Read that again. Tiles and tribulations, ah ha ha ha ha ha! And now I know that An Endeavor is an anagram for Reno, Nevada. I also learned that the people featured in this film are completely crazy, but still really impressive. The four people featured have no jobs. All they do is play Scrabble. They play in tournaments for prize money and they play each other for money. The dream they all share is to win the national championship. Guess how much that pays? $25,000. And that was in 2002. There was some discussion in the movie that maybe someday Scrabble tournament winners will get $50,000 and be on Sportscenter, and the players could make a living at what they do best. Wouldn't that be amazing? Well, according to the final note in the movie, ESPN put on the first SCRABBLE All-Stars tournament in 2003 with a first prize going for $50,000. Isn't that awesome?
Forbes says the minimum salary for an NFL player in 2013 is $405,000. I think that can't be right. Maybe I think that shouldn't be right. I tried to find out what ESPN is paying their SCRABBLE All-Stars these days and shockingly, I couldn't find any after 2003.
I just googled this year's winner of the National Scrabble Championship. He looks a little less than enthused in the picture with his giant check, perhaps because he only won $10,000. How did that reward decrease over the last ten years!?!?!
Look, he's not even touching that check! This is his fifth win! He is the reigning World Champion!
This is why the aliens only come here to anally probe us.
This blog was written by an anagram of Neck Ripen Jelly
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