Wellington Jighere
Nigerian scrabble player
Wellington Jighere (born c. 1982) is a Nigerian Scrabble player. He won the World Scrabble Championship 2015, the first win for an African nation. He defeated Lewis MacKay in four straight wins.
Jighere is nicknamed "The Cat in the Hat" for his quiet personality and fondness for hats.
Career
Jighere was born c. 1982, and he grew up in Olomu, the origin point of Scrabble's rise in Nigeria beginning in the 1970s. He first played using a cardboard version of the game his brother created. As a teenager, his skill earned him a scholarship. He began playing Scrabble tournaments in 2002, after winning games versus friends in the tournament scene. He participated in the 2007 and 2009 World Scrabble Championships, placing seventh and eleventh, respectively.
Though afflicted with jet lag during the Scrabble World Championship 2015, he won, achieving the first win for both a Nigerian and an African.
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