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NSC 2008: Andrew Solomon [#116]
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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
Andrew Solomon, 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 17.5-10.5, +1295, and is ranked
#13 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 Andrew Solomon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/solomon_andrew.jpg)
| Given name(s): Andrew Surname(s): Solomon Home: Barrington, IL, United States Occupation: Student |
Round by Round | High score: 561 Average for: 428 Average against: 382 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Verna M Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/richards_berg_verna.jpg)
| Solomon played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and lost 395 to 424 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -29. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 464 to 362 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +73. | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Solomon played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 341 to 406 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, +8. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Robert Gillis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gillis_robert.jpeg)
| Solomon played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 398 to 292 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +114. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Lisa Slankard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/slankard_lisa_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 374 to 430 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, +58. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Harriette Lakernick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lakernick_harriette.jpeg)
| Solomon played #74 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 424 to 419 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +63. | Round 7 | ![[photo of T. C. Houlgate-West]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/houlgate-west_t_c.jpg)
| Solomon played #64 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and tied at 368. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +63. | Round 8 | ![[photo of John Karris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/karris_john.jpg)
| Solomon played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 370 to 357 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +76. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berahovich_leesa.jpg)
| Solomon played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 493 to 304 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +265. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Laura Scheimberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scheimberg_laura_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #107 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 417 to 464 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +218. | Round 11 | ![[photo of David J Engelhardt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)
| Solomon played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 301 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +373. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Judith A. Levitt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/levitt_judith_a.jpg)
| Solomon played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 445 to 453 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +365. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Cathy O'Sickey]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/o_sickey_cathy.jpg)
| Solomon played #96 Cathy Osickey (Gainesville, FL) and won 561 to 283 (a spread of 278). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +643. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 451 to 360 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +734. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
| Solomon played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 383 to 462 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +655. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Solomon played #115 Charles Smith (Durham, NC) and won 528 to 401 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +782. Solomon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Jeff Clark]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clark_jeff.jpg)
| Solomon played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 363 to 426 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +719. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Solomon played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 332 to 486 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +565. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Susi Tiekert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tiekert_susi.jpg)
| Solomon played #127 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and won 551 to 233 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +883. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Solomon played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 442 to 357 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +968. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Kay Patterson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/patterson_kay_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 410 to 524 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +854. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| Solomon played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +872. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Tony Claitor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/claitor_tony_2.jpg)
| Solomon played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 436 to 352 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +956. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Thomas Conrad]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/conrad_thomas.jpg)
| Solomon played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 444 to 454 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +946. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Solomon played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 453 to 344 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +1055. | Round 26 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Solomon played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 440 to 362 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +1133. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Mohamed Alim]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/alim_mohamed.jpg)
| Solomon played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and won 485 to 341 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +1277. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Thomas Conrad]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/conrad_thomas.jpg)
| Solomon played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) again and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +1295. |
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