Highest score in Scrabble

Highest score in Scrabble
Who
Phil Appleby
What
1049 point(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Wormley,)
When
25 June 1989
The highest Scrabble score is 1049 accomplished by Phil Appleby, 43, a technical writer from Southampton, Hampshire, UK. The winning match was played 25 June 1989, at Wormley, Herts, UK. His opponent scored 253 and the margin of victory, 796 points, is also a record. This was a friendly game (i.e not in a tournament), but still recognised as the highest.