On this page, you will find information about
Thomas Reinke, 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 24-7, +1696, and is ranked
#1 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.
Round by Round |
High score: 513 Average for: 419 Average against: 364 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Daniel Milton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/milton_daniel.jpg)
| Reinke played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +32. |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Su Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_su_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 455 to 342 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +145. |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fidler_mark.jpg)
| Reinke played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 448 to 305 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +288. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Katie Devanney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/devanney_katie.jpg)
| Reinke played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and won 513 to 279 (a spread of 234). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +522. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Gabriel Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_gabriel.jpg)
| Reinke played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 446 to 325 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +643. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of Jamie Ryan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ryan_jamie_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and won 439 to 438 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +644. |
Round 7 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
| Reinke played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 366 to 314 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +696. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Joel Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_joel.jpg)
| Reinke played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 319 to 441 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +574. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
| Reinke played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 440 to 308 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +706. |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Sam Hollington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hollington_sam_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 418 to 328 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +796. |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Jeff Cook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cook_jeff.jpg)
| Reinke played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +814. |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 508 to 373 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +949. |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Reinke played #12 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 425 to 266 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +1108. |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Lou Cornelis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cornelis_lou.jpg)
| Reinke played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 489 to 286 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-1, +1311. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Tyler Hannan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hannan_tyler.jpg)
| Reinke played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 483 to 358 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-1, +1436. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Matt Robin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robin_matt.jpg)
| Reinke played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and won 487 to 332 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-1, +1591. |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Glenda Short]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/short_glenda.jpg)
| Reinke played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 462 to 338 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-1, +1715. |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
| Reinke played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and won 393 to 367 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-1, +1741. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Reinke played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-1, +1814. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Ricky Sirois]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sirois_ricky.jpg)
| Reinke played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and won 400 to 324 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-1, +1890. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Steve Oliger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliger_steve1.jpg)
| Reinke played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) again and won 461 to 337 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-1, +2014. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Matt Robin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robin_matt.jpg)
| Reinke played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) again and lost 288 to 450 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-2, +1852. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Sam Hollington]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hollington_sam_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) again and won 436 to 361 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-2, +1927. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Ryan Fischer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fischer_ryan.jpg)
| Reinke played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 419 to 328 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-2, +2018. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 25 | ![[photo of Tim Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 345 to 465 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-3, +1898. |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Gabriel Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_gabriel.jpg)
| Reinke played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) again and lost 389 to 444 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-4, +1843. |
Round 27 | ![[photo of Tim Anglin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/anglin_timothy_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) again and lost 409 to 441 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +1811. |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Lou Cornelis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cornelis_lou.jpg)
| Reinke played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and lost 334 to 441 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1704. |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Reinke played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) again and lost 422 to 459 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +1667. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits). |
Round 30 | ![[photo of Matt Robin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robin_matt.jpg)
| Reinke played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) for the third time and won 397 to 372 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-7, +1692. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Fred Oswald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oswald_fred.jpg)
| Reinke played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 351 to 347 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 24-7, +1696. Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
After the Tournament | | Reinke is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |