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Oxford University student's Scrabble world record bid | Oxford University student's Scrabble world record bid |
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An international Scrabble champion is thought to have broken the record for playing the greatest number of simultaneous games. | |
Chris May, 29, a musicology student at the University of Oxford, played 28 games, each against a different opponent, at the same time. | |
The current Guinness World Record stands at 25 games, set in India in 2007 by Ganesh Asirvatham. | The current Guinness World Record stands at 25 games, set in India in 2007 by Ganesh Asirvatham. |
Mr May, from Australia, won the Scrabble championship there in 2011. | Mr May, from Australia, won the Scrabble championship there in 2011. |
To claim the record he needed to win at least 75% of the games played. | |
He won 25 out of 28 games (89%) in just over four hours. | |
'Fun with words' | 'Fun with words' |
Mr May, who is currently ranked ninth in the world, said: "I'm exhausted. I've never done anything like this before. | |
"It's not something I'm falling over myself to do again but it was great to do it." | |
Independent reports, photographs and video footage from the event will now be sent to Guinness World Records which will verify whether Mr May has broken the record. | |
Games were played according to British tournament Scrabble rules and his opponents include staff and students at the university. | |
The event has already raised more than £1,000 for ARCh - a Bicester-based charity which aims to support children in Oxfordshire with reading difficulties. | The event has already raised more than £1,000 for ARCh - a Bicester-based charity which aims to support children in Oxfordshire with reading difficulties. |
Jane Rendle, from the charity, said she hoped the event would "help highlight the importance of reading as well as show how much fun can be had with words". | Jane Rendle, from the charity, said she hoped the event would "help highlight the importance of reading as well as show how much fun can be had with words". |