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NSC 2008: Tim Wise [#113]
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On this page, you will find information about
Tim Wise, 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 11.5-16.5, -775, and is ranked
#98 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 Tim Wise]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wise_tim.jpg)
| Given name(s): Tim Surname(s): Wise Home: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States Occupation: Loan Officer NSC 1996 Division: 3 NSC 1996 Rank: 96/120, 11-16 -7 NSC 1998 Division: 3 NSC 1998 Rank: 114/133, 13-18 -691 |
Round by Round | High score: 394 Average for: 340 Average against: 368 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Bobbi Hendrickson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hendrickson_bobbi.jpg)
| Wise played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 331 to 340 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -9. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Bruce Shuman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shuman_bruce_2.jpg)
| Wise played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 383 to 340 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +34. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/knobelsdorf_joan.jpg)
| Wise played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 327 to 320 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +41. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Denise Mahnken]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mahnken_denise_3.jpg)
| Wise played #67 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 365 to 279 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +127. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Dianne Wittman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wittman_dianne.jpg)
| Wise played #114 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 349 to 365 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +111. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Wise played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 357 to 404 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, +64. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Linda Wancel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wancel_linda.jpg)
| Wise played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 317 to 393 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-4, -12. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jennifer Devaney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/devaney_jennifer.jpg)
| Wise played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and won 352 to 242 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +98. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Marty Levine]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/levine_marty.jpg)
| Wise played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 355 to 338 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +115. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cynthia Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_cynthia_2.jpg)
| Wise played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 336 to 393 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +58. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Dallas Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_dallas.jpg)
| Wise played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-6, +2. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Teresa Schaeffer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schaeffer_teresa_2.jpg)
| Wise played #90 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and won 358 to 356 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, +4. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Wise played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 296 to 481 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-7, -181. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Maneck Contractor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/contractor_maneck.jpg)
| Wise played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-7, -151. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Margaret Bee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bee_margaret.jpg)
| Wise played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 485 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, -324. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Wise played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 324 to 365 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-9, -365. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Evelyn R. Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/davis_evelyn_r.jpg)
| Wise played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 384 to 407 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-10, -388. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Liz Gottlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gottlin_liz_3.jpg)
| Wise played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 308 to 405 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-11, -485. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Barbara Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/epstein_barbara.jpg)
| Wise played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 394 to 296 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-11, -387. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Mark Hamilton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hamilton_mark.jpg)
| Wise played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 369 to 351 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-11, -369. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Pat Sanchez]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sanchez_pat.jpg)
| Wise played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and tied at 280. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -369. Wise is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Margo Kuno]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kuno_margo.jpg)
| Wise played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 347 to 392 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -414. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Betzy Collins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Wise played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 334 to 423 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -503. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Andy Ludwig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/ludwig_andy.jpg)
| Wise played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -499. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Keith Nishimi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nishimi_keith.jpg)
| Wise played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 309 to 331 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -521. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Teresa Sanders]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sanders_teresa.jpg)
| Wise played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 390 to 360 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -491. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Kar-mun Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_kar-mun.jpg)
| Wise played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 289 to 415 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -617. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Michael Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garner_mike.jpg)
| Wise played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 249 to 407 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -775. |
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