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NSC 2008: Winter Zxqkj [#106]
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On this page, you will find information about
Winter Zxqkj, 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 14-14, -475, and is ranked
#58 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 Winter Zxqkj]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
| Given name(s): Winter Surname(s): Zxqkj Home: Houston, TX, United States Awards: Not a thing. Hobbies: traveling Occupation: Computer Programmer NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 43/169, 17-13 +312 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 86/87, 8-20 -1510 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 64/76, 11.5-16.5 -1079 |
Round by Round | High score: 509 Average for: 390 Average against: 407 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Evan Berofsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berofsky_evan.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 444 to 354 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +90. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rau_stephan.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 320 to 324 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +86. Zxqkj is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Steve Pellinen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pellinen_steve.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 475 to 284 (a spread of 191). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +277. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Scott Appel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 264 to 534 (a spread of -270). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +7. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Geoff Thevenot]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 337 to 421 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-3, -77. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_nigel.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 247 to 375 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -205. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Sam Kantimathi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 330 to 533 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-5, -408. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Steve Glass]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glass_steve.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 509 to 355 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-5, -254. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Webster Phillips]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phillips_webster.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 337 to 373 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-6, -290. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ira Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 406 to 358 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, -242. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Howard Pistol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pistol_howard.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 399 to 502 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-7, -345. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Robert Ellickson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/ellickson_robert.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 406 to 396 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-7, -335. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Vernon Jones]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jones_vernon.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 461 to 364 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-7, -238. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Darrell Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_darrell_3.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 404 to 424 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, -258. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #77 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 412 to 386 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-8, -232. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 464 to 420 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, -188. Zxqkj is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Seth Lipkin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lipkin_seth.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 454 to 380 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, -114. Zxqkj is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 434 to 483 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -163. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Marlon Hill]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 408 to 449 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-10, -204. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 428 to 408 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, -184. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Michael Early]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/early_mike.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 387 to 365 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, -162. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/phiphatboonserm_manop_2.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #75 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 324 to 455 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-11, -293. | Round 23 | ![[photo of David Koenig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koenig_david.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #47 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 375 to 445 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -363. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jan Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 306 to 448 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-13, -505. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Dielle Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dielle.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 460 to 402 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-13, -447. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Lester Schonbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 342 to 451 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-14, -556. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Cesar Del Solar]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/del_solar_cesar.jpg)
| Zxqkj played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 399 to 396 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-14, -553. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Jeremy Frank]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frank_jeremy.jpeg)
| Zxqkj played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 383 to 305 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 14-14, -475. |
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