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NSC 2008: James Henderson [#59]
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On this page, you will find information about
James Henderson, 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 12-16, -305, and is ranked
#103 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 James Henderson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/henderson_james.jpg)
| Given name(s): James Surname(s): Henderson Home: Somes Bar, CA, United States Occupation: Biologist |
Round by Round | High score: 456 Average for: 370 Average against: 381 | Round 1 | ![[photo of David Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_david.jpeg)
| Henderson played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 361 to 291 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +70. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Matthew Silver]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/silver_matthew.jpg)
| Henderson played #112 Matthew Silver (Westport, CT) and lost 289 to 434 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -75. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Martin Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weisskopf_martin.jpg)
| Henderson played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 338 to 356 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, -93. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Rick Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_rick.jpg)
| Henderson played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 357 to 352 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -88. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mary Capalbi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/capalbi_mary.jpg)
| Henderson played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 363 to 325 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-2, -50. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_joanne.jpg)
| Henderson played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 333 to 353 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, -70. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Jack Eichenbaum]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eichenbaum_jack.jpeg)
| Henderson played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 456 to 381 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +5. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Robert Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillis_robert.jpeg)
| Henderson played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 359 to 412 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-4, -48. | Round 9 | ![[photo of David Weiss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weiss_david_3.jpg)
| Henderson played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 335 to 368 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-5, -81. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Elspeth Abbate]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/abbate_elspeth.jpg)
| Henderson played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 416 to 294 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +41. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Brett Haughney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/haughney_brett.jpg)
| Henderson played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 368 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, +71. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Timothy Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
| Henderson played #5 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 522 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-6, -166. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)
| Henderson played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 299 to 384 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -251. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Henderson played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 344 to 372 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-8, -279. | Round 15 | ![[photo of David Hermanson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hermanson_dave.jpg)
| Henderson played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 419 to 317 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-8, -177. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Mary A. Lyons]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lyons_mary_a.jpg)
| Henderson played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 408 to 394 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-8, -163. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| Henderson played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-8, -66. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Henderson played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 439 to 351 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, +22. Henderson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 19 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
| Henderson played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 376 to 387 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +11. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Adrian Mannella]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/manella_adrian.jpeg)
| Henderson played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 400 to 417 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-10, -6. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Thavachai Thivavarnvongs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thivavarnvong_thavachai.jpeg)
| Henderson played #126 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 408 to 482 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-11, -80. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
| Henderson played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 349 to 412 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-12, -143. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Diane Firstman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/firstman_diane.jpg)
| Henderson played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 290 to 397 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-13, -250. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Anne Hay]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hay_anne.jpeg)
| Henderson played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 437 to 365 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-13, -178. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Rebecca Lambert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lambert_rebecca.jpg)
| Henderson played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 341 to 384 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, -221. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Glenda Short]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/short_glenda.jpg)
| Henderson played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 328 to 504 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-15, -397. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Tim Michaels]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/michaels_tim.jpg)
| Henderson played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 455 to 358 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -300. | Round 28 | ![[photo of David Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_david.jpeg)
| Henderson played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) again and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-16, -305. |
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