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NSC 2008: Timothy Bottorff [#10]
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On this page, you will find information about
Timothy Bottorff, 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, -218, and is ranked
#61 in Division 4.
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 Timothy Bottorff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bottorff_timothy.jpg)
| Given name(s): Timothy Surname(s): Bottorff Home: Orlando, FL, United States Occupation: Librarian |
Round by Round | High score: 504 Average for: 373 Average against: 381 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Cynthia Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_cynthia_2.jpg)
| Bottorff played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 434 to 308 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +126. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Trish Harrop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrop_trish.jpg)
| Bottorff played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 368 to 340 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +154. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Fran Shaw]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shaw_fran.jpg)
| Bottorff played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 385 to 382 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +157. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Ruth Patrick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/patrick_ruth.jpg)
| Bottorff played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 442 to 387 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +212. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Mary Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/becker_mary.jpg)
| Bottorff played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 504 to 371 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +345. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Phil Wertheimer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wertheimer_phil.jpg)
| Bottorff played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 371 to 391 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +325. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
| Bottorff played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 372 to 402 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +295. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Ruchi Gupta]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gupta_ruchi.jpg)
| Bottorff played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 270 to 492 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +73. | Round 9 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bottorff played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 380 to 267 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +186. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Geeke Lossing]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lossing_geeke.jpeg)
| Bottorff played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 381 to 370 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-3, +197. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/knobelsdorf_joan.jpg)
| Bottorff played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 353 to 415 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +135. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bottorff played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 350 to 401 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +84. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Michael Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garner_mike.jpg)
| Bottorff played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 447 to 377 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +154. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bottorff played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 275 to 433 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, -4. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Kevin Sears]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sears_kevin.jpg)
| Bottorff played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 322 to 462 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, -144. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gowash_edward.jpg)
| Bottorff played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and lost 284 to 386 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-8, -246. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Susie Page]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/page_susie.jpg)
| Bottorff played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 418 to 297 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, -125. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Alice Goodwin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goodwin_alice.jpg)
| Bottorff played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 422 to 391 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-8, -94. | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bottorff played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and won 426 to 322 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +10. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Evelyn R. Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/davis_evelyn_r.jpg)
| Bottorff played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 389 to 291 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +108. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Jim Fonti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fonti_jim_2.jpg)
| Bottorff played #28 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 364 to 325 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, +147. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Lynn Gunn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gunn_lynn.jpg)
| Bottorff played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 355 to 480 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-9, +22. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Chuck Riordan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/riordan_chuck.jpg)
| Bottorff played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 313 to 425 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, -90. | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bottorff played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 381 to 329 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, -38. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Hans Oh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oh_hans_4.jpg)
| Bottorff played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 392 to 434 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, -80. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Sylvia Sparkman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sparkman_sylvia.jpg)
| Bottorff played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 383 to 397 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, -94. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Rick Settle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/settle_rick.jpg)
| Bottorff played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 342 to 365 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -117. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Gene Rawlins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rawlins_gene_4.jpg)
| Bottorff played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, -218. |
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