoring gives Joel double their value for +24 and the 803-285 end line. But Hasbro rules say that Bradley loses 12 points for ending with those tiles and Joel gains the same amount for going out, leaving the end line at 791-273. Usually this scoring method difference is immaterial, since scoring in tournaments is based on games won and the point spread. After this game either way it's a win for Joel and +518 spread. It's just only by the scoring change that the game breaks 800 for Joel. As far as I can tell, this difference is mostly because it doesn't matter to the tournament results and because subtraction is hard but doubling is easy, which in turn makes scorekeeping easier and prone to fewer math errors.
@benjaminschmutter
Жыл бұрын
Just curious, how may of those 1.8 million games opened with OP?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Probably a whole bunch. What I failed to explain properly in that New Yorker video was that with my first rack of BKNSST?, OP is the only play in the dictionary that yields a bingo to me. The odds of there only being one single word that allows you to bingo going second and actually having your opponent play that word…not sure how to even calculate it!
@ghosthamster6521
11 ай бұрын
Respect to the kid. Was down so many points that he decided to play Porno because it was funny.
@lenm3141
8 ай бұрын
Bradley could have played Qi. The score was a gift. It's not real.
@maxlimit9129
Жыл бұрын
vro really got his score tripled huh
@Cs-hp7ru
Жыл бұрын
Not quite
@zalibecquerel3463
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy when you post the definitions of some of the more obscure words. "Cothurni... plural of cothurnus". Outstanding! In order to be the best, not only do you need to know English, but a little Latin as well. Then again... you could just memorize the French dictionary and play there :)
@mahxylim7983
Жыл бұрын
why does AEQ are unplayable? bottom left corner has AT, right? is there some rules i missed?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
The T of TRAVOISE can’t fit QAT because of the G of SHAKING.
@mahxylim7983
Жыл бұрын
How about Placing a single 'A' to form 'at'
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
The A and E are playable, but the Q isn't, and that's the important one because it's worth so many points (10).
@DaTdyDino
Жыл бұрын
I know Joel has the record, but Bradley needs his own for including "Porno" in the record game
@chipikasimanwe9333
Жыл бұрын
Just brilliant 👏🏾
@abcde_5949
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't the A and E in end still playable, so those shouldn't count to the points if opponent just gave up? :(
@Matthew-bu7fg
Жыл бұрын
Bradley would've been better served spending his time enjoying the topic of his last play
@HazhMcMoor
Ай бұрын
I don't understand the ending sometimes. Isn't the AEQ still very playable?
@wanderer15
Ай бұрын
After the bag is empty, once either player uses all of the tiles on their rack, the game ends.
@Benjy52
Жыл бұрын
Is a average score of 38 points per turn, good?
@aronquemarr7434
Жыл бұрын
I love this series.
@WorldPeace-AdamNeira
5 ай бұрын
What a game ! I like playing Scrabble.
@leonhardeuler675
Жыл бұрын
Is there a lowest scoring game where the player genuinely tried? Difficult to find I'm sure because I've seen players that seem pretty respectable outright give up, which isn't cool IMO. I've heard of sub-100 games where a players gets continually unlucky, but they're not necessarily familiar with LUAU and ADIEU, etc.
@tundcwe123
Жыл бұрын
There was a video on this channel about a game where players without intention to do so (they tried to have a normal game) didn't place a single letter on the board.
@leonhardeuler675
Жыл бұрын
@@tundcwe123 Yeah, I saw that one. Negative scores for both I think.
@AlexDings
Жыл бұрын
Below 100, and even below 200, is only possible with blunders left and right. With no actual mistakes, it is almost (but not quite) always possible to break 300. Case in point, here is Will beating the GOAT Nigel Richards in a game where Nigel was extremly unlucky with the tile draws, but still managed to scrap 320 points together: kzitem.info/news/bejne/0J1uy6Snapaeh5w (Nigel's lowest tournament score ever was 279)
@leonhardeuler675
Жыл бұрын
@@AlexDings I'm sure that below 300 is almost impossible for the very elite players. But there will be some of the 1.8 million games where an amateur got unlucky and was streamrolled. I can confirm, it is quite possible to score under 200 in a game of scrabble. The tiles alone are worth 187 so I think it might be possible for both players to score under 100, but not easy and you would have to try for it.
@axcertypo
Жыл бұрын
In round 10 of the 2016 National Championships in Fort Wayne, IN, Joel Sherman scored only 206 points to his opponent's 345. That opponent was David Gibson. I think Joel went around 5 minutes overtime, losing 60 points in the process, since every minute you go over, you lose 10 points. Sadly, that game was never recorded, and has since been lost. I remember walking by the game, seeing an extremely tight board, and Joel being severely overtime, and wondering what the heck was going on.
@anonymouseicecube91
11 ай бұрын
Hey man I love your videos but I don't play Scrabble. Would you consider making a video explaining the scoring system and the different tiles on the board?
@wanderer15
11 ай бұрын
This is a good video for that purpose: kzitem.info/news/bejne/17Cl34GtqKN9aoo
@rhandhom1
Жыл бұрын
Two questions: 1: Has there ever been a game with such a terrible board that a player had to forfeit because no decent words could be played? And 2: What is the most obscure word that you have personally or viscerally encountered in a Scrabble tournament?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
1. Yes, it’s very rare but happens from time to time and is always amusing 2. I don’t have a standout response to this one, but Nigel Richards lays down some amazingly obscure stuff pretty frequently
@dokchampa9324
11 ай бұрын
It's really amazing that Joel looks exactly how I imagined a scrabble world champion to look like
@ViPxRampageXx
Жыл бұрын
Why are the AEQ tiles at the end worth 24 points instead of the usual 12?
@wanderer15
Жыл бұрын
Copied from a nice answer given by @axcertypo in another comment: the box rules for scrabble cite that after one player uses the rest of their tiles and the bag is empty, the leftover tiles are subtracted from the player's score and added to the score of the player who used the rest of their tiles. In tournaments in most of the world, to facilitate the mathematical aspect, we just multiply the unused tiles by 2 and add them to the score of the player who used up their tiles. It works out the same mathematically and makes figuring out the final scores slightly easier, removing one of the steps.
@michaelchen2718
10 ай бұрын
LMAOOOOO in the end he still got beat by a kid
@prodtheontar
Жыл бұрын
this videos is my favourite series on youtube right now. Keep up the amazing work
@vardhman
Жыл бұрын
6:30 bradley was losing but didn't quit hustling , what a chad
@thecabillonaire
Жыл бұрын
subbed a few vids ago but wanted to drop in and say your content is incredibly captivating and the pacing is magnificent. loving every new upload
@weevie833
8 ай бұрын
As an obscure comparison, in the over 37 years the that Candlepin Bowling TV show ran on channel 5 Boston, only Paul Berger ever scored a 500 three-game series! It was truly remarkable. The top bowlers average about 120 per game. To score over 167+ for three games on TV is also a one in a million accomplishment. Candlepin bowling is by far the most difficult version of the game. These guys make it look easy. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zndv15yJbX6pqqgsi=uH85eJul2hYlxZmI
@primodoorcloser2067
2 күн бұрын
SITULAE is a valid bingo
@iceflower7004
7 ай бұрын
Why did Bradley not play Qi at the end and just give Joel the points?
@wanderer15
7 ай бұрын
When the bag is empty, the first person to use all of their remaining tiles ("go out") ends the game immediately. Any unplayed tiles still held by the other player are used to adjust the score one final time (in tournaments, 2x the value of those tiles are added to the score of the player who "went out" first).
@kappa_philosophe
Жыл бұрын
I do not even play English scrabble but I really enjoy how passionate you are when you talk about tournaments, this is why I appreciate your videos a lot!
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