NSC 2008 Division 2 Player Roster: Detailed, Alphabetical

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Name

Rating

Home

Elspeth Abbate

64, Retired

Rating: 1469

Record: 124th (1992), 118th (2004)

Home: Venice, FL

Hobbies: scrabble

David Abolafia

38, Pr Writer

Rating: 1677

First-time competitor

Home: Sarasota, FL

Shah N. Ali

60, Electrical Engineer

Rating: 1467

Record: 26th (1998), 104th (2002), 97th (2004), 59th (2005)

Home: Herndon, VA

Hobbies: various word games

Mohamed Alim

Age withheld, X-Ray Tech

Rating: 1729

First-time competitor

Home: Gainesville, FL, Guyana

Timothy Anglin

Age withheld, Retired

Rating: 1603

Record: 124th (1987), 19th (1988), 2nd (1989), 113th (1990), 9th (1994), 64th (1996), 96th (1998), 68th (2000), 82nd (2002), 51st (2004), 25th (2005), 18th (2006)

Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City, Buffalo, Bozeman, Alaska Cruise, Mississauga, Daytona

Hobbies: flyfishing

Francis Anum

Age withheld, Student

Rating: 1548

Record: 34th (2004), 17th (2005)

Home: Raleigh, NC

Hobbies: SOCCER & TENNIS

Paul Avrin

65, retired HS math teacher

Rating: 1697

Record: 27th (1978), 57th (1985), 50th (1987), 143rd (1988), 135th (1989), 60th (1990), 23rd (1992), 97th (1994), 15th (1996), 94th (1998), 49th (2000), 96th (2002), 133rd (2004), 83rd (2005), 56th (2006)

Home: New York, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50)

Hobbies: travel, sports, gym

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard

18, Student

Rating: 1726

Record: 28th (2005), 2nd (2006)

Home: Moraga, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Surviving 4 simultaneous AP classes

Hobbies: Drums, Ultimate/Disc golf

Leesa Berahovich

41, Gymnastics

Rating: 1513

Record: 13th (2006)

Home: Berkeley, CA

Hobbies: Art, Exercise, Kids, Reading

Verna M Richards Berg

69, Retired Registered Nurse

Rating: 1526

Record: 222nd (1987), 163rd (1988), 146th (1989), 102nd (1990), 78th (1992), 14th (2000), 79th (2004), 29th (2005)

Home: Manhattan, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Too many to mention

Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING

Joe Bihlmeyer

Age withheld, Business Analyst

Rating: 1678

First-time competitor

Home: Durham, CT

Benjamin Bloom

33, Obedient Husband

Rating: 1665

Record: 78th (2002), 100th (2004), 83rd (2005), 24th (2006)

Home: Miami, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble By The Sea (Israel) Champion Oct. 2004, Winner Div 2 Kissimee, FL Dec. 2004

Hobbies: watching paint dry

Andy Bohnsack

29, Substitute Teacher

Rating: 1538

Record: 73rd (2005), 55th (2006)

Home: Madison, WI

Hobbies: collecting autographs, fantasy sports, video games, reading

Jason Brooks

33, Technology / Management Consultant

Rating: 1521

Record: 20th (2002)

Home: Lindenhurst, IL

Hobbies: Sports, Reading, Writing, Astronomy

Shannon Burns

35, Survey Drafter / Artist

Rating: 1649

Record: 6th (2002)

Home: Airdrie, AB, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-03 Calgary AB; Member of the National Cartoonists Society

Hobbies: Hiking, Bible study, avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome

Mary Capalbi

62, Retired Elementary Principal

Rating: 1593

Record: 125th (1989), 156th (1990), 65th (2002)

Home: Deerfield Beach, FL

Hobbies: Scrabble, golf, swimming

Paula Catanese

Age withheld, HR Consultant

Rating: 1424

Record: 83rd (2000), 126th (2002), 46th (2004), 92nd (2005), 26th (2006)

Home: Mountain View, CA

Hobbies: Travel

Tony Claitor

Age withheld, Napster Technical Support

Rating: 1587

Record: 7th (2004), 4th (2005)

Home: Orlando, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 10 tournaments, lowest finish 7th in div 4 at Nationals 04

Hobbies: Movie, guitars, partying, forensics

Jeff Clark

51, Engineer

Rating: 1656

Record: 230th (1985), 27th (2000), 53rd (2002), 11th (2004), 102nd (2005), 57th (2006)

Home: Linden, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-02 Columbus, OH

Hobbies: backgammon, running, poker, waterskiing

Evans Clinchy

21, Student

Rating: 1589

First-time competitor

Home: Boston, MA

Joanne Cohen

61, Teacher

Rating: 1574

Record: 39th (1985), 39th (1989), 73rd (1990), 82nd (1992), 136th (2004), 68th (2006)

Home: Owings Mills, MD

Hobbies: reading; world travel

Thomas Conrad

31, Chemical Engineer

Rating: 1733

Record: 18th (2005), 21st (2006)

Home: Rio Rancho, NM

Hobbies: hiking, camping, computers

Betty Cornelison

74, Homemaker

Rating: 1449

Record: 12th (1994), 58th (1996), 87th (1998), 57th (2000), 60th (2002), 98th (2004), 1st (2005), 81st (2006)

Home: Portland, OR

Hobbies: entering recipe contests, volunteer teach botanical garden

Connie Creed

61, Special Events Designer

Rating: 1492

Record: 1st (2000), 64th (2004), 64th (2005), 29th (2006)

Home: Philadelphia, PA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished first place division 6 in Providence, 2000, Gala Award for best table design

Hobbies: crossword puzzles, cryptograms and acrostics

Lila Crotty

56, Retired

Rating: 1551

Record: 28th (2004), 112th (2006)

Home: Metairie, LA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-01 Yazoo City, MS

Hobbies: Calligraphy

Roger Cullman

35, Photojournalist

Rating: 1399

Record: 34th (2002), 92nd (2004), 129th (2005), 82nd (2006)

Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: Director of Scrabble in the City (June 2005- present) www.scrabbleinthecity.com

Hobbies: Creator of Scrabble Player Trading Cards; blogger at www.wordfreak.livejournal.com

Carole Denton

57, Medical Office Manager

Rating: 1427

Record: 88th (2002), 83rd (2004), 104th (2006)

Home: New Carrollton, MD

Awards and Tournament Wins: won 3 games on "Jeopardy" 1995

Hobbies: traveling, cooking, wine, gardening, cats, books, movies, music

Matt De Waelsche

48, Archivist/Librarian

Rating: 1628

Record: 87th (1987), 186th (1988), 125th (1990), 102nd (1992), 63rd (1994), 14th (1996), 106th (1998), 68th (2000), 83rd (2002), 101st (2004), 49th (2006)

Home: San Antonio, TX

Hobbies: reading, movies

Glenn Dunlop

64, Retired

Rating: 1529

Record: 137th (1988), 136th (1992), 7th (1998), 96th (2000), 31st (2004)

Home: Brantford, ON, Canada

Hobbies: Bicycling, reading, sports

Carol Dustin

59, Typesetter

Rating: 1374

Record: 75th (1996), 54th (2000), 15th (2002), 68th (2004), 97th (2005), 80th (2006)

Home: Minneapolis, MN

Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble Club Director; Holder of Club 42's record high play at 302 points (COEQUATE)

Carolyn Easter

49, Doctor Of Optometry

Rating: 1425

Record: 25th (2000), 68th (2002), 80th (2004), 24th (2005), 90th (2006)

Home: Birmingham, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: Involved in giving the "gift of sight" ie free eyeglasses and exams to the needy here and abroad. Recent trip to Panama.

Hobbies: hiking, antiques, travel

Jack Eichenbaum

65, Retired

Rating: 1640

Record: 30th (1988), 59th (1989), 70th (1990), 67th (1992), 89th (1994), 42nd (1998), 44th (2000), 7th (2002), 21st (2004), 90th (2005)

Home: Flushing, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: retirement

Hobbies: I lead walking tours in NYC

Michael Eldeiry

38, Owner, Sat Prep Business

Rating: 1547

Record: 21st (2006)

Home: Davie, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 5 firsts, 5 seconds in lower division events.

Hobbies: Reading, movies

David J Engelhardt

56, Administrative Manager

Rating: 1460

Record: 225th (1985), 25th (1998), 35th (2000), 45th (2002), 16th (2004), 27th (2005), 97th (2006)

Home: Baltimore, MD

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-03 York, PA

Robert Enszer

66, Retired Chemistry/Biology Teacher

Rating: 1589

Record: 151st (1985), 108th (1988), 28th (1989), 49th (1990), 45th (1992), 99th (1996), 70th (2002), 28th (2004), 72nd (2005), 76th (2006)

Home: Saginaw, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: Some Teacher Awards, Who's Who Among American Teachers

Hobbies: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of SVSU; gardening

Robert Felman

49, Gastroenterologist

Rating: 1567

Record: 55th (2004), 76th (2005), 102nd (2006)

Home: Nokomis, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Div2 Melrose 2000, Fellow Amer Coll Gastroenterology

Hobbies: Clarinet, Tennis, Woodworking

Diane Firstman

45, Nyc Govt. Data Analyst

Rating: 1644

Record: 79th (1996), 103rd (2000), 77th (2002), 91st (2004), 73rd (2005), 43rd (2006)

Home: Forest Hills, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Survived to this point

Hobbies: Baseball humorist/blogger/researcher

Ryan Fischer

28, occupation withheld

Rating: 1485

First-time competitor

Home: Charlotte, NC

Karen Fishman

51, Real Estate Agent

Rating: 1512

Record: 78th (2004), 49th (2005), 49th (2006)

Home: Stamford, CT

Awards and Tournament Wins: Three 2nd place finishes, always a bridesmaid never a bride

Hobbies: Tennis, Volleyball

Alex Fiszbein

18, Student

Rating: 1730

Record: 4th (2004), 23rd (2005), 34th (2006)

Home: South Lyon, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: won first tournament at age 11

Hobbies: baseball, video games, trombone

Jeff Fiszbein

51, Clinical Pharmacist

Rating: 1666

Record: 33rd (2002), 87th (2004), 55th (2005), 36th (2006)

Home: South Lyon, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004 Arden Cup Div B winner

Hobbies: baseball, basketball, Frisbee golf, philately

Lawren Freebody

Age withheld, Aircraft Interiors Designer

Rating: 1549

Record: 34th (1996), 4th (1998), 81st (2000), 71st (2005), 65th (2006)

Home: Hawthorne, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th Pl., Div. 2, Chicago NSC 1998

Hobbies: Digital Photography, Cooking

Andrew Friedrich

15, Student

Rating: 1719

First-time competitor

Home: Aurora, CO

Robert Gillis

50, Photographic Analyst For Nasa

Rating: 1512

Record: 110th (1998), 99th (2000), 22nd (2002), 53rd (2004), 89th (2005)

Home: Owens X Roads, AL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Memphis 2002 Div 1

Hobbies: Basketball, Bob's Bible / Flash cards

Stuart D Goldman

78, Retired

Rating: 1607

Record: 35th (1978), 11th (1983), 146th (1985), 21st (1987), 18th (1988), 44th (1989), 89th (1990), 6th (1992), 56th (1994), 67th (1996), 78th (1998), 78th (2000), 89th (2002), 31st (2005), 39th (2006)

Home: San Francisco, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble senior hall of fame

Hobbies: puzzles

Daniel Goodwin

38, occupation withheld

Rating: 1538

Record: 115th (2002), 105th (2004), 34th (2005)

Home: Seattle, WA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-02 Port Richey, FL

Hobbies: Astronomy (especially going to total eclipses)

Larry P. Gradus

Age withheld, Accountant

Rating: 1560

Record: 90th (1985), 109th (1987), 155th (1988), 138th (1989), 112th (1990), 65th (1992), 10th (1994), 100th (1996), 100th (1998), 101st (2000), 59th (2002), 136th (2004), 32nd (2005)

Home: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005 Southeastern Scrabble Championship

Hobbies: Gaming / Cards

Keith Hagel

62, Ex-Newspaper Editor In Transition

Rating: 1638

Record: 89th (2005)

Home: Waterville, ME

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place, Div. B, 2004 Eastern Championships, Danbury, Conn.

Hobbies: used bookstores, road food

Ruth Hamilton

64, Retired

Rating: 1567

Record: 219th (1987), 80th (1988), 118th (1989), 109th (1990), 154th (1992), 18th (1996), 24th (1998), 56th (2000), 15th (2002), 94th (2005), 93rd (2006)

Home: Lake Oswego, OR

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year

Hobbies: Reading, Needlework

Ben Harrison

Age withheld, Software Engineer

Rating: 1615

Record: 2nd (2004), 1st (2005), 19th (2006)

Home: Cambridge, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4

Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting

Brett Haughney

27, Hospitality Manager

Rating: 1477

First-time competitor

Home: Chicago, IL

Paul Haverly

42, Restaurant Manager

Rating: 1555

Record: 2nd (2002), 11th (2004), 14th (2006)

Home: Sorrento, FL

Hobbies: fantasy sports comedy writing

Anne Hay

Age withheld, retired

Rating: 1477

Record: 93rd (1985), 102nd (1987), 42nd (1988), 122nd (1990), 63rd (1992), 40th (1994), 65th (1996), 84th (1998), 87th (2000), 116th (2002), 105th (2005), 42nd (2006)

Home: Raleigh, NC

Hobbies: reading

Wendell Haynes

58, School Teacher

Rating: 1672

Record: 70th (1998), 35th (2000), 118th (2002), 31st (2004)

Home: Loxahatchee, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Barbados national long jump record 1968

Hobbies: dominoes, tennis, card games, story-telling

James Henderson

39, Biologist

Rating: 1725

First-time competitor

Home: Somes Bar, CA

David Hermanson

48, Animation Supervisor

Rating: 1533

Record: 19th (2002), 122nd (2004), 86th (2006)

Home: Temple City, CA

Hobbies: Adventure travel, 3D animation

Sam Hollington

Age withheld, Self Employed

Rating: 1698

Record: 1st (2006)

Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Hobbies: Sports

Joel Horn

51, Software Engineer

Rating: 1739

Record: 172nd (1988), 155th (1990), 88th (1992), 119th (1998), 83rd (2000), 44th (2002), 98th (2004), 61st (2006)

Home: Reading, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY

Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg

Judy Horn

65, Retired

Rating: 1487

Record: 37th (1990), 58th (1994), 39th (1998), 93rd (2000), 13th (2002), 36th (2004), 87th (2006)

Home: Reading, MA

Hobbies: Travel, Mah Jongg

T. C. Houlgate-West

70, Bridge Teacher & Language Tutor, Semi-Retired

Rating: 1603

Record: 50th (1994), 26th (1996), 51st (1998), 76th (2000), 102nd (2002), 31st (2005), 32nd (2006)

Home: San Luis Obispo, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Many awards for poetry

Hobbies: Bridge, writing, poetry, ESOL tutoring, travel

Amnon Igra

61, researcher

Rating: 1543

Record: 11th (2004), 84th (2005), 31st (2006)

Home: Sacramento, CA

Win Inthara

23, Student

Rating: 1658

Record: 2nd (2004), 81st (2005)

Home: Orlando, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place div.2 nationals 2004

Hobbies: guitar, internet

Paul Izikoff

Age withheld, Retired

Rating: 1721

Record: 226th (1985), 56th (1988), 20th (2004), 48th (2005)

Home: Miami, FL

David Johnson

61, Retired; Creator Of Jumbletime

Rating: 1431

Record: 22nd (1998), 1st (2000), 59th (2002), 22nd (2004), 34th (2005)

Home: Decatur, IL

Hobbies: Creator of JumbleTime

Roy Kamen

53, Shuttle Driver To Disneyland

Rating: 1624

Record: 54th (1996), 114th (1998), 38th (2000), 66th (2002), 33rd (2004), 14th (2005), 10th (2006)

Home: Covina, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year!

Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia

John Karris

45, Research Attorney

Rating: 1678

Record: 14th (1996), 66th (1998), 16th (2000), 128th (2002), 30th (2004), 70th (2006)

Home: San Jose, CA

Hobbies: Landscaping, koi ponds, cats, dogs

Joan Kelly

67, Retired Director Of Special Education

Rating: 1399

Record: 6th (2000), 13th (2002), 56th (2004), 43rd (2005), 73rd (2006)

Home: Middletown, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Ph. D. - Columbia Univeristy (School of Psychology)

Eric Kinderman

Age withheld, English Teacher

Rating: 1552

Record: 2nd (2005)

Home: Burlington, VT

Hobbies: Phish, Liverpool FC, and tennis

Joey Krafchick

13, Student

Rating: 1563

First-time competitor

Home: Roswell, GA

Harriette Lakernick

63, Lawyer

Rating: 1549

Record: 66th (1989), 59th (1996), 102nd (1998), 13th (2000), 11th (2002), 67th (2004), 57th (2005)

Home: Chicago, IL

Rebecca Lambert

24, occupation withheld

Rating: 1448

First-time competitor

Home: Columbia, MD

Curtis Lee

51, Retired

Rating: 1681

First-time competitor

Home: Jacksonville, FL

Kevin Leeds

Age withheld, Possibly A Computer Programmer, Analyst, Or Writer

Rating: 1524

Record: 35th (2005)

Home: Austin, TX

Awards and Tournament Wins: One time I lost in a spelling bee by spelling athlete as "athalete".

Hobbies: Running in the park, Mankind Project, toy trains.

Scott P. Leifer

36, Bank Examiner

Rating: 1654

Record: 28th (1990), 2nd (1992), 37th (1996), 65th (1998), 39th (2002), 47th (2004), 53rd (2005)

Home: Middleboro, MA

Hobbies: Reading, Songwriting, Exercising

Marc Levesque

57, Retired

Rating: 1471

Record: 36th (2005)

Home: Victoria, BC, Canada

Hobbies: Fishing, Biking, Hiking, Reading

Judith A. Levitt

Age withheld, Retired (Lawyer)

Rating: 1743

Record: 24th (1994), 63rd (2002), 126th (2004), 7th (2005), 31st (2006)

Home: Los Angeles, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd highest game (after Mr. 770)-- 756; high word - 302; tied for most bingos in one game - 7

Hobbies: working on the revolution

Natalie Liebman

78, Ret. Interior Designer

Rating: 1533

Record: 98th (1989), 34th (1990), 110th (1992), 103rd (1994), 43rd (1998), 74th (2000)

Home: Miami, FL

Hobbies: fishing, SCRABBLE, sewing, SCRABBLE

Yukiko Loritz

Age withheld, Wife, Mother, Student

Rating: 1544

Record: 146th (2004), 86th (2005)

Home: Anaheim, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: valedictorian twice

Hobbies: going to concerts & reading

Mary A. Lyons

68, Retired

Rating: 1390

Record: 113th (1987), 4th (1988), 103rd (1989), 58th (1990), 62nd (1992), 24th (1996), 51st (1998), 39th (2000), 58th (2002), 83rd (2004), 87th (2005)

Home: Coatesville, PA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-11 Eureka Springs, AR

Hobbies: Travel, Movies, Casinos

Adrian Mannella

Age withheld, Consultant

Rating: 1343

Record: 132nd (1998), 73rd (2000), 67th (2002)

Home: Chicago, IL

Hobbies: movies, music, travel, languages

Jeff Martin

52, Control System Software

Rating: 1559

Record: 16th (2002), 128th (2004), 3rd (2005), 54th (2006)

Home: Albuquerque, NM

Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar

Jean McArthur

Age withheld, Computer Programmer

Rating: 1640

Record: 43rd (2002), 66th (2004), 22nd (2006)

Home: Austin, TX

Hobbies: Yoga, Kayaking

Heather McCall

34, Program Manager

Rating: 1524

Record: 3rd (1998), 7th (2004)

Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Arun Methaset

64, School Management

Rating: 1599

Record: 125th (1988), 114th (1989), 122nd (1994), 98th (1996), 60th (2000), 37th (2002), 38th (2005), 71st (2006)

Home: Bangkok, LA, Thailand

Hobbies: Chess

Tim Michaels

17, Student

Rating: 1628

First-time competitor

Home: Knoxville, TN

Daniel Milton

Age withheld, retired geologist

Rating: 1581

Record: 126th (2004), 44th (2005)

Home: Vienna, VA

Hobbies: amateur lexicographer

Ann Mirabito

Age withheld, Marketing Professor

Rating: 1668

Record: 8th (1998), 53rd (2000)

Home: Lakeside Village, TX

Stan Miranda

44, Physical Therapist

Rating: 1703

Record: 11th (1996), 26th (2002), 54th (2004), 26th (2005), 12th (2006)

Home: Albuquerque, NM

Awards and Tournament Wins: Valedictorian in HS

Chris Patrick Morgan

39, Graphic Designer

Rating: 1596

Record: 22nd (2005)

Home: San Francisco, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Voted "Best None of the Above" in high school yearbook

Hobbies: Novelwriting, Basketball, Tarot

Judy Newhouse

61, Homemaker

Rating: 1563

Record: 80th (2000), 118th (2002), 81st (2004), 55th (2005), 44th (2006)

Home: Houston, TX

Awards and Tournament Wins: Texas Scrabble Hall of Fame

Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, Tennis, Collecting postcards & beer coasters

Erica Norris

64, Retired

Rating: 1601

Record: 84th (1998)

Home: Phoenixville, PA

Cathy O'Sickey

72, Retired RN

Rating: 1443

First-time competitor

Home: Gainesville, FL

Jeffrey Parsons

45, University Professor

Rating: 1614

Record: 5th (1992), 22nd (1994), 4th (1996), 75th (1998), 63rd (2000), 68th (2002), 168th (2004), 87th (2005)

Home: Logy Bay, NL, Canada

Hobbies: fly fishing, squash, kayaking

Elaine Patterson

61, Retired Medical Assistant

Rating: 1607

Record: 122nd (1985), 93rd (1987), 99th (1988), 66th (1989), 56th (1990), 66th (1992), 110th (1994), 41st (1996), 56th (1998), 87th (2000), 63rd (2002), 39th (2004), 59th (2005), 74th (2006)

Home: Stoughton, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Won BAT tournament twice 2nd Division

Hobbies: movies, reading, travel

Kay Patterson

64, Piano-teacher

Rating: 1617

Record: 58th (2000), 50th (2002), 107th (2004), 91st (2006)

Home: Columbia, MD

Hobbies: movies, travel, opera

Joe Petree

Age withheld, Retired Systems Programmer

Rating: 1542

Record: 18th (2006)

Home: Secane, PA

Hobbies: gardening, faux painting

Richard Popper

56, Attorney

Rating: 1648

Record: 118th (2004), 41st (2005), 30th (2006)

Home: Wilmington, DE

Awards and Tournament Wins: First Division C, Stamford, May 2004

Hobbies: Bridge

Cynthia Pughsley

60, Deputy Clerk - Sf Superior Court

Rating: 1548

Record: 109th (1985), 74th (1987), 98th (1988), 38th (1989), 35th (1994), 60th (1996), 115th (1998), 93rd (2000), 117th (2002), 117th (2004), 67th (2005), 95th (2006)

Home: Oakland, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Just living is my award & achievement

Hobbies: Games - Board & Electronic

Larry Rand

64, Retired

Rating: 1705

Record: 93rd (2002), 67th (2005), 65th (2006)

Home: Chandler, AZ

Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-director of the year 2003; Dickinson College sports hall of fame

Hobbies: Travel, photography and family

Terry Kang Rau

Age withheld, Freelance Ventriloquist

Rating: 1549

Record: 5th (2002), 169th (2004), 83rd (2006)

Home: New Britain, CT

Awards and Tournament Wins: Most frequently "Winterized."

Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis.

Kevin Rickhoff

24, Student

Rating: 1601

Record: 52nd (2004), 19th (2005), 13th (2006)

Home: Saugus, CA

Hobbies: Go

Matthew Ridout

35, Computer Support Agent

Rating: 1504

Record: 19th (2005)

Home: Lexington, KY

Laura Scheimberg

62, Substitute Teacher

Rating: 1470

Record: 114th (1988), 132nd (1989), 10th (2000), 85th (2002), 123rd (2004), 30th (2005), 66th (2006)

Home: Littleton, CO

Hobbies: acting, portraits, reading, travel

Cynthia V Seales

Age withheld, BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH

Rating: 1582

Record: 15th (1994), 38th (1996), 120th (1998), 10th (2000), 23rd (2002), 72nd (2004), 69th (2005), 27th (2006)

Home: Stone Mountain, GA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003

Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING

Luise Shafritz

68, Retired

Rating: 1638

Record: 17th (1989), 1st (1990), 64th (1992), 73rd (1996), 87th (1998), 17th (2000), 59th (2004), 58th (2006)

Home: Las Vegas, NV

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Senior Champion, winner 1990 Open Division, Hall of Famer

Hobbies: quilting, bridge, travel

Mason Shambach

59, Presbyterian Minister

Rating: 1529

Record: 16th (2000), 61st (2002), 74th (2004), 88th (2005), 67th (2006)

Home: Battle Creek, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion

Hobbies: Swimming

Glenda Short

73, Retired

Rating: 1387

Record: 9th (1988), 5th (1994), 25th (1996), 86th (1998), 17th (2000), 89th (2002), 18th (2004), 30th (2005), 71st (2006)

Home: Oklahoma City, OK

Awards and Tournament Wins: Highest rated female Scrabble player in Oklahoma

Hobbies: Movies, TV, Cooking, Travel, Puzzles and Games

Matthew Silver

14, Student

Rating: 1529

First-time competitor

Home: Westport, CT

Kristina Simon

52, CPA

Rating: 1471

Record: 15th (2006)

Home: Plano, TX

Hobbies: YOGA CROSSWORD PUZZLES

Lisa Slankard

54, pharmacist

Rating: 1574

Record: 24th (2004), 28th (2005), 53rd (2006)

Home: Chicago, IL

Charles Smith

47, Pizza Delivery

Rating: 1596

Record: 44th (1987), 144th (1988), 11th (1990)

Home: Durham, NC

Andrew Solomon

22, Student

Rating: 1605

First-time competitor

Home: Barrington, IL

R. Jason Sommer

63, Astronomer, Retired

Rating: 1618

Record: 66th (1987), 115th (1994), 53rd (1996), 71st (2002), 18th (2004), 70th (2005), 30th (2006)

Home: Solvang, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: None that would be of interest to my Peers......

Hobbies: Watching TV news and playing ISC simultaneously.

Florence Spanfelner

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1448

Record: 108th (1990), 80th (2002), 119th (2004)

Home: Aston, PA

John Stardom

32, Survey Methodologist

Rating: 1715

Record: 2nd (2004), 36th (2006)

Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place, Div 4 2004 USSO, New Orleans

Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Euro strategy board games, Making fool of self

Alan Stern

Age withheld, Courier dispatcher

Rating: 1710

Record: 133rd (1985), 99th (1987), 117th (1988), 105th (1994), 57th (1996), 41st (1998), 33rd (2000), 75th (2002), 85th (2004), 25th (2006)

Home: Shadow Hills, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: One half of "Highest Rated Couple" early 90's, in high school voted "Most Likely to Allow a Future 770-Point Game"

Hobbies: Baseball, blurting out humorous one-liners, pets

Mary Aline Stevens

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1500

Record: 49th (2002), 37th (2005), 88th (2006)

Home: Berkeley, CA

Daniel Stock

49, Generic Computer Nerd

Rating: 1654

Record: 16th (1996), 15th (1998), 37th (2000), 15th (2004), 22nd (2006)

Home: Rocky River, OH

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-12 Farmington, MI; Found highest known theoretically possible OSPD Scrabble play

Hobbies: Running, canoeing

Carl Stocker

76, emeritus professor

Rating: 1672

Record: 48th (1978), 20th (1980), 86th (1985), 196th (1987), 109th (1988), 93rd (1990), 50th (1992), 78th (1994), 47th (1996), 20th (1998), 83rd (2000), 19th (2002), 165th (2004), 17th (2006)

Home: Hallandale, FL

Hobbies: piano, tennis, computers,photography

Dennis Taylor

65, Retired

Rating: 1522

Record: 142nd (1989), 99th (2005)

Home: Lighthouse Point, FL

Hobbies: Movies, pool

Thavachai Thivavarnvongs

63, University Teacher

Rating: 1591

Record: 117th (1994), 28th (2000), 106th (2002), 85th (2004), 32nd (2005), 85th (2006)

Home: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Hobbies: Scrabble

Susi Tiekert

Age withheld, Retired Paralegal / Editor

Rating: 1458

Record: 130th (1987), 104th (1988), 73rd (1989), 138th (1992), 44th (1994), 126th (1998), 98th (2000), 3rd (2002), 76th (2004)

Home: Melbourne, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: theater-related

Hobbies: Scrabble; reading; Scrabble; puzzles; Scrabble

Siri Tillekeratne

66, Consulting Engineer/college Lecturer

Rating: 1603

Record: 151st (1988), 54th (1992), 101st (1994), 68th (1996), 36th (1998), 90th (2000), 130th (2002), 139th (2004), 63rd (2005), 53rd (2006)

Home: Calgary, AB, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA Director of the Year 1996, Canadian Sportsmanship Award in Scrabble, 2005

Hobbies: Reading, Country Music

Christiane Tran

Age withheld, Metalsmith

Rating: 1585

First-time competitor

Home: Santa Cruz, CA

Jason Ubeika

33, Chartered Accountant

Rating: 1625

Record: 68th (2004), 28th (2005), 72nd (2006)

Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: BMath, MAcc, CA, CPA, undisputed Ubeika family Scrabble champion

Hobbies: Bowling, baseball, volleyball, golf

Dan Unger

56, Psychologist

Rating: 1486

Record: 71st (1985), 62nd (1987), 90th (1988), 119th (1989), 77th (1990), 28th (2002), 48th (2005), 38th (2006)

Home: Alameda, CA

Hobbies: Hiking, Folk dancing

David Weiss

46, Professor

Rating: 1548

Record: 133rd (2004), 52nd (2006)

Home: Billings, MT

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004

Hobbies: Movies, hiking, skiing, travel

Martin Weisskopf

66, Astrophysicist

Rating: 1635

Record: 279th (1985), 100th (1987), 162nd (1988), 137th (1992), 121st (1994), 54th (1996), 118th (1998), 50th (2000), 132nd (2004), 84th (2006)

Home: Huntsville, AL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Goddard Prize of the SPIE (2006), Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society (2004), Presidentail Rank Award (2003

Hobbies: Playing Basketball, Watching Cubs Lose

Emely Weissman

Age withheld, Realtor

Rating: 1577

Record: 37th (1978), 26th (2002), 8th (2005), 88th (2006)

Home: Menlo Park, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Phi Beta Kappa, lotsa college Greek and Latin prizes

Hobbies: Opera, ancient history

David Whitley

45, Actuary

Rating: 1581

First-time competitor

Home: Monrovia, CA

Bradley Whitmarsh

31, IT Support Specialist

Rating: 1721

First-time competitor

Home: Attleboro, MA

Tim Wilkinson

34, Building Contractor

Rating: 1500

First-time competitor

Home: Marlborough, MA

Rick Wong

Age withheld, Web Developer

Rating: 1720

Record: 42nd (1994), 109th (1998), 19th (2000), 29th (2002), 7th (2004), 12th (2005), 21st (2006)

Home: San Jose, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA AB member since 2003

Hobbies: Geocaching

David Zimmerman

54, Chemical Purchasing - Retired

Rating: 1558

Record: 3rd (2002), 108th (2004)

Home: Baton Rouge, LA

Awards and Tournament Wins: President of Congregation, Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, 2003-4; NSC Division 4, 3rd Place 2002

Hobbies: Church, Scrabble, Reading, Writing, Singing, Sports Fan, Community Service

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