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NSC 2009: Joanne Cohen [#17]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Joanne Cohen, who is competing
at the 2009 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 14-17, +57, and is ranked
#62 in Division 2.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_joanne_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Joanne Surname(s): Cohen
 Home: Owings Mills, MD, USA
 Hobbies: reading;  world travel
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 519Average for: 389
 Average against: 387
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cadieux_cheryl.jpeg)
 | Cohen played #77  Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI)  and won 438 to 362 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +76. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Fred Oswald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oswald_fred.jpg)
 | Cohen played #48  Fred Oswald (Houston, TX)  and lost 356 to 378 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +54. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
 | Cohen played #23  Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON)  and lost 352 to 402 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +4. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Cynthia Seales]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)
 | Cohen played #14  Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA)  and lost 317 to 353 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-3, -32. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Heather McCall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccall_heather.jpg)
 | Cohen played #38  Heather McCall (Toronto ON)  and lost 404 to 464 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-4, -92. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of George Rogers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rogers_george_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #85  George Rogers (Tamarac, FL)  and won 424 to 341 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -9. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Elaine Glowniak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glowniak_elaine.jpg)
 | Cohen played #72  Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI)  and lost 386 to 427 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-5, -50. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Christian Jurlando]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/jurlando_christian.jpg)
 | Cohen played #59  Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA)  and lost 393 to 444 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-6, -101. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Katie Devanney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/devanney_katie.jpg)
 | Cohen played #51  Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA)  and won 456 to 431 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-6, -76. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Yolanda Ushry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg)
 | Cohen played #52  Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA)  and won 393 to 322 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -5. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Mary Krizan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krizan_mary.jpg)
 | Cohen played #80  Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN)  and lost 306 to 366 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-7, -65. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Frank Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lee_frank.jpg)
 | Cohen played #66  Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 364 to 300 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-7, -1. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weisskopf_mary_ellen.jpg)
 | Cohen played #70  Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL)  and lost 266 to 444 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-8, -179. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Su Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_su_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #83  Su Edwards (Cambridge ON)  and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-9, -216. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Gerry Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_gerry_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #82  Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH)  and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-10, -315. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Bruce Shuman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shuman_bruce_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #56  Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC)  and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-10, -294. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Lynda Wise]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wise_lynda.jpg)
 | Cohen played #71  Lynda Wise (Toronto ON)  and won 446 to 315 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-10, -163. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Jacqueline Camper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/camper_jacqueline.jpeg)
 | Cohen played #89  Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN)  and won 496 to 334 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, -1. |  | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Cohen played #54  Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO)  and won 435 to 421 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +13. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Marty Fialkow]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fialkow_marty.jpeg)
 | Cohen played #73  Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ)  and won 432 to 366 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +79. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Erica Norris Bodrazic]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bodrazic_erica_norris.jpg)
 | Cohen played #55  Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA)  and won 397 to 328 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +148. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Carole Denton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/denton_carole.jpeg)
 | Cohen played #58  Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD)  and lost 350 to 466 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +32. |  | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Cohen played #76  Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA)  and lost 361 to 365 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, +28. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of David Weiss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weiss_david_4.jpg)
 | Cohen played #42  David Weiss (Billings, MT)  and lost 366 to 410 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, -16. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_joan_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #49  Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY)  and won 519 to 314 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-13, +189. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Joey Krafchick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krafchick_joey_2.jpg)
 | Cohen played #9  Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA)  and won 469 to 392 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +266. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
 | Cohen played #92  Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR)  and lost 312 to 419 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-14, +159. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
 | Cohen played #64  Judy Horn (Boston, MA)  and lost 412 to 460 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, +111. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/creed_connie.jpg)
 | Cohen played #13  Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA)  and lost 369 to 390 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-16, +90. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grosman_diana.jpg)
 | Cohen played #28  Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD)  and lost 355 to 416 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-17, +29. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
 | Cohen played #23  Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON)  again and won 409 to 381 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-17, +57. | 
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