NSC 2008: Roger Cullman [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Roger Cullman, 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 10-18, -856, and is ranked #126 in Division 2.

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 Roger Cullman]

Given name(s): Roger
Surname(s): Cullman
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: Director of Scrabble in the City (June 2005- present) www.scrabbleinthecity.com
Hobbies: Creator of Scrabble Player Trading Cards; blogger at www.wordfreak.livejournal.com
Occupation: Photojournalist
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 34/111, 17-14 +306
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 92/169, 15-15 -345
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 129/134, 9.5-18.5 -600
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 82/129, 13-15 -93

Round by Round
High score: 467 Average for: 370 Average against: 401
Round 1		Cullman played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 271 to 496 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-1, -225.
Round 2		Cullman played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and lost 313 to 550 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-2, -462.
Round 3		Cullman played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 466 to 408 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-2, -404.
Round 4		Cullman played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 333 to 428 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-3, -499. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cullman played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 1-4, -507.
Round 6		Cullman played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #131. Current record: 1-5, -582.
Round 7		Cullman played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 392 to 365 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-5, -555.
Round 8		Cullman played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 286 to 400 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 2-6, -669.
Round 9		Cullman played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 390 to 342 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 3-6, -621.
Round 10		Cullman played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 413 to 272 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-6, -480.
Round 11		Cullman played #112 Matthew Silver (Westport, CT) and lost 335 to 363 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-7, -508.
Round 12		Cullman played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 389 to 307 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-7, -426. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cullman played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 329 to 364 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-8, -461.
Round 14		Cullman played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 433 to 297 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-8, -325.
Round 15		Cullman played #127 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 467 to 369 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, -227.
Round 16		Cullman played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 278 to 416 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-9, -365.
Round 17		Cullman played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 411 to 428 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-10, -382.
Round 18		Cullman played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 332 to 462 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-11, -512.
Round 19		Cullman played #92 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-12, -586.
Round 20		Cullman played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 335 to 458 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 7-13, -709.
Round 21		Cullman played #98 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 368 to 435 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 7-14, -776.
Round 22		Cullman played #51 Larry Gradus (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 311 to 448 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7-15, -913.
Round 23		Cullman played #91 Ann Mirabito (Lakeside Village, TX) and lost 316 to 381 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7-16, -978.
Round 24		Cullman played #95 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 460 to 427 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-16, -945.
Round 25		Cullman played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 412 to 449 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 8-17, -982.
Round 26		Cullman played #6 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 449 to 325 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-17, -858.
Round 27		Cullman played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 383 to 369 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 10-17, -844.
Round 28		Cullman played #6 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) again and lost 415 to 427 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 10-18, -856.

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