13th Annual Crescent City Cup Scrabble Tournament
“Congratulations to Josh Castellano for winning the CSW Open division at the Crescent City Cup! Well done to Carson Ip for winning CSW Lite. Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Big Easy! See you next time.”
- Lindsay Shin, Director
DETAILS
Tournament Website: nolascrabble.com
Director: Lindsay Shin
Organizers: Tim and Kate Fukawa-Connelly, Tim and Lila Crotty, Austin and Lindsay Shin, Christian Kay and Andrew Kay
Streaming Team: Christian Kay, Andrew Kay
BLOGS
PHOTOS
BUDGET DETAILS
Entry fees: $7,542
Donations:
Bob Linn donated $6,000 for Collins incentive awards and spot prizes (such as High Game prizes)
WGPO donated $5,000 to the total tournament budget, to be shared among all divisions and to defray expenses such as the hotel venue rental.
The CoCo donated $768.50 to cover newcomer discounts, Premium Member discounts, and financial transaction fees.
Returned as prizes:
CSW Open:
1st place: $2,500, Joshua Castellano
2nd place: $1,000, Dave Wiegand
3rd place: $750, Chris Lipe
4th place: $500, Robert Linn
5th place: $300, Ben Schoenbrun
6th place: CCC Tile Bag, Evans Clinchy
Class Prize 1: $220, Dean Saldanha
Class Prize 2: $180, Cooper Komatsu
Class Prize 3: $150, Puneet Sharma
CSW Lite:
1st place: $1,000, Carson Ip
2nd place: $750, Ayotunde Adeyeri
3rd place: $500, Emmanuel Egbele
4th place: $400, Terry Kang
5th place: $300, Eric Fox
6th place: Ethan Joseph (received class prize listed below)
7th place: CCC Tile Bag, Gary Smart
Class Prize 1: $220, Ethan Joseph
Class Prize 2: $180, Lila Crotty
Class Prize 3: $150, Jane Geary
Expenses:
Venue rental: $3,500
TV rental: $275
Trophies: $50
Supplies: $150
Streaming: $1,650
WESPA rating fee: $58
Staffing: $600
Cross-tables donation: $50
Check processing fees: $40
CSW Newcomer discounts: $217.50, donated by the CoCo
Premium Member discounts off entry fees: $360, donated by the CoCo
Financial transaction fees: $191, donated by the CoCo