Spectators at a loss for words as Scrabble player passes out at challenge
AN attempt to beat a world Scrabble record was stopped in its tracks when one of the contestants collapsed more than half-way through the tournament.
AN attempt to beat a world Scrabble record was stopped in its tracks when one of the contestants collapsed more than half-way through the tournament.
RECOVERING: Raymond Tate in hospital with his wife Julie.
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Lalita Augustine
Raymond Tate passed out from dehydration in the early hours yesterday at the marathon game, which started at 10am on Saturday at the Abercorn Conference Centre at Reid Kerr College in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Mr Tate and his playing partner Craig Beevers had been thinking up words for 15 hours when the 55-year-old from Paisley became ill.
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