Born in Memphis,[3] he entered the University of Chicago in 1971 and tested out of so many requirements that he was awarded Junior status. At the University of Chicago, he was a member of the chess team, at one point being first board on the university's second team for two Pan-American Intercollegiate national tournaments. He also competed for the university at the NCAA national contract bridge tournament.
In 1978, he left university without a degree and joined Banker's Life and Casualty as a computer programmer. At the TDM division of Rand McNally he enjoyed a reputation as one of the best CICS programmers in the world. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he established 911 systems for police and fire dispatchers.[3] Much of the technology at most 911 call centers is derived from his early work.
In 1990, Felt won the US National Scrabble Championship.[4] He achieved a peak rating of 2155,[5] which in February 2011 would easily be the number one rating again.[6]
Referencesedit
^Christine Montgomery, "Scrambling for the Prize in Scrabble," Washington Times, November 25, 1997, p. C8.
^Manny Fernandez, "Spellbound by Scrabble," San Francisco Chronicle, October 12, 1997, p. Z1.
^ abJon Anderson, "Chicagoan ready from the word 'go'; He'll be our man in London for Scrabble Championships, Chicago Tribune, September 26, 1991, Tempo section p. 1.
^Rebecca Reinhardt, "Fighting Words," Village Voice, February 19, 2002, p. 193.
^Robert Felt Scrabble tournament results at cross-tables.com
^"cross-tables.com". www.cross-tables.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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