Joe Edley Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Joseph Edley (born 1947) is a professional Scrabble player and author, and the first player to win the National Scrabble Championship three times. Joe Edley grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne State University, where he concentrated in mathematics and philosophy. In 1969 he moved to San Francisco, California, where he claims to have been influenced by the works of Jane Roberts. There he gained the idea that, simply from belief, he could manifest his desired reality. Realizing that he was a good game player and reading about the growth of the Scrabble tournament scene, he... MORE

Joseph Edley (born 1947) is a professional Scrabble player and author, and the first player to win the National Scrabble Championship three times. Joe Edley grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne State University, where he concentrated in mathematics and philosophy. In 1969 he moved to San Francisco, California, where he claims to have been influenced by the works of Jane Roberts. There he gained the idea that, simply from belief, he could manifest his desired reality. Realizing that he was a good game player and reading about the growth of the Scrabble tournament scene, he decided to manifest being a Scrabble champion. Having taken the job of a night security guard for the free time it afforded, Edley systematically memorized the first edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, a feat that only a small minority of top players have accomplished. He played in his first tournaments in California in 1978, performing well but not dominating. Edley has claimed that in preparing for his first national championship, the final key to his success was "controlling my breathing." Edley won his first National Scrabble Championship in 1980 with a 14-3 record, half a game LESS