August 4–9, 2006
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USSO 2006 Division 2 Player Roster: Detailed, By Rating
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stephen Knapp
48, occupation withheld
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Rating: 1699
Record: 28th (2004), 64th (2005)
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Home: Battle Creek, MI |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rachel Knapp
Age withheld, Accountant
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Rating: 1667
Record: 15th (2005)
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Home: Tustin, CA |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Alyssa Faria
31, occupation withheld
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Rating: 1644
First-time competitor
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Home: Washington, DC |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Felix Kwok
26, Graduate Student
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Rating: 1584
First-time competitor
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Home: Palo Alto, CA |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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