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August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: T C Houlgate-West [#78]
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On this page, you will find information about
T C Houlgate-West, 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 13-18, -705, and is ranked
#78 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 | ![[photo of T C Houlgate-West]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/houlgate-west_t_c.jpg)
| Given name(s): T C Surname(s): Houlgate-West Home: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Awards: Many awards and prizes for poetry & prose Hobbies: Bridge, choral music, poetry, travel, peace activism Occupation: Semi-retired bridge teacher & ESOL tutor |
Round by Round | High score: 529 Average for: 367 Average against: 390 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/galebach_brian.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 329 to 473 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -144. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 430 to 398 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -112. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Erica Norris Bodrazic]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bodrazic_erica_norris.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 304 to 381 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -189. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Carolyn Easter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/easter_carolyn_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 281 to 538 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -446. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Brenda Casey]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/casey_brenda.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 349 to 410 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -507. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Frank Lee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lee_frank.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-5, -513. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 334 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, -452. | Round 8 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Houlgate-West played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 399 to 385 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -438. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Scott Garner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garner_scott.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 380 to 363 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -421. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cadieux_cheryl.jpeg)
| Houlgate-West played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 321 to 401 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -501. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Ruth Hamilton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hamilton_ruth.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 361 to 466 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -606. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_joan_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 379 to 441 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-8, -668. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Mary Krizan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krizan_mary.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 437 to 331 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, -562. | Round 14 | ![[photo of George Rogers]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rogers_george_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 529 to 406 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-8, -439. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Flossie Swint]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swint_flossie.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 292 to 347 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -494. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Gary Perman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/perman_gary_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 405 to 460 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-10, -549. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Adrian Mannella]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/manella_adrian.jpeg)
| Houlgate-West played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, -532. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weisskopf_mary_ellen.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 417 to 380 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, -495. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Katie Devanney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/devanney_katie.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and won 427 to 292 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -360. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 330 to 384 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, -414. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/methaset_arun.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -384. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Fred Oswald]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oswald_fred.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 302 to 358 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, -440. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 459 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -535. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Bob Enszer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/enszer_robert.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 368 to 406 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -573. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Gerry Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_gerry_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 348 to 521 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-15, -746. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jacqueline Camper]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/camper_jacqueline.jpeg)
| Houlgate-West played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 435 to 384 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-15, -695. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Mark Gooley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gooley_mark.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-16, -765. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Arline Silverman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/silverman_arline_2.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 381 to 356 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-16, -740. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Lorraine Burton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burton_lorraine_3.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 320 to 327 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-17, -747. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Ronnie Thomas]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomas_ronnie.jpg)
| Houlgate-West played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 470 to 329 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-17, -606. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cadieux_cheryl.jpeg)
| Houlgate-West played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) again and lost 131 to 230 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-18, -705. |
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