Denise Mahnken [#54] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Denise Mahnken, 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. Mahnken currently has a record of 14-14, -479, and is ranked #51 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): Denise Surname(s): Mahnken Home: Long Beach, NY, United States Age: 54 Awards: Scrabble record: biggest spread between rating(990) and performance rating (1906) 2004 Corona, Queens Hobbies: Cribbage, Bowling, Movie Buff Occupation: Teacher of Deaf

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	18-17 (0.514)
Past 1-12 months	7-4 (0.636)	WWW L W L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	4-5 (0.444)	W LLL WW LL W
Past 25-36 months	5-5 (0.500)	LLL WW L WWW L
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 345 Average against: 362
Round 1		Mahnken played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 374 to 328 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2		Mahnken played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 329 to 465 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -90.
Round 3		Mahnken played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 405 to 373 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Muhich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -58.
Round 4		Mahnken played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 340 to 376 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, -94.
Round 5		Mahnken played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 302 to 338 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-3, -130.
Round 6		Mahnken played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 312 to 410 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, -228.
Round 7		Mahnken played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 279 to 446 (a spread of -167) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mahnken’s record vs. Savitt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-5, -395.
Round 8		Mahnken played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 353 to 330 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Lossing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -372.
Round 9		Mahnken played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and lost 379 to 434 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-6, -427.
Round 10		Mahnken played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 297 to 390 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-7, -520.
Round 11		Mahnken played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 269 to 403 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-8, -654.
Round 12		Mahnken played #66 Renee Peters (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 348 to 345 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-8, -651.
Round 13		Mahnken played #84 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and lost 318 to 390 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Spalding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-9, -723.
Round 14		Mahnken played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and lost 260 to 330 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-10, -793.
Round 15		Mahnken played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and won 300 to 238 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-10, -731.
Round 16		Mahnken played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 496 to 299 (a spread of 197) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Muhich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-10, -534.
Round 17		Mahnken played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 401 to 369 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-10, -502.
Round 18		Mahnken played #66 Renee Peters (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 432 to 281 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, -351.
Round 19		Mahnken played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 380 to 270 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, -241.
Round 20		Mahnken played #8 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 351 to 323 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Blackman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, -213.
Round 21		Mahnken played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 418 to 410 (a spread of 8) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BOZEMAN, MT Mahnken’s record vs. Levine in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LWLWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, -205.
Round 22		Mahnken played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 341 to 391 (a spread of -50) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: PRAGUE, BUDAPEST TOURNAMENT Mahnken’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLWL. 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: #53. Current record: 11-11, -255.
Round 23		Mahnken played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 312 to 427 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-12, -370.
Round 24		Mahnken played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 209 to 479 (a spread of -270) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-13, -640.
Round 25		Mahnken played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 349 to 327 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-13, -618.
Round 26		Mahnken played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 288 to 368 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-14, -698.
Round 27		Mahnken played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 473 to 304 (a spread of 169) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-14, -529.
Round 28		Mahnken played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 341 to 291 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, -479.

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