LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mack Meller strolled into the Sedona Taphouse with a brown leather briefcase. It had been a while since the 25-year-old joined the weekly gathering of the Lexington Scrabble club.

Mack Meller strolled into the Sedona Taphouse with a brown leather briefcase. It had been a while since the 25-year-old joined the weekly gathering of the Lexington, Kentucky, Scrabble club. Travel ...

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