NSC 2008: Gene Tyszka [#105]

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On this page, you will find information about Gene Tyszka, 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, -398, and is ranked #64 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 Gene Tyszka]

Given name(s): Gene
Surname(s): Tyszka
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada
Awards: Discovered formula to genetically modify celery to taste like cardboard - but it had already been done by mother nature!
Hobbies: Ridding the world of that dastardly vegetable - celery
Occupation: Manufacturer Of Scrabble Associated Products
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 10/125, 20-11 +416
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 13/78, 18-13 +246
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 80/126, 15-16 -442
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 105/150, 14-16 -654

Round by Round
High score: 415 Average for: 352 Average against: 366
Round 1		Tyszka played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 382 to 334 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +48.
Round 2		Tyszka played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 387 to 363 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +72.
Round 3		Tyszka played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 342 to 369 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +45.
Round 4		Tyszka played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 393 to 331 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +107.
Round 5		Tyszka played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 330 to 349 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +88.
Round 6		Tyszka played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 337 to 431 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -6.
Round 7		Tyszka played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 253 to 422 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-4, -175.
Round 8		Tyszka played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 358 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-5, -183.
Round 9		Tyszka played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 339 to 380 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-6, -224.
Round 10		Tyszka played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and lost 316 to 390 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-7, -298. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Tyszka played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 375 to 288 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-7, -211.
Round 12		Tyszka played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 352 to 395 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-8, -254.
Round 13		Tyszka played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 368 to 354 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, -240.
Round 14		Tyszka played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 332 to 324 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-8, -232.
Round 15		Tyszka played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 307 to 411 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -336.
Round 16		Tyszka played #18 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 383 to 369 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-9, -322.
Round 17		Tyszka played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 372 to 445 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-10, -395.
Round 18		Tyszka played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 278 to 387 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-11, -504.
Round 19		Tyszka played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 316 to 364 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-12, -552.
Round 20		Tyszka played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 391 to 348 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-12, -509.
Round 21		Tyszka played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 327 to 420 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-13, -602.
Round 22		Tyszka played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 415 to 289 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-13, -476.
Round 23		Tyszka played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 364 to 301 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-13, -413.
Round 24		Tyszka played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 361 to 349 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-13, -401.
Round 25		Tyszka played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 363 to 359 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-13, -397.
Round 26		Tyszka played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 380 to 310 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, -327.
Round 27		Tyszka played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 403 to 398 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, -322.
Round 28		Tyszka played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 337 to 413 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, -398.

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