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NSC 2008: Denise Dixon [#23]
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On this page, you will find information about
Denise Dixon, 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, +29, and is ranked
#45 in Division 5.
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 Denise Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_denise.jpg)
| Given name(s): Denise Surname(s): Dixon Home: Oneida, NY, United States Occupation: Cake Decorator |
Round by Round | High score: 481 Average for: 363 Average against: 362 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Wanell Kelsey]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelsey_wanell.jpg)
| Dixon played #44 Wanell Kelsey (Orchard Park, NY) and won 330 to 283 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +47. | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Dixon played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 407 to 221 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +233. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Tacy Callies]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/callies_tacy.jpg)
| Dixon played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 359 to 314 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +278. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Jeff Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldstein_jeff.jpg)
| Dixon played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 389 to 383 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +284. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Debbie Scholz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scholz_debbie_2.jpg)
| Dixon played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 481 to 306 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +459. Dixon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Barbara Besadny]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/besadny_barbara_3.jpg)
| Dixon played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 303 to 379 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +383. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Robb Griffith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/griffith_robb.jpg)
| Dixon played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 308 to 442 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +249. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Zbigniew Wieckowski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wieckowski_zbigniew.jpg)
| Dixon played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 326 to 275 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +300. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Beulah Cooper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cooper_beulah.jpg)
| Dixon played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 367 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +276. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ronald Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_ronald.jpeg)
| Dixon played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 414 to 281 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +409. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Kendrick Lo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lo_kendrick.jpg)
| Dixon played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 461 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +300. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Maxine Saperstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saperstein_maxine.jpg)
| Dixon played #69 Maxine Saperstein (Aventura, FL) and won 415 to 341 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +374. | Round 13 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Dixon played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 385 to 347 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +412. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Wendy Wilkinson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wilkinson_wendy.jpg)
| Dixon played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 473 to 295 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +590. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Yukari Balabanov]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/balabanov_yukari.jpg)
| Dixon played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and lost 375 to 432 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +533. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Aaron Daly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/daly_aaron.jpg)
| Dixon played #16 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and lost 388 to 453 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +468. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Lois S Oda]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oda_lois_s_2.jpg)
| Dixon played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 324 to 313 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +479. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mark Barnett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barnett_mark.jpg)
| Dixon played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 415 to 463 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +431. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Marilyn Schmidt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schmidt_marilyn.jpg)
| Dixon played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 393 to 406 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +418. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Barbara McGrew]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcgrew_barbara.jpg)
| Dixon played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +371. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Merry L Bern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bern_merry_l.jpg)
| Dixon played #6 Merry L Bern (Vacaville, CA) and lost 290 to 326 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +335. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Barbara C Ring]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ring_barbara_c.jpg)
| Dixon played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and won 391 to 348 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +378. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Dixon played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 364 to 335 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +407. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Richard Strick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/strick_richard.jpg)
| Dixon played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 286 to 434 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +259. | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Dixon played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 406 to 325 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +340. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Trevor McGuire]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcguire_trevor.jpg)
| Dixon played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and lost 370 to 414 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +296. | Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Dixon played #92 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 284 to 427 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-13, +153. | Round 28 | ![[photo of John Thomason]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomason_john.jpg)
| Dixon played #84 John Thomason (Davie, FL) and lost 269 to 393 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-14, +29. |
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