Cynthia Ho [#37] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to David Wiegand, the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Champion, who defeated his opponent, Panupol Sujjayakorn, 338-467, 349-463, 501-364, 441-371 and 529-331. Live coverage of this event is now complete. Viewers may be interested in reading Stefan Fatsis’s article about the NSC in the Wall Street Journal. Please also watch ESPN's telecast of the finals, which will first air at 1 P.M. EST on Sunday, October 2nd, 2005, and then be rebroadcast several times throughout the season on ESPN and ESPN2. ]

On this page, you will find information about Cynthia Ho, who is a contestant in Division 5 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Ho currently has a record of 12-16, -258, and is ranked #73 in Division 5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Cynthia Surname(s): Ho Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 58 Awards: #1 Aunt Hobbies: Reading Occupation: Caregiver

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	36.5-29.5 (0.553)
Past 1-12 months	5-10 (0.333)	W LLLL W LL W LLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	4-4 (0.500)	WWW L W LLL
Past 25-36 months	6-5 (0.545)	L WWW LL W L W L W
Past 37-48 months	4.5-1.5 (0.750)	LTWWWW
Past 49-60 months	8-8 (0.500)	WWWW LLLLLLL WWW L W
Past 61-72 months	9-1 (0.900)	WWWWWW L WWW

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 349 Average against: 358
Round 1		Ho played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Ho had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Ho played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 323 to 413 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Ho’s record vs. Hotten in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WWLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, -84.
Round 3		Ho played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 269 to 433 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Ho had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -248.
Round 4		Ho played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 359 to 361 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Ho had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-3, -250.
Round 5		Ho played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 395 to 341 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Ho had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-3, -196.
Round 6		Ho played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 343 to 392 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Ho had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-4, -245.
Round 7		Ho played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 294 to 454 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Ho’s record vs. Levine in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-5, -405.
Round 8		Ho played #10 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 306 to 372 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Ho had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-6, -471.
Round 9		Ho played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 458 to 313 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Ho had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -326.
Round 10		Ho played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 348 to 305 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Ho had not played Spalding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -283.
Round 11		Ho played #8 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 357 to 251 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Ho had not played Blackman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-6, -177.
Round 12		Ho played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 366 to 340 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Ho had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, -151.
Round 13		Ho played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 345 to 287 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Ho had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, -93.
Round 14		Ho played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 391 to 331 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Ho’s record vs. Siedschlag in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -33.
Round 15		Ho played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 343 to 374 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Ho had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, -64.
Round 16		Ho played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 313 to 394 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Ho had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -145.
Round 17		Ho played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 348 to 300 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Ho had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, -97.
Round 18		Ho played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 310 to 361 (a spread of -51) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Ho’s record vs. Chase in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: LLLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, -148.
Round 19		Ho played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 465 to 270 (a spread of 195) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Ho’s record vs. Hiller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, +47.
Round 20		Ho played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 293 to 333 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Ho had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +7.
Round 21		Ho played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 324 to 357 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Ho’s record vs. McCarroll in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, -26.
Round 22		Ho played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 410 to 298 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Ho had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, +86. Ho is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Ho played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 314 to 323 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Ho had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, +77.
Round 24		Ho played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 304 to 423 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Ho had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-13, -42.
Round 25		Ho played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 344 to 479 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Ho had not played Gremaud in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, -177.
Round 26		Ho played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Ho had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-14, -154.
Round 27		Ho played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 385 to 396 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Ho had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-15, -165.
Round 28		Ho played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 317 to 410 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Ho had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-16, -258.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2005 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca