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August 4–9, 2006
 
 
 
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USSO 2006 Division 2 Player Roster: Detailed, Geographical
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/weisskopf_martin.jpg)  | 
Martin Weisskopf
 Age withheld, Astrophysicist 
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Rating: 1582 
Record: 279th (1985), 12th (1987), 162nd (1988), 137th (1992), 121st (1994), 54th (1996), 118th (1998), 50th (2000), 132nd (2004) 
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Home: Huntsville, AL Awards and Tournament Wins: Goddard Prize of the SPIE (2006), Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society (2004), Presidentail Rank Award (2003 
Hobbies: Playing Basketball, Watching Cubs Lose 
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Mary Ellen Weisskopf
 Age withheld, Professory of Computer Science 
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Rating: 1458 
Record: 253rd (1985), 13th (1987), 158th (1988), 122nd (1992), 128th (1994), 103th (1996), 37th (1998), 82nd (2000), 95th (2004) 
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Home: Huntsville, AL Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Watching Cubs lose 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/chaney_travis_2.jpg)  | 
Travis Chaney
 32, Fast food management 
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Rating: 1717 
Record: 16th (2002), 46th (2004), 74th (2005) 
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Home: Fort Smith, AR Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-04 Jonesboro, AR 
Hobbies: Poetry composition, collecting jazz records 
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Jim Lamerand
 59, Computer Programmer 
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Rating: 1661 
Record: 89th (1985) 
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Home: Chandler, AZ Hobbies: Chess 
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Scott Anderson
 23, Grad Student 
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Rating: 1728 
Record: 24th (2004) 
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Home: Berkeley, CA Hobbies: Vegan cooking, reading 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/golob_maddy.jpg)  | 
Maddy Golob
 Age withheld, High School Math Teacher 
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Rating: 1784 
Record: 95th (1994), 49th (2002), 23rd (2004), 92nd (2005) 
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Home: Canyon Country, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006 
Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, mahjong (takes a "g"), Jumbletime 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)  | 
Roy Kamen
 51, Sales Rep/ Shuttle Driver around Disneyland 
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Rating: 1692 
Record: 54th (1996), 114th (1998), 38th (2000), 66th (2002), 33rd (2004), 14th (2005) 
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Home: Covina, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year! 
Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/singleton_tom.jpg)  | 
Tom Singleton
 Age withheld, Accountant 
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Rating: 1747 
Record: 10th (1987), 54th (2002), 61st (2004), 81st (2005) 
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Home: Laguna Hills, CA  | 
 
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Mark Milan
 47, Softwre QA Test Engineer 
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Rating: 1654 
Record: 64th (1994), 63rd (1996), 81st (1998), 42nd (2000), 56th (2002), 135th (2004), 66th (2005) 
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Home: Laguna Niguel, CA Hobbies: Cooking, gardening 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)  | 
David Pearl
 36, Financial Planner 
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Rating: 1716 
Record: 1st (1998), 1st (2000), 43rd (2002), 1st (2004), 79th (2005) 
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Home: Long Beach, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: New Orleans d2 
Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Reading, Music, Film 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dambrosio_bruce.jpeg)  | 
Bruce D Ambrosio
 52, retired computer programmer 
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Rating: 1671 
Record: 59th (1988), 45th (1994), 17th (1996), 55th (1998), 80th (2000), 98th (2002), 164th (2004), 49th (2005) 
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Home: Los Angeles, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Southern California Scrabble Hall of Fame honoree 
Hobbies: movies, spectator sports 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)  | 
Lawren Freebody
 49, Aircraft Interiors Designer 
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Rating: 1579 
Record: 34th (1996), 4th (1998), 81st (2000), 71st (2005) 
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Home: Los Angeles, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th Pl., Div. 2, Chicago NSC 1998 
Hobbies: Digital Photography, Cooking 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/levitt_judith_a.jpg)  | 
Judy Levitt
 60, retired lawyer 
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Rating: 1747 
Record: 24th (1994), 63rd (2002), 126th (2004), 7th (2005) 
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Home: Los Angeles, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd highest game (after Mr. 770)--  756; high word - 302; tied for most bingos in one game - 7 
Hobbies: working on the revolution 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/weissman_emely.jpg)  | 
Emely Weissman
 Age withheld, Realtor 
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Rating: 1560 
Record: 37th (1978), 26th (2002), 8th (2005) 
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Home: Menlo Park, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Phi Beta Kappa, lotsa college Greek and Latin prizes 
Hobbies: Opera, ancient history 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad.jpg)  | 
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard
 16, Student 
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Rating: 1740 
Record: 28th (2005) 
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Home: Moraga, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Surviving 4 simultaneous AP classes 
Hobbies: Drums, Ultimate/Disc golf 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg)  | 
Cynthia Pughsley
 58, Computer Programmer/Customer Service Rep 
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Rating: 1602 
Record: 109th (1985), 12th (1987), 98th (1988), 38th (1989), 35th (1994), 60th (1996), 115th (1998), 93rd (2000), 117th (2002), 117th (2004), 67th (2005) 
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Home: Oakland, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Just living is my award & achievement 
Hobbies: Games - Board & Electronic 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Felix Kwok
 26, Graduate Student 
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Rating: 1584 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Palo Alto, CA  | 
 
![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Cesar Del Solar
 22, Engineer 
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Rating: 1647 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Pasadena, CA Hobbies: Guitar, music, programming, making awkward conversation-stopping comments 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/goolsby_bryan.jpg)  | 
Bryan Goolsby
 62, Retired 
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Rating: 1452 
Record: 86th (1992), 61st (2005) 
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Home: San Jose, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: none 
Hobbies: hiking, bicycling, fishing 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
John Karris
 43, Attorney 
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Rating: 1600 
Record: 14th (1996), 66th (1998), 16th (2000), 128th (2002), 30th (2004) 
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Home: San Jose, CA Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wong_rick.jpg)  | 
Rick Wong
 Age withheld, Web Development 
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Rating: 1715 
Record: 42nd (1994), 109th (1998), 19th (2000), 29th (2002), 7th (2004), 12th (2005) 
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Home: San Jose, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA AB member since 2003 
Hobbies: Geocaching 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)  | 
Kevin Rickhoff
 Age withheld, Student 
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Rating: 1659 
Record: 52nd (2004), 19th (2005) 
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Home: Saugus, CA Hobbies: Go 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/stern_alan_2.jpg)  | 
Alan Stern
 46, Courier dispatcher 
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Rating: 1665 
Record: 133rd (1985), 12th (1987), 117th (1988), 105th (1994), 57th (1996), 41st (1998), 33rd (2000), 75th (2002), 85th (2004) 
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Home: Shadow Hills, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: One half of "Highest Rated Couple" early 90's, in high school voted "Most Likely to Allow a Future 770-Point Game" 
Hobbies: Baseball, blurting out humorous one-liners, pets 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hermanson_dave.jpg)  | 
David Hermanson
 46, Technical Supervisor 
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Rating: 1698 
Record: 19th (2002), 122nd (2004) 
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Home: Temple City, CA Hobbies: Adventure travel, 3D animation 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/knapp_rachel.jpg)  | 
Rachel Knapp
 Age withheld, Accountant 
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Rating: 1667 
Record: 15th (2005) 
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Home: Tustin, CA  | 
 
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/elkins_joel.jpeg)  | 
Joel Elkins
 42, Law Student 
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Rating: 1746 
Record: 70th (1988), 12th (2000), 125th (2002), 84th (2004) 
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Home: West Hollywood, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Reigning Club 44 Champion 
Hobbies: Baseball and, oh, I don't know, Scrabble 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/brockmeier_doug_2.jpg)  | 
Doug Brockmeier
 22, Grad Student 
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Rating: 1774 
Record: 1st (2002), 2nd (2005) 
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Home: Yorba Linda, CA Hobbies: eating, reading, writing, music, movies 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/scheimberg_laura_2.jpg)  | 
Laura Scheimberg
 60, substitute teacher 
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Rating: 1715 
Record: 114th (1988), 132nd (1989), 10th (2000), 85th (2002), 123rd (2004), 30th (2005) 
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Home: Littleton, CO Hobbies: acting, portraits, reading, travel 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/day_jesse.jpg)  | 
Jesse Day
 18, Student 
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Rating: 1600 
Record: 6th (2005) 
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Home: New Haven, CT Awards and Tournament Wins: Div. D, Stamford 2005; Div. C, Cape Cod 2005; continued survival 
Hobbies: Games, Music, Reading, Frisbee, Random trivia 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Robert Quigley
 19, Student, Gardener 
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Rating: 1596 
First-time competitor 
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Home: New Haven, CT Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Music 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Terry Kang
 Age withheld, Attorney, writer, aspiring Jeopardy contestant 
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Rating: 1442 
Record: 5th (2002), 169th (2004) 
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Home: Newington, CT Awards and Tournament Wins: Most frequently "Winterized." 
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis. 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)  | 
Alyssa Faria
 31, occupation withheld 
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Rating: 1644 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Washington, DC  | 
 
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/popper_richard.jpg)  | 
Richard Popper
 54, Attorney 
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Rating: 1547 
Record: 118th (2004), 41st (2005) 
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Home: Wilmington, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004 
Hobbies: Bridge 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)  | 
Steve Glass
 52, Realtor/Loan Officer/Tax Preparer 
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Rating: 1760 
Record: 2nd (1996), 9th (1998), 3rd (2002), 63rd (2004), 10th (2005) 
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Home: Dade City, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-09 Albuquerque, NM; 2003-10 Hudson, OH; 2004-11 Dallas, TX 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Carl Stocker
 74, emeritus professor 
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Rating: 1732 
Record: 48th (1978), 20th (1980), 86th (1985), 10th (1987), 109th (1988), 93rd (1990), 50th (1992), 78th (1994), 47th (1996), 20th (1998), 83rd (2000), 19th (2002), 165th (2004) 
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Home: Miami, FL Hobbies: piano, tennis, computers,photography 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)  | 
Howard Pistol
 49, Finance 
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Rating: 1720 
Record: 11th (1990), 156th (1992), 96th (1994), 21st (1996), 17th (1998), 46th (2000), 52nd (2002), 114th (2004) 
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Home: Oakland Park, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-05 Tampa Bay, FL 
Hobbies: Travel 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/felman_robert.jpg)  | 
Robert Felman
 47, Gastroenterologist 
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Rating: 1629 
Record: 55th (2004), 76th (2005) 
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Home: Venice, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: Div2 Melrose 2000, Fellow Amer Coll Gastroenterology 
Hobbies: Clarinet, Tennis, Woodworking 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)  | 
Dave Leifer
 60, Corporate Tax Director 
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Rating: 1660 
Record: 134th (1988), 81st (1989), 59th (1990), 20th (1992), 15th (1994), 71st (1996), 122nd (1998), 11th (2000), 35th (2002), 45th (2004), 40th (2005) 
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Home: Alpharetta, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation 
Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)  | 
Cynthia Seales
 58, BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH 
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Rating: 1513 
Record: 15th (1994), 38th (1996), 120th (1998), 10th (2000), 23rd (2002), 72nd (2004), 69th (2005) 
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Home: Stone Mountain, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003 
Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/smith_ray.jpg)  | 
Ray Smith
 47, Computer specialist 
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Rating: 1785 
Record: 120th (1998), 69th (2000), 4th (2005) 
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Home: Tucker, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-01 Rome, GA; 2003-09, 2004-09 Atlanta, GA; 2004-05 Athens, GA 
Hobbies: Pinball, walking, computers 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/heidler_greg.jpg)  | 
Greg Heidler
 49, attorney 
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Rating: 1728 
Record: 9th (1987), 11th (1992), 14th (1994), 14th (1998), 13th (2000), 37th (2002), 4th (2004), 65th (2005) 
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Home: Waialua, HI Hobbies: tennis 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mallick_dave.jpeg)  | 
David Mallick
 31, Editor 
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Rating: 1667 
Record: 88th (2000), 108th (2002), 157th (2004) 
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Home: Andover, MA Hobbies: Live music, foreign languages 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/horowitz_arnie.jpeg)  | 
Arnie Horowitz
 53, social worker 
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Rating: 1625 
Record: 145th (1985), 12th (1987), 116th (1989), 98th (1990), 103th (1992), 131st (1994), 82nd (1996), 56th (1998), 26th (2000), 95th (2002), 141st (2004), 104th (2005) 
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Home: Framingham, MA Hobbies: crossword puzzles, basketball, poker 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg)  | 
Seth Lipkin
 43, Co-owner of software development company 
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Rating: 1616 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Hopkinton, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters 
Hobbies: Spreading self thin 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/loiterstein_ben.jpeg)  | 
Ben Greenwood
 Age withheld, Educator 
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Rating: 1604 
Record: 8th (1996), 1st (1998), 11th (2000), 86th (2002), 19th (2004), 16th (2005) 
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Home: Lexington, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1998 NSC Division 3 Winner. 
Hobbies: Scrabble 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gardenswartz_nat.jpg)  | 
Nat Gardenswartz
 17, Student 
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Rating: 1601 
Record: 1st (2005) 
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Home: Newton, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005 Division 5 Winner at Nationals, 2006 Division B winner at BAT, Bronfman Fellow, 2003 Olympiyeda at the Technion, Be 
Hobbies: Reading, Learning, Socializing, Creative writing, Journalism, Discussing Philosophy 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/horn_judy.jpeg)  | 
Judy Horn
 63, Retired 
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Rating: 1653 
Record: 37th (1990), 58th (1994), 39th (1998), 93rd (2000), 13th (2002), 36th (2004) 
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Home: Readin, MA Hobbies: Travel, Mah Jongg 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/horn_joel.jpeg)  | 
Joel Horn
 49, Computer engineer 
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Rating: 1731 
Record: 172nd (1988), 155th (1990), 88th (1992), 119th (1998), 83rd (2000), 44th (2002), 98th (2004) 
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Home: Reading, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY 
Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/patterson_elaine.jpeg)  | 
Elaine Patterson
 Age withheld, retired medical assistant 
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Rating: 1655 
Record: 122nd (1985), 12th (1987), 99th (1988), 66th (1989), 56th (1990), 66th (1992), 110th (1994), 41st (1996), 56th (1998), 87th (2000), 63rd (2002), 39th (2004), 59th (2005) 
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Home: Stoughton, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Won BAT tournament twice 2nd Division 
Hobbies: movies, reading, travel 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/fidler_mark.jpg)  | 
Mark Fidler
 Age withheld, teacher 
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Rating: 1701 
Record: 206th (1985), 80th (1989), 65th (1990), 60th (1992), 37th (1994), 37th (1996), 112th (1998), 45th (2000), 91st (2002), 51st (2004), 44th (2005) 
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Home: Waltham, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Place, Arizona Books Awards (children's lit), 2005 for The Call of Sagarmatha; 1st place, Scr. Div 1, Orange CT 2002 
Hobbies: writing, golf, cycling, reading 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)  | 
David Engelhardt
 54, Administrative Manager 
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Rating: 1576 
Record: 225th (1985), 25th (1998), 35th (2000), 45th (2002), 16th (2004), 27th (2005) 
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Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-03 York, PA 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/patterson_kay.jpeg)  | 
Kay Patterson
 62, piano teacher 
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Rating: 1608 
Record: 58th (2000), 50th (2002), 107th (2004) 
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Home: Columbia, MD Hobbies: movies, travel, opera 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cohen_joanne.jpg)  | 
Joanne Cohen
 59, foreign language teacher 
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Rating: 1618 
Record: 39th (1985), 39th (1989), 73rd (1990), 82nd (1992), 136th (2004) 
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Home: Owings Mills, MD Hobbies: reading;  world travel 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)  | 
Diana Grosman
 59, Office Administrator 
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Rating: 1533 
Record: 67th (1985), 115th (1989), 127th (1990), 94th (1992), 41st (2000), 75th (2002), 70th (2004) 
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Home: Reisterstown, MD Hobbies: Reading, bowling, crossword puzzles 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/knapp_stephen.jpg)  | 
Stephen Knapp
 48, occupation withheld 
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Rating: 1699 
Record: 28th (2004), 64th (2005) 
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Home: Battle Creek, MI  | 
 
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/shambach_mason.jpg)  | 
Mason Shambach
 57, Pastor 
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Rating: 1701 
Record: 16th (2000), 61st (2002), 74th (2004), 88th (2005) 
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Home: Battle Creek, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion 
Hobbies: Swimming 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pianowski_scott.jpeg)  | 
Scott Pianowski
 37, Web Journalist 
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Rating: 1695 
Record: 33rd (2000), 33rd (2002), 82nd (2004) 
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Home: Berkley, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-04 Farmington, MI; 2000-07 Milan Invitational 
Hobbies: Music, most sports, poker, roto, hanging with Kit 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/clark_jeff.jpg)  | 
Jeff Clark
 49, engineer 
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Rating: 1560 
Record: 230th (1985), 27th (2000), 53rd (2002), 11th (2004), 102th (2005) 
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Home: Linden, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-02 Columbus, OH 
Hobbies: backgammon, running, poker, waterskiing 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/ravichandran_carol.jpg)  | 
Carol Ravichandran
 45, District Administrator 
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Rating: 1596 
Record: 1st (1994), 32nd (1996), 104th (1998), 84th (2000), 109th (2002), 149th (2004), 107th (2005) 
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Home: Northville, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002 Director of the Year, Div 3 Winner 1994 Nationals 
Hobbies: Gardening, Golf, Jigsaw Puzzles, Word Puzzles 
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![[no photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/u/unknown_player.gif)  | 
Bob Enszer
 64, Retired Chemistry/Biology Teacher 
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Rating: 1625 
Record: 151st (1985), 108th (1988), 28th (1989), 49th (1990), 45th (1992), 99th (1996), 70th (2002), 28th (2004), 72nd (2005) 
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Home: Saginaw, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Some Teacher Awards, Who's Who Among American Teachers 
Hobbies: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of SVSU; gardening 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)  | 
Jeff Fiszbein
 49, clinical pharmacist 
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Rating: 1673 
Record: 33rd (2002), 87th (2004), 55th (2005) 
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Home: South Lyon, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004 Arden Cup Div B winner 
Hobbies: baseball, basketball, Frisbee golf, philately 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dustin_carol.jpeg)  | 
Carol Dustin
 57, typesetter 
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Rating: 1494 
Record: 75th (1996), 54th (2000), 15th (2002), 68th (2004), 97th (2005) 
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Home: Minneapolis, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble Club Director; Holder of Club 42's record high play at 302 points (COEQUATE) 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hay_anne.jpeg)  | 
Anne Hay
 Age withheld, retired 
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Rating: 1496 
Record: 93rd (1985), 12th (1987), 42nd (1988), 122nd (1990), 63rd (1992), 40th (1994), 65th (1996), 84th (1998), 87th (2000), 116th (2002), 105th (2005) 
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Home: Raleigh, NC Hobbies: reading 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/martin_jeff.jpg)  | 
Jeff Martin
 50, Control System Software 
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Rating: 1542 
Record: 16th (2002), 128th (2004), 3rd (2005) 
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Home: Albuquerque, NM Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/schultz_wallace.jpg)  | 
Wallace Schultz
 50, artist/teacher 
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Rating: 1647 
Record: 61st (2004), 13th (2005) 
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Home: Las Vegas, NM Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place (Lubbock 2003, Phoenix 2004, York 2004, Phoenix 2005) 
Hobbies: hiking, photography, computer graphics, movies, reading, music, speaking truth to power 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/shafritz_luise.jpg)  | 
Luise Shafritz
 66, retired puppeteer, actress, writer 
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Rating: 1575 
Record: 17th (1989), 1st (1990), 64th (1992), 73rd (1996), 87th (1998), 17th (2000), 59th (2004) 
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Home: Las Vegas, NV Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Senior Champion, winner 1990 Open Division, Hall of Famer 
Hobbies: quilting, bridge, travel 
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Carlene Wallis
 60, retired 
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Rating: 1656 
Record: 27th (1996), 52nd (1998), 107th (2000), 34th (2002), 64th (2005) 
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Home: Sparks, NV Hobbies: gardening, fishing, poker 
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David Goodman
 45, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist 
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Rating: 1650 
Record: 50th (1998), 12th (2000), 90th (2002), 21st (2004) 
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Home: Albany, NY Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Movies, Crossword Puzzles, Cats 
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Diane Firstman
 43, Demographic analyst 
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Rating: 1742 
Record: 79th (1996), 103th (2000), 77th (2002), 91st (2004), 73rd (2005) 
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Home: Brooklyn, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Survived to this point 
Hobbies: Baseball humorist/blogger/researcher 
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Heather Drumm
 60, Organist, piano teacher 
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Rating: 1557 
Record: 34th (2000), 42nd (2002) 
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Home: Clinton, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Great Books Essay Contest grand prize winner, 1964 
Hobbies: Reading, singing oratorio 
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Mark Przybyszewski
 41, credit counselor 
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Rating: 1743 
Record: 164th (1988), 64th (1989), 40th (1990), 39th (1992), 26th (1994), 101th (1998), 73rd (2000), 48th (2002), 142nd (2004), 18th (2005) 
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Home: Depew, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: former Mensa member 
Hobbies: karaoke, puzzles, collecting casino memorabilia 
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Rose Kreiswirth
 68, Retired Mental Health Clinic Administrator 
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Rating: 1703 
Record: 82nd (1985), 12th (1987), 60th (1988), 15th (1989), 44th (1990), 70th (1992), 77th (1994), 86th (1998), 69th (2000), 86th (2002), 131st (2004) 
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Home: East Northport, NY Hobbies: Reading....Puzzles....Mah Jongg....Volunteer work 
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Debbie Stegman
 44, Human Resources Executive 
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Rating: 1756 
Record: 17th (2000), 81st (2002), 89th (2004), 50th (2005) 
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Home: Kew Gardens, NY  | 
 
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Joan Kelly
 65, Retired Director of Special Education 
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Rating: 1539 
Record: 6th (2000), 13th (2002), 56th (2004), 43rd (2005) 
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Home: Middletown, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Ph. D. - Columbia Univeristy (School of Psychology) 
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Paul Avrin
 63, retired HS math teacher 
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Rating: 1612 
Record: 27th (1978), 57th (1985), 13th (1987), 143rd (1988), 135th (1989), 60th (1990), 23rd (1992), 97th (1994), 15th (1996), 94th (1998), 49th (2000), 96th (2002), 133rd (2004), 83rd (2005) 
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Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) 
Hobbies: travel, sports, gym 
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Jeremy Frank
 37, Court Reporter 
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Rating: 1717 
Record: 63rd (2000), 104th (2002), 43rd (2004), 74th (2005) 
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Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Top 50 in 2005 
Hobbies: Sports, travel, reading 
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Stuart Goldman
 76, retired teacher 
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Rating: 1663 
Record: 35th (1978), 11th (1983), 146th (1985), 14th (1987), 18th (1988), 44th (1989), 89th (1990), 6th (1992), 56th (1994), 67th (1996), 78th (1998), 78th (2000), 89th (2002), 31st (2005) 
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Home: Riverhead, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble senior hall of fame 
Hobbies: puzzles 
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Ted Rosen
 58, Newspaper Copy Editor 
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Rating: 1722 
Record: 68th (1985), 11th (1987), 25th (1988), 72nd (1989), 124th (1990), 92nd (1992), 69th (1994), 88th (1996), 75th (1998), 65th (2000), 83rd (2002), 153rd (2004), 11th (2005) 
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Home: Rochester, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Prizes in art shows at national, international level, also Williamsville Art Society Shows 
Hobbies: Painting, collecting classical records, reading, running, fishing (with rod and reel). 
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Eric Goldstein
 Age withheld, occupation withheld 
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Rating: 1640 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Scarsdale, NY  | 
 
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Daniel Stock
 47, Generic Computer Nerd 
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Rating: 1691 
Record: 16th (1996), 15th (1998), 37th (2000), 15th (2004) 
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Home: Rocky River, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-12 Farmington, MI; Found highest known theoretically possible OSPD Scrabble play 
Hobbies: Running, canoeing 
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Carl Johnson
 24, Editorial Agent 
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Rating: 1665 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Beaverton, OR Hobbies: Musicology, Symphonic Composition, Reading, Java Programming, Coin Collecting, Poker 
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Ruth Hamilton
 62, Information Technology Analyst 
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Rating: 1685 
Record: 9th (1987), 80th (1988), 118th (1989), 109th (1990), 154th (1992), 18th (1996), 24th (1998), 56th (2000), 15th (2002), 94th (2005) 
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Home: Lake Oswego, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year 
Hobbies: Reading, Needlework 
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Betty Cornelison
 72, Retired 
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Rating: 1470 
Record: 12th (1994), 58th (1996), 87th (1998), 57th (2000), 60th (2002), 98th (2004), 1st (2005) 
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Home: Portland, OR Hobbies: entering recipe contests, volunteer teach botanical garden 
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Noel Livermore
 53, Realtor(R) 
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Rating: 1707 
Record: 172nd (1990), 119th (1992), 27th (1998), 25th (2000), 35th (2002), 42nd (2004) 
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Home: Easton, PA Hobbies: Photography, ping-pong 
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Steve Oliger
 57, Retired Electronics Technician 
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Rating: 1660 
Record: 9th (1987), 40th (1988), 99th (1989), 112th (1992), 100th (1994), 104th (1996), 97th (1998), 97th (2000), 85th (2002), 71st (2004), 80th (2005) 
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Home: Holtwood, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN 
Hobbies: music, travel, reading, writing, computers 
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Gerry Greenside
 61, Marketing 
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Rating: 1629 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Myrtle Beach, SC Awards and Tournament Wins: Former Prof Baseball Player, 3 Time National Age Bracket Handball Champ 
Hobbies: Handball, Movies, Dining Out 
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Jonn Dalton
 Age withheld, software engineering 
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Rating: 1545 
Record: 18th (2000), 73rd (2002), 161st (2004), 79th (2005) 
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Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: drawing, laying tiles, bingo 
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Orry Swift
 19, Student 
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Rating: 1785 
First-time competitor 
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Home: Dayton, TX Hobbies: Video Games, Basketball, Anime 
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Cheryl Tyler
 52, Physician 
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Rating: 1656 
Record: 117th (1998), 65th (2000), 58th (2002), 160th (2004), 45th (2005) 
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Home: Lubbock, TX Hobbies: games, reading, animal rescue 
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Matt DeWaelsche
 46, Librarian/Archivist 
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Rating: 1649 
Record: 12th (1987), 186th (1988), 125th (1990), 102th (1992), 63rd (1994), 14th (1996), 106th (1998), 68th (2000), 83rd (2002), 101th (2004) 
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Home: San Antonio, TX Hobbies: reading, movies 
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Vince Castellano
 Age withheld, Software Engineer 
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Rating: 1717 
Record: 34th (2000), 99th (2002), 171st (2004), 46th (2005) 
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Home: Fairfax, VA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do (WTF) 
Hobbies: Music Physics Taw Kwon Do 
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Rebecca Slivka
 45, Computer consultant 
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Rating: 1627 
Record: 105th (2004), 75th (2005) 
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Home: Seattle, WA Hobbies: Bicycling, Bicycle Advocacy, Travel 
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Siri Tillekeratne
 64, Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer 
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Rating: 1549 
Record: 151st (1988), 54th (1992), 101th (1994), 68th (1996), 36th (1998), 90th (2000), 130th (2002), 139th (2004), 63rd (2005) 
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Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA Director of the Year 1996, Canadian Sportsmanship Award in Scrabble, 2005 
Hobbies: Reading, Country Music 
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Dielle Saldanha
 17, student 
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Rating: 1792 
Record: 1st (2002), 9th (2004), 84th (2005) 
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Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st  place- div 6, 2002 NSC; div 2, Portland 2005 
Hobbies: field hockey, shopping, running, reading 
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Chris Williams
 36, Underachiever 
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Rating: 1698 
Record: 5th (2005) 
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Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Hobbies: Mathematics, reading, computer games, vegetating 
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Carl Madden
 31, Restaurant Owner 
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Rating: 1625 
Record: 31st (1998), 36th (2000), 24th (2005) 
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Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: Baseball, Online gaming, 
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Jan Mills
 Age withheld, accountant 
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Rating: 1736 
Record: 20th (1983), 41st (1985), 11th (1987), 93rd (1988), 61st (1989), 64th (1990), 90th (1992), 53rd (1994), 31st (1996), 66th (1998), 32nd (2000), 52nd (2002), 35th (2004), 54th (2005) 
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Home: Georgetown, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place Boston Premier in my prime; 4th place Super Stars; Two superb children; Two amazing grandchildren 
Hobbies: hiking, crossword puzzles, dancing 
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Jason Ubeika
 31, Tax Accountant 
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Rating: 1417 
Record: 68th (2004), 28th (2005) 
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Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: BMath, MAcc, CA, CPA, undisputed Ubeika family Scrabble champion 
Hobbies: Bowling, baseball, volleyball, golf 
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Tim Anglin
 Age withheld, retired 
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Rating: 1678 
Record: 11th (1987), 19th (1988), 2nd (1989), 113th (1990), 9th (1994), 64th (1996), 96th (1998), 68th (2000), 82nd (2002), 51st (2004), 25th (2005) 
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Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City, Buffalo, Bozeman, Alaska Cruise, Mississauga, Daytona 
Hobbies: flyfishing 
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![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/panitch_max_2.jpg)  | 
Max Panitch
 31, student 
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Rating: 1764 
Record: 103th (2002), 13th (2004) 
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Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: photography, baseball 
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Thavach T
 61, University Professor 
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Rating: 1694 
Record: 117th (1994), 28th (2000), 106th (2002), 85th (2004), 32nd (2005) 
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Home: Bangkok, Thailand Hobbies: Scrabble 
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Arun Methaset
 Age withheld, Management Executive 
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Rating: 1691 
Record: 125th (1988), 114th (1989), 122nd (1994), 98th (1996), 60th (2000), 37th (2002), 38th (2005) 
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Home: Bangkok, AB, Thailand Hobbies: Chess 
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