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NSC 2008: Jim Fonti [#28]
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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
Jim Fonti, 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, +335, and is ranked
#39 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 Jim Fonti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fonti_jim_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Fonti Home: Port Jefferson Station, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Softball, Movies Occupation: Federal Probation Officer NSC 2002 Division: 5 NSC 2002 Rank: 38/111, 17-14 +100 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 124/150, 12.5-17.5 -910 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 73/116, 13-15 -174 |
Round by Round | High score: 489 Average for: 374 Average against: 362 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Fonti played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 396 to 286 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +110. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Susie Page]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/page_susie.jpg)
| Fonti played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 326 to 478 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -42. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Ruth Patrick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/patrick_ruth.jpg)
| Fonti played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 391 to 330 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +19. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Ruchi Gupta]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gupta_ruchi.jpg)
| Fonti played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 276 to 368 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-2, -73. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Hans Oh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oh_hans_4.jpg)
| Fonti played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 283 to 468 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-3, -258. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/knobelsdorf_joan.jpg)
| Fonti played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 424 to 450 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-4, -284. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Amanda Hubble]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hubble_amanda_2.jpg)
| Fonti played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 376 to 341 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, -249. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Barbara Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/epstein_barbara.jpg)
| Fonti played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 457 to 312 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -104. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gowash_edward.jpg)
| Fonti played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 399 to 322 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-4, -27. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cornelia Guest]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/guest_cornelia.jpg)
| Fonti played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, -48. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Diane Weinerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weinerman_diane.jpg)
| Fonti played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 363 to 410 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -95. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Fonti played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 356 to 296 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, -35. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Waheed Thompson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thompson_waheed.jpeg)
| Fonti played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and won 429 to 340 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +54. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Angela Dancho]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dancho_angela_2.jpg)
| Fonti played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 286 to 386 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, -46. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Dianne Wittman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wittman_dianne.jpg)
| Fonti played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 418 to 309 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +63. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Debbie Guiffre]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/guiffre_debbie_2.jpg)
| Fonti played #40 Debbie Guiffre (Long Island, NY) and won 489 to 256 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +296. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Ken Louie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/louie_ken.jpeg)
| Fonti played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 268 to 488 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +76. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Dallas Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_dallas.jpg)
| Fonti played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 401 to 255 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +222. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Maneck Contractor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/contractor_maneck.jpg)
| Fonti played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 437 to 264 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +395. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
| Fonti played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 405 to 371 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +429. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Timothy Bottorff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bottorff_timothy.jpg)
| Fonti played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 325 to 364 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +390. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Matt Eason]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eason_matt.jpg)
| Fonti played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and won 462 to 388 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +464. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Ginger White]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/white_ginger.jpeg)
| Fonti played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 415 to 454 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +425. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Shelley Kirk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kirk_shelley.jpg)
| Fonti played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 372 to 417 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +380. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Sylvia Sparkman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sparkman_sylvia.jpg)
| Fonti played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 291 to 404 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-12, +267. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Bergeron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bergeron_mary_ellen.jpg)
| Fonti played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 375 to 291 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +351. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Robin Ross]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ross_robin.jpg)
| Fonti played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 318 to 295 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +374. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Amanda Hubble]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hubble_amanda_2.jpg)
| Fonti played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) again and lost 383 to 422 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-13, +335. |
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