This man just won the French Scrabble championship — and he doesn't speak a word of French

Nigel Richards
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Parlez-vous français? New Zealand native Nigel Richards doesn't, but that didn't stop him from winning the French-language Scrabble world championship in Belgium on Monday.

While professional Scrabble players are clearly vocabulary wizards, Richards' feat is truly remarkable — he supposedly memorized the entire French dictionary in nine weeks before the competition.

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Stephanie Talmadge

Stephanie is an editorial assistant at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Modern Luxury Media.