NSC 2008: George Rhyne [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about George Rhyne, 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 18-10, +604, and is ranked #9 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
	Given name(s): George Surname(s): Rhyne Home: Carlisle, PA, United States Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 389 Average against: 367
Round 1		Rhyne played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 434 to 409 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Rhyne played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 451 to 397 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +79.
Round 3		Rhyne played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +147.
Round 4		Rhyne played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 408 to 298 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +257.
Round 5		Rhyne played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 338 to 366 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +229.
Round 6		Rhyne played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 408 to 452 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +185.
Round 7		Rhyne played #77 Keith Pries (Englewood, CO) and won 406 to 320 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +271.
Round 8		Rhyne played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 356 to 301 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +326.
Round 9		Rhyne played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 441 to 339 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +428.
Round 10		Rhyne played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 423 to 364 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +487.
Round 11		Rhyne played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 376 to 292 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +571.
Round 12		Rhyne played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 378 to 381 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +568.
Round 13		Rhyne played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 427 to 337 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +658. Rhyne is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Rhyne played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 363 to 362 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +659.
Round 15		Rhyne played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and won 381 to 303 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-3, +737.
Round 16		Rhyne played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 304 to 404 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +637.
Round 17		Rhyne played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 364 to 382 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +619.
Round 18		Rhyne played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 420 to 414 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +625.
Round 19		Rhyne played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 295 to 358 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +562.
Round 20		Rhyne played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) again and lost 363 to 549 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +376.
Round 21		Rhyne played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) again and won 365 to 344 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +397.
Round 22		Rhyne played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 354 to 308 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +443.
Round 23		Rhyne played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 381 to 411 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +413.
Round 24		Rhyne played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 431 to 335 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +509.
Round 25		Rhyne played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 378 to 396 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +491.
Round 26		Rhyne played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and won 448 to 434 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +505.
Round 27		Rhyne played #33 Alexandra Gianikas (Tallahassee, FL) again and lost 320 to 347 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +478.
Round 28		Rhyne played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) again and won 445 to 319 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +604.

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