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NSC 2008: Frank Tangredi [#99]
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As of 11:00 P.M. ET Thursday, additional photos have been posted for rounds 27 and 28.
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On this page, you will find information about
Frank Tangredi, who is competing
at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 9.5-18.5, -826, and is ranked
#99 in Division 1.
Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player,
statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America,
a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament,
and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.
Background Information | ![[photo of Frank Tangredi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tangredi_frank_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Frank Surname(s): Tangredi Home: West Babylon, NY, United States Awards: winning my division at BAT every 16 years; $32K winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hobbies: acting; singing; anagrams; creating elaborate trivia games Occupation: Social Studies Textbook Editor And Emerging Playwright NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 62/172, 16-14 +388 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 50/87, 13.5-14.5 -462 |
Round by Round | High score: 470 Average for: 382 Average against: 414 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 278 to 457 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -179. | Round 2 | ![[photo of J. Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/epstein_j_paul.jpg)
| Tangredi played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 371 to 512 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -320. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg)
| Tangredi played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -316. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dielle.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 377 to 531 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -470. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jeremy Frank]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frank_jeremy.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 417 to 376 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -429. | Round 6 | ![[photo of David Weisberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weisberg_david.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 375 to 434 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -488. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mark Milan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milan_mark.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 365 to 389 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -512. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Tangredi played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 470 to 408 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -450. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Tangredi played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-6, -481. | Round 10 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and tied at 335. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -481. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 366 to 471 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -586. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Craig Rowland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rowland_craig_2.jpg)
| Tangredi played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 286 to 405 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -705. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 389 to 401 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3.5-9.5, -717. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Michael Baker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 384 to 426 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -759. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jeremy Cahnmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cahnmann_jeremy.jpg)
| Tangredi played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 365 to 427 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3.5-11.5, -821. | Round 16 | | Tangredi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -771. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Chuck Armstrong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/armstrong_chuck.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 402 to 415 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4.5-12.5, -784. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mike Paxson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paxson_mike.jpg)
| Tangredi played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4.5-13.5, -802. | Round 19 | ![[photo of David Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
| Tangredi played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 459 to 370 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-13.5, -713. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
| Tangredi played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 356 to 423 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-14.5, -780. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
| Tangredi played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 342 to 409 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-15.5, -847. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Ira Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-16.5, -934. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kreiswirth_rose_3.jpg)
| Tangredi played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 346 to 438 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-17.5, -1026. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Alyssa Faria]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/faria_alyssa.jpg)
| Tangredi played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 409 to 446 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-18.5, -1063. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Jon Shreve]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shreve_jon.jpg)
| Tangredi played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 441 to 365 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6.5-18.5, -987. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Randy Hersom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hersom_randy.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 412 to 358 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7.5-18.5, -933. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schoneboom_marjorie.jpeg)
| Tangredi played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 415 to 313 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8.5-18.5, -831. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kreiswirth_rose_3.jpg)
| Tangredi played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) again and won 422 to 417 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -826. |
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