The winner was Peter Morris,[1] a Canadian, representing the United States.
After Coleco bought Selchow and Righter, the company announced that they were interested in helping players to organize a "World-Class Open" in 1988.
At the 1987 Nationals, John Williams announced that the first World Scrabble Championship would be held the following summer in New York.
On his tenth move, Cappelletto made a rare blunder by playing the phony SMAIL instead of CLAIMS.
As it was, Morris pulled out a complicated end game for a 4-point win and the first world title.