NSC 2008: Dennis Taylor [#125]

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On this page, you will find information about Dennis Taylor, 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 15-13, +426, and is ranked #41 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
	Given name(s): Dennis Surname(s): Taylor Home: Lighthouse Point, FL, United States Hobbies: Movies, pool Occupation: Retired NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 142/149, 9.5-15.5 -885 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 142/149, 9.5-15.5 -885 NSC 2005 Division: 2 NSC 2005 Rank: 99/108, 10-18 -607

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 390 Average against: 375
Round 1		Taylor played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 434 to 345 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +89.
Round 2		Taylor played #2 David Abolafia (Sarasota, FL) and lost 417 to 421 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +85.
Round 3		Taylor played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 463 to 315 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +233.
Round 4		Taylor played #87 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 343 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +290.
Round 5		Taylor played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 423 to 350 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +363.
Round 6		Taylor played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +369.
Round 7		Taylor played #106 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 385 to 392 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +362.
Round 8		Taylor played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 353 to 499 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +216.
Round 9		Taylor played #113 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 389 to 329 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +276.
Round 10		Taylor played #135 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 466 to 293 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +449.
Round 11		Taylor played #42 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 438 to 390 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +497.
Round 12		Taylor played #130 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 345 to 289 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +553.
Round 13		Taylor played #31 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 344 to 348 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +549.
Round 14		Taylor played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 388 to 444 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +493.
Round 15		Taylor played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 403 to 363 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +533.
Round 16		Taylor played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 460 to 332 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +661.
Round 17		Taylor played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 407 to 421 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +647.
Round 18		Taylor played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 347 to 442 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +552.
Round 19		Taylor played #47 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and lost 322 to 332 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +542.
Round 20		Taylor played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 531 to 237 (a spread of 294). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +836.
Round 21		Taylor played #10 Verna Berg Richards (Manhattan, NY) and lost 381 to 409 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +808.
Round 22		Taylor played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 393 to 358 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-9, +843.
Round 23		Taylor played #19 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 310 to 424 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +729.
Round 24		Taylor played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +755.
Round 25		Taylor played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 331 to 397 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +689.
Round 26		Taylor played #107 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 241 to 454 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, +476.
Round 27		Taylor played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 366 to 422 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, +420.
Round 28		Taylor played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 402 to 396 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +426.

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