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Back to 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Alison Hotten [#38] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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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.
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On this page, you will find information about
Alison Hotten, 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.
Hotten currently has a record of 17-11, +727, and is ranked
#13 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 | ![[player photo]](/players/h/hotten_alison.jpg)
| Given name(s): Alison Surname(s): Hotten Home: Santa Cruz, CA, United States Age: 17 Occupation: Student |
Career History | 6-year record against other players at this event | 3-4 (0.429) | |
Past 1-12 months | 3-4 (0.429) | LLL W L WW |
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 |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 502 Average for: 374 Average against: 348 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +26. | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 413 to 323 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Hotten’s record vs. Ho in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LLWL. 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: #14. Current record: 2-0, +116. Hotten is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[player photo]](/players/s/sparkman_sylvia.jpeg)
| Hotten played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 502 to 260 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +358. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 384 to 375 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Hotten had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +367. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 425 to 297 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +495. | Round 6 | ![[player photo]](/players/e/epstein_barbara.jpg)
| Hotten played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +566. | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 341 to 281 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-0, +626. | Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 444 to 333 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Savitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-0, +737. | Round 9 | ![[player photo]](/players/d/day_jesse.jpg)
| Hotten played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 339 to 345 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +731. | Round 10 | ![[player photo]](/players/f/fernando_priya.jpg)
| Hotten played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 364 to 346 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-1, +749. | Round 11 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/garner_mike.jpg)
| Hotten played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 339 to 428 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +660. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 480 to 214 (a spread of 266) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +926. Hotten is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hotten is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | Round 13 | ![[player photo]](/players/m/morris_maureen.jpg)
| Hotten played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 350 to 368 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +908. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 339 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +895. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 340 to 386 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +849. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 321 to 296 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +874. | Round 17 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/gardenswartz_nat.jpg)
| Hotten played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 329 to 366 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +837. | Round 18 | ![[player photo]](/players/d/day_jesse.jpg)
| Hotten played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and won 371 to 362 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +846. | Round 19 | ![[player photo]](/players/c/camp_patty.jpg)
| Hotten played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 484 to 377 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +953. | Round 20 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/garner_mike.jpg)
| Hotten played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 318 to 348 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +923. | Round 21 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/gibson_geoff.jpg)
| Hotten played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 347 to 380 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +890. | Round 22 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 280 to 418 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +752. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 356 to 341 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-9, +767. | Round 24 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/gibson_geoff.jpg)
| Hotten played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 374 to 357 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +784. | Round 25 | ![[player photo]](/players/m/meyerson_brenda.jpg)
| Hotten played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 392 to 329 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +847. | Round 26 | ![[player photo]](/players/f/fernando_priya.jpg)
| Hotten played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 299 to 393 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-10, +753. | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 325 to 398 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-11, +680. | Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Hotten played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 417 to 370 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Hotten had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +727. |
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