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Jimmy Gobble is the Most Valuable Player ... in Scrabble
2008-03-31 17:03
by dianagramr

A new season is upon us, and with it comes a new opportunity to integrate my twin loves of Scrabble and baseball. The immortal Jimmy Gobble generates the highest score in Scrabble (based upon his name consisting of two Scrabble-acceptable words). Here's the top scoring players whose first AND last names are each acceptable in Scrabble.

** 30 points **
JIMMY (19) GOBBLE (11)

** 29 points **
JOHN (14) LACKEY (15), KELLY (12) JOHNSON (17)

** 28 points **
ROCKY (14) CHERRY (14), CHIPPER (16) JONES (12), JAKE (15) PEAVY (13)

** 27 points **
NICK (10) JOHNSON (17)

** 26 points **
JOHN (14) BUCK (12), RANDY (9) JOHNSON (17), JOE (10) THATCHER (16)

** 24 points **
FRANKLIN (15) MORALES (9)

** 23 points **
NICK (10) SWISHER (13), MIKE (10) SWEENEY (13), MARK (10) SWEENEY (13)

** 22 points **
CORKY (14) MILLER (8), REED (5) JOHNSON (17)

** 21 points **
CURT (6) SCHILLING (15), DAN (4) JOHNSON (17), PRINCE (10) FIELDER (11), JOSH (14) BARD (7)

** 20 points **
JOHN (14) BALE (6), KERRY (12) WOOD (8), JOE (10) SMITH (10)

** 19 points **
RICH (9) HARDEN (10), BUCK (12) COATS (7), RANDY (9) WOLF (10)

** 18 points **
BILLY (10) BUTLER (8), MIKE (10) LAMB (8), HUNTER (9) PENCE (9), MATT (6) KEMP (12),
SHAWN (11) HILL (7), MATT (6) CHICO (12)

** 17 points **
SCOT (6) SHIELDS (11), COCO (8) CRISP (9), NICK (10) PUNTO (7), MIKE (10) MORSE (7),
MARK (10) LOWE (7), DAN (4) WHEELER (13), RANDY (9) WELLS (8), KIP (9) WELLS (8), BRAD (7) PENNY (10), MARK (10) PRIOR (7), HEATH (11) BELL (6), MATT (6) CLEMENT (11)

** 16 points **
CLIFF (13) LEE (3), TOBY (9) HALL (7), RICH (9) HILL (7)

** 15 points **
RAY (6) KING (9)

** 14 points **
TORII (5) HUNTER (9), BEN (5) SHEETS (9), ANGEL (6) PAGAN (8), MATT (6) MORRIS (8)

** 13 points **
BILL (6) HALL (7), MATT (6) WISE (7)

** 12 points **
MATT (6) STAIRS (6), MATT (6) CAIN (6)

(My thanks to my friend Seth Lipkin for help with this project)

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