North Carolina 8th Graders Win $10,000 at 2013 National School SCRABBLE Championship in... -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WASHINGTON, May 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A pair of 8th graders from Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, NC defeated 88 other teams from all over the United States and Canada to win the 11th annual event. Kevin Bowerman and Raymond Gao finished the event with a 6-1 record and +717 point spread. Some of the more unusual words played were YUAN (a monetary unit of China), PAEON (a metrical foot of four syllables) and KUDU (a large antelope). For more information go to schoolscrabble.com. Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130504/NY07723 Photo Credit: Patricia Hocker , National SCRABBLE Association SCRABBLE, the associated logo, the design of the distinctive SCRABBLE brand game board, and the distinctive letter tile designs are trademarks of Hasbro in the United States and Canada. © 2013 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. SOURCE The National SCRABBLE Association RELATED LINKS http://www2.scrabble-assoc.com