Eta Karo is 2005 National Champion
Delta State representative Eta Karo has won the maiden edition of the National Scrabble Championships held on 7th-10th December 2005 at the capital city of Abuja. Eta Karo is a 24 year old student of Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma.
Among the 36 players at the National Championship were current African Champion Dennis Ikekeregor, 2005 WSC qualifier and current number 1 rank Onota Oteri, 2005 WSC debutants Lukman Owolabi and Tony Ikolo and Rasheed Balogun who has also represented Nigeria at the WSC. Eta Karo lost only 4 games out of 24 and sat on table 1 for 19 rounds!
Asked what he did to perform so well, he said he worked on his 4 and 5 letter words as well as 8 letters and that he learnt 50 8 letter words per day prior to the Tourney!
Below is the final placing of the players at the tournament.
Final Result
| Rank | Name | Wins | Cumulative | Entry |
| 1 | Eta Karo | 20 | 1656 | DELTA STATE |
| 2 | Onota Oteheri | 17 | 771 | DELTA STATE |
| 3 | Ikekeregor Dennis | 15 | 933 | DELTA STATE |
| 4 | Oshodi Sunday | 15 | 838 | RIVERS STATE |
| 5 | Oduwole Tunde | 15 | 773 | WSC WILD CARDER |
| 6 | Balogun Rasheed | 15 | 174 | OYO STATE |
| 7 | Okoroigwe John | 14.5 | -185 | RIVERS STATE |
| 8 | Ogbogu Azu | 14 | 603 | WSC WILD CARDER |
| 9 | Ikolo Anthony | 14 | 530 | RIVERS STATE |
| 10 | Akraka Chris | 14 | 103 | DELTA STATE |
| 11 | Onota Ojiru | 13.5 | 654 | DELTA STATE |
| 12 | Esan Dokun | 13 | 875 | ONDO STATE |
| 13 | Owolabi Lukeman | 13 | 592 | OYO STATE |
| 14 | Onoshevwe Noble | 13 | 279 | DELTA STATE |
| 15 | Umebiye Cyril | 13 | 128 | FCT |
| 16 | Isong Williams | 13 | -34 | KANO STATE |
| 17 | Tetteh Julius | 13 | -339 | RIVERS STATE |
| 18 | Kinga Venayori | 12 | 1090 | KANO STATE |
| 19 | Mohammed Aminu | 12 | 211 | KANO STATE |
| 20 | Umujose Emma | 12 | 155 | DELTA STATE |
| 21 | Oyejide Olu | 12 | 9 | FCT |
| 22 | Adegbenro Segun | 12 | -137 | OYO STATE |
| 23 | Curtis John | 12 | -244 | FCT |
| 24 | Majemite Prince | 11 | 45 | FCT |
| 25 | Esan Niyi | 11 | 40 | ONDO STATE |
| 26 | Okim Eugene | 11 | 1 | KANO STATE |
| 27 | Mayo Richie | 11 | -652 | FCT |
| 28 | Fashoba Ayo | 11 | -974 | KOGI STATE |
| 29 | Sanda Gbade | 10 | -130 | OYO STATE |
| 30 | Tunteng Kingsley | 10 | -506 | KANO STATE |
| 31 | Garba Tony | 9 | -797 | FCT |
| 32 | Ibrahim Lawal | 8 | -940 | OYO STATE |
| 33 | Chukwukelu Peter | 8 | -1147 | FCT |
| 34 | Otaru John | 6 | -1634 | KOGI STATE |
| 35 | Puke Tunde | 5 | -1187 | KOGI STATE |
| 36 | Alabi Femi | 4 | -1554 | ONDO STATE |