2005 NSC History

2004 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 31 – August 5, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana 837 contestants.
Division One:	1.	Trey Wright	26 +1581	$25,000
	2.	David Gibson	23 +2133	$10,000
	3.	Nigel Richards	21 +1712	$5,000
Division Two:	1.	David Pearl	23 +1367	$5,000
	2.	Win Inthara	22 +955	$2,000
	3.	Kevin Fraley	21 +1416	$1,200
Division Three:	1.	Jerry Scheiten	22 +973	$2,500
	2.	Alan Kraus	21 +1517	$1,500
	3.	Kenneth Rubin	21 +910	$1,000
Division Four:	1.	Eugene Murray	27 +2383	$1,500
	2.	John Stardom	22 +856	$1,000
	3.	Travis Green	21 +1033	$750
Division Five:	1.	Ryan Barrett	25 +2003	$1,200
	2.	Asif Rahman	22 +1254	$800
	3.	Darren Johnson	21 +1137	$600
Division Six:	1.	Mel Skolnik	23 +686	$1,000
	2.	Ben Harrison	22 +1917	$700
	3.	Gebbie Gregory	20.5 +900	$500
Division Seven:	1.	Jon Rumzis	28 +3061	$800
	2.	Annie Rahman	24 +1424	$500
	3.	Jason Oppenheim	22 +1253	$300
2002 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 17-22, San Diego Concourse, San Diego, California 696 contestants.
Division One:	1.	Joel Sherman	25 +2020	$25,000
	2.	Nigel Richards	22 +1633	$10,000
	3.	Jakkrit Klaphajone	21 +1237	$5,000
Division Two:	1.	Chuck Armstrong	24 +1668	$5,000
	2.	Sal Dijamco	22 +1262	$2,000
	3.	Steve Glass	21 +1200	$1,200
Division Three:	1.	Doug Brockmeier	23 +2315	$2,500
	2.	Patrick Hodges	22 +1225	$1,500
	3.	Susi Tiekert	21.5 +815	$1,000
Division Four:	1.	Norbert Saldanha	25 +1838	$1,500
	2.	Ralph King	23 +1273	$1,000
	3.	Dave Zimmerman	21.5 +717	$750
Division Five:	1.	Scott McDougall	25 +1213	$1,200
	2.	Gina DuMez	22 +1658	$800
	3.	Angelina Scroggins	21 +1305	$600
Division Six:	1.	Dielle Saldanha	25 +1828	$1,000
	2.	Paul Haverly	23 +2055	$700
	3.	Jesse Cromer	22.5 +1336	$500
2000 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 5-10, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island 599 contestants.
Division One:	1.	Joe Edley	22 +1454	$25,000
	2.	Brian Cappelletto	22 +1342	$10,000
	3.	David Wiegand	21 +1410	$5,000
Division Two:	1.	David Johnson	25 +1992	$5,000
	2.	Bob Lundegaard	22 +781	$2,000
	3.	John Van Pelt	21 +1164	$1,200
Division Three:	1.	David Pearl	22 +1292	$2,500
	2.	Dean Cullen	22 +1245	$1,500
	3.	Dean Saldanha	21 +1162	$1,000
Division Four:	1.	Joseph Connelly	24 +1547	$1,500
	2.	Rosalind Gold	22 +1105	$1,000
	3.	Robin Torrance	21 +1470	$750
Division Five:	1.	Rob Matthews	23 +1672	$1,200
	2.	Jeff Myers	21 +1267	$800
	3.	Stella Russell	21 +1116	$600
Division Six:	1.	Connie Creed	25 +1490	$1,000
	2.	Joan Knobelsdorf	21 +1994	$700
	3.	Andrea Ross-Greene	21 +1537	$500
1998 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 8-13, Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois 544 contestants.
Division One:	1.	Brian Cappelletto	26 +2318	$25,000
	2.	Trey Wright	22 +1023	$10,000
	3.	Jere Mead	21 +913	$5,000
Division Two:	1.	Jerry Scheiten	23 +1158	$4,000
	2.	Norma Fisher	22 +874	$2,000
	3.	Joshua Silber	21 +1150	$1,200
Division Three:	1.	Ben Loiterstein	23 +1753	$1,500
	2.	Pad Badgley	22 +905	$1,000
	3.	Heather McCall	21 +753	$750
Division Four:	1.	David Pearl	22 +1894	$1,000
	2.	Joanne Hood	22 +511	$800
	3.	Kevin Schutz	21 +1679	$600
1996 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 20-25, Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion, Dallas, Texas 416 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #126)
Division One:	1.	Adam Logan, ON	24 +1613	$25,000
	2.	Marlon Hill	19 +347	$10,000
	3.	Joe Edley, NY	18 +1351	$5,000
Division Two:	1.	Tony Sim	21 +1071	$4,000
	2.	Steve Glass	19 +1029	$2,000
	3.	Richard Moyer	19 +806	$1,200
Division Three:	1.	Donald Malcolm	21 +1534	$1,500
	2.	Margaret Swanson	21 +1318	$1,000
	3.	Mark Welborn	20 +1276	$750
Division Four:	1.	Paul McCarthy	21 +1702	$1,000
	2.	Jeff Prentiss	19 +1066	$800
	3.	Michael Christophel	18.5 +1246	$60
1994 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 14-18, Universal City Hilton, Los Angeles, CA 300+ contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #109)
Division One:	1.	David Gibson, SC	23-4 +1700	$15,000
	2.	David Wiegand	19-8 +1447
	3.	Bob Lipton	19-8 +1272
Division Two:	1.	Michael Baker	20-7 +920	$2,500
	2.	John Chew	19-8 +927	$1,500
	3.	Amnon Meyers	18-9 +1140
Division Three:	1.	Carol Ravichandran	19.5-8.5 +866
	2.	Yosie Levine	19-8 +781
	3.	Mark Immerman	18-9 +1137
1992 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 9-13, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA 320 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #93)
Division One:	1.	Joe Edley, NY	22-5 +1839
	2.	Joel Wapnick	21-6 +1318
	3.	Brian Cappelletto	20-7 +1410
Division Two:	1.	Jim Geary	22-5 +1476
	2.	Scott Leifer	20-7 +912
	3.	Bob Prentiss	19.5-7.5 +1502
1990 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 5-9, Ramada Renaissance, Washington, DC 300+ contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #82)
Division One:	1.	Robert Felt		$10,000
	2.	Lester Schonbrun
	3.	Ed Halper
Division Two:	1.	Luise Shafritz	21-6 +1973
	2.	Roy Dixon	19-8 +1327
	3.	Andy Curshen	19-8 +836
1989 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 29-August 3, Penta Hotel, New York City, NY 221 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #79)
Division One:	1.	Peter Morris	21-6 +1507	$5,000
	2.	Mark Nyman	20-7 +1252
	3.	Ron Tiekert	20-7 +1180
Division Two:	1.	Jill Janovici	20-7 +1576
	2.	Tim Anglin	20-7 +486
	3.	Shirley Fliesser	19-8 +632
1988 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 31-August 5, Sands Regents Hotel/Casino, Reno, NV 323 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #76)
Division One:	1.	Robert Watson	20.5-6.5 +1355	$5,000
	2.	Peter Morris	20-7 +1378
	3.	Joel Wapnick	19-8 +1334
Division Two:	1.	Mark Landsberg	17-5 +1655
	2.	Glenn Lew	17-5 +1288
	3.	Randy Greenspan	17-5 +1137
1987 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 5-7, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV 327 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #74)
Division One:	1.	Rita Norr	17-4 +1100	$5,000
	2.	Jeremiah Mead	17-4 +1019
	3.	Chuck Armstrong	16-5 +1751
Division Two:	1.	Norma Fisher	12-9 +223
	2.	Dora Ruelle	12-9 +195
	3.	C. Acquayle	12-9 -197
Division Three:	1.	Mary Lyons	12-9 +11
	2.	Jill Janovici	12-9 -299
	3.	Julie Ashe	11.5-9.5 -336
Division Four:	1.	Abiodun Oyewale	14-7 +695
	2.	Jeff Garrett	14-7 +243
	3.	Robert Fancett	13-8 +389
1985 National SCRABBLE^® Championship July 28-31, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA 302 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #62)
Division One:	1.	Ron Tiekert	20-2 +1808	$10,000
	2.	Joe Edley	18-4 +1615
	3.	Richard Lund	18-4 +1511
	4.	Charles Armstrong	17-5 +1405
	5.	Daniel Pratt	17-5 +1215
1983 National SCRABBLE^® Championship August 10-12, Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL 32 contestants. (See SCRABBLE News #52)
	1.	Joel Wapnick	13-4 +705	$5,000
	2.	Dan Pratt	12-5 +483
	3.	Joe Edley	11.5-5.5 +323
	4.	Stephen Fisher	10-7 +473
	5.	Ed Halper	10-7 +82
1980 National SCRABBLE^® Championship November 14-16, Mirimar-Sheraton Hotel, Santa Monica, CA 32 contestants (invitational). (See SCRABBLE News #34)
	1.	Joe Edley, NY	14-3 +545	$5,000
	2.	James Neuberger	13.5-3.5 +1131
	3.	Ron Tiekert	11.5-5.5 +874
	4.	Daniel Pratt	11-6 +859
	5.	David Prinz	11-6 +459
1978 National SCRABBLE^® Championship May 19-21, Loew's Summit Hotel, New York, NY 64 contestants (invitational, Funk & Wagnalls 1973). (See SCRABBLE News #19)
	1.	David Prinz	173 credits, 10-6 avg 390	$1,500
	2.	Daniel Pratt	170 credits, 13-3 avg 401	$1,000
	3.	Mike Senkiewicz	169 credits, 11-5 avg 404	$750
	4.	Linda Gruber	162 credits, 11-5 avg 382	$650
	5.	Charles Goldstein	161 credits, 10-6 avg 397	$600

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