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Congratulations to the 2001 World Champion, Brian Cappelletto!
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| Photo 30-001 | Brian Cappelletto (United States), John D. Williams, Jr., and Joel Wapnick (World Champion) make their way to the event room. |
| Photo 30-002 | A standing ovation for both players. |
| Photo 30-003 | John D. Williams, Jr., flanked by Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and Brian Cappelletto (United States), speaks briefly about the excellent SCRABBLE® we've seen today. |
| Photo 30-004 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Mark Morris present a smiling Brian Cappelletto (United States), the 2001 World SCRABBLE® Champion, with a check for $25,000 USD. |
| Photo 30-005 | A bittersweet moment: The only player to participate in three WSC finals, Joel Wapnick (World Champion) receives huge applause after his classy postgame comments which included honest comments about his play and congratulatory words for his opponent. |
| Photo 30-006 | Brian Cappelletto (United States) thanks his mom for attending and for her years of support. |
| Photo 30-007 | Brian Cappelletto (United States) recalls names of people who have helped him along the way. |
| Photo 30-008 | Charles Goldstein and Stu Goldman (back to camera) congratulate Brian Cappelletto (United States). |
| Photo 30-009 | Brian Cappelletto (United States) sits down for a few minutes next to his Mom, Holly Cappelletto, as they wait for the awards ceremony to begin. |
| Photo 30-010 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Joe Edley (United States), 20th place. |
| Photo 30-011 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Howard Warner (New Zealand), 19th place. |
| Photo 30-012 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Femi Awowade (Nigeria), 18th place. |
| Photo 30-013 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Tony Sim (Singapore), 17th place. |
| Photo 30-014 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand). 16th place. |
| Photo 30-015 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Joey Mallick (United States), 15th place. |
| Photo 30-016 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Jim Geary (United States),14th place. |
| Photo 30-017 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Michael Gongolo (Kenya), 13th place. |
| Photo 30-018 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Peter Sinton (New Zealand), 12th place. |
| Photo 30-019 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Naween Tharanga Fernando (Sri Lanka). 11th place. |
| Photo 30-020 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Adam Logan (Canada),10th place. |
| Photo 30-021 | John D. Williams, Jr., and David Wiegand (United States) 9th place. |
| Photo 30-022 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria), 8th place. |
| Photo 30-023 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Brett Smitheram (England), 7th place. |
| Photo 30-024 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Bob Lipton (United States), 6th place. |
| Photo 30-025 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Andrew Fisher (England), 5th place. |
| Photo 30-026 | John D. Williams, Jr., and Steve Polatnick (United States), 4th place. |
| Photo 30-027 | John D. Williams, Jr., embraces Joel Wapnick (World Champion). |
| Photo 30-028 | John D. Williams, Jr., hands Joel Wapnick (World Champion) his check and trophy. |
| Photo 30-029 | Now out of the box, Joel Wapnick (World Champion) shows off his crystal Tiffany trophy. |
| Photo 30-030 | John D. Williams, Jr., embraces Brian Cappelletto (United States). |
| Photo 30-031 | John D. Williams, Jr., and the 2001 World SCRABBLE® Champion with his winning cup. |
| Photo 30-032 | Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and Steven Gruzd (South Africa). |
| Photo 30-033 | After the room has been torn down, a few players return to the scene of the competition: Joel Wapnick (World Champion), Brian Cappelletto (United States), Joe Edley (United States), Bob Lipton (United States), and Joey Mallick (United States). |
| Photo 30-034 | Outside the tournament room after it's all over, John and Zev Kaufman (Canada) sit down to a friendly game. |
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