Scrabble championship won by colourful Mikki Nicholson

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Scrabble championship won by colourful Mikki Nicholson
31 October 2010 Last updated at 23:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11662754

Scrabble's sleepy reputation has been overturned as a transsexual in a pink wig and matching PVC dress was crowned UK national champion.

Mikki Nicholson, 32, from Cumbria, took the crown with the word "obeisant", which scored 86 points.

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Transsexual Scrabble player crowned as British national champion

Transsexual Mikki Nicholson, who only began playing Scrabble five years ago, beats opponent Mark Nyman to take British national crown

    * Amy Fallon
    * guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 October 2010 20.10 GMT
   
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/31/scrabble-national-champion-crown-mikki

A Scrabble fan who only began playing five years ago after discovering it online was yesterday crowned as the game's British national champion after beating a four-time winner.

Mikki Nicholson, 32, won a nail-biting contest against Mark Nyman, who has claimed more than 20 major tournaments including the World Championship, with the 86-point word "obeisant" (respect), in the cliffhanger fifth game.

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"It was a big challenge but I wouldn't have entered if I didn't think I had a chance of winning," said the transsexual from Cumbria, who was wearing a pink wig, matching plastic pvc dress and lipstick during the final, held in London.