NSC 2008: Glenda Short [#111]

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On this page, you will find information about Glenda Short, 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, +341, and is ranked #60 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 Glenda Short]

Given name(s): Glenda
Surname(s): Short
Home: Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Awards: Highest rated female Scrabble player in Oklahoma
Hobbies: Movies, TV, Cooking, Travel, Puzzles and Games
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 5/90, 18-9 +685
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 25/106, 15.5-11.5 +464
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 86/151, 15-16 -33
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 17/122, 19-12 +195
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/136, 14-17 +214
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/139, 18-12 +713
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 30/134, 16-12 +620
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 71/129, 13.5-14.5 +33

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 395 Average against: 383
Round 1		Short played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 335 to 436 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2		Short played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 287 to 338 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-2, -152.
Round 3		Short played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 404 to 375 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-2, -123.
Round 4		Short played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 398 to 434 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-3, -159.
Round 5		Short played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 441 to 365 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-3, -83.
Round 6		Short played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 349 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, -8.
Round 7		Short played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 324 to 511 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-4, -195.
Round 8		Short played #93 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 388 to 396 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-5, -203.
Round 9		Short played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-6, -254.
Round 10		Short played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-6, -232.
Round 11		Short played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 441 to 389 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-6, -180.
Round 12		Short played #64 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 429 to 398 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -149.
Round 13		Short played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 447 to 457 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-7, -159.
Round 14		Short played #122 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 366 to 437 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-8, -230.
Round 15		Short played #29 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 492 to 277 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, -15.
Round 16		Short played #30 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 362 to 403 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-9, -56.
Round 17		Short played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 423 to 435 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-10, -68.
Round 18		Short played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 438 to 317 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-10, +53.
Round 19		Short played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 303 to 378 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-11, -22.
Round 20		Short played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 311 to 411 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-12, -122.
Round 21		Short played #108 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 375 to 298 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-12, -45.
Round 22		Short played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, -86.
Round 23		Short played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 318 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-13, +10.
Round 24		Short played #71 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 449 to 416 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, +43.
Round 25		Short played #88 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 375 to 417 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-14, +1.
Round 26		Short played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 504 to 328 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-14, +177.
Round 27		Short played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 419 to 373 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-14, +223.
Round 28		Short played #96 Cathy Osickey (Gainesville, FL) and won 399 to 281 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-14, +341.

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