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NSC 2008: Jo Anne Cohen [#13]
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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
Jo Anne Cohen, 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, -186, and is ranked
#60 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 Jo Anne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_jo_anne.jpg)
| Given name(s): Jo Anne Surname(s): Cohen Home: Montgomery, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Computer games, crosswords, bicycling Occupation: Happily Retired NSC 2000 Division: 3 NSC 2000 Rank: 115/122, 11-20 -566 NSC 2002 Division: 4 NSC 2002 Rank: 47/126, 16-15 +634 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 90/150, 14-16 +271 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 84/122, 13-15 -416 |
Round by Round | High score: 496 Average for: 369 Average against: 376 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 343 to 351 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -8. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Denise Mahnken]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mahnken_denise_3.jpg)
| Cohen played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 352 to 424 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -80. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Chris Bonin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bonin_chris_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 415 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-3, -141. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Marcia Wade]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wade_marcia.jpg)
| Cohen played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 428 to 379 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -92. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 349 to 424 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-4, -167. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Marina A Villena]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/villena_marina_a_3.jpg)
| Cohen played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 318 to 353 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-5, -202. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Betzy Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Cohen played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 354 to 343 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-5, -191. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Herb Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lewis_herb.jpeg)
| Cohen played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -160. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Conchita Deprospo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/deprospo_conchita.jpg)
| Cohen played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 436 to 338 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, -62. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Betsey Wood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wood_betsey_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 321 to 376 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-6, -117. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Kar-mun Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_kar-mun.jpg)
| Cohen played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 361 to 360 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -116. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Laura Thomley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomley_laura_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #102 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 364 to 298 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, -50. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 320 to 423 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -153. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Ken Louie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/louie_ken.jpeg)
| Cohen played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 382 to 375 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, -146. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Dion Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dion_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 275 to 484 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, -355. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Margaret Bee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bee_margaret.jpg)
| Cohen played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 496 to 401 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-8, -260. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Diana Ittner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/ittner_diana_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, -275. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Marlys Feder]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/feder_marlys.jpg)
| Cohen played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and lost 326 to 392 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-10, -341. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jane Whitmore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/whitmore_jane_2.jpg)
| Cohen played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 409 to 358 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-10, -290. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 305 to 393 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-11, -378. | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 329 to 411 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, -460. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Betty Bergeron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bergeron_betty.jpg)
| Cohen played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 282 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-12, -331. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Miriam Saldanha]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_miriam.jpeg)
| Cohen played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 428 to 313 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, -216. | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and won 414 to 388 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, -190. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Gene Rawlins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rawlins_gene_4.jpg)
| Cohen played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 400 to 409 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-13, -199. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Gene Tyszka]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tyszka_gene.jpg)
| Cohen played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 310 to 380 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, -269. | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, -222. | Round 28 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Cohen played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) again and won 372 to 336 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-14, -186. |
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