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NSC 2009: Lee Brooks [#54]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Lee Brooks, 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 16-15, -87, and is ranked
#58 in Division 3.
 
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 Lee Brooks]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/brooks_lee_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Lee Surname(s): Brooks
 Home: DFW, TX, USA
 Hobbies: Walking, Knitting
 Occupation: Retired Stenographer, USA
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 499Average for: 364
 Average against: 367
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Linda Oliva]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oliva_linda.jpg)
 | Brooks played #86  Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD)  and won 414 to 391 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +23. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Benton Bowen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bowen_benton.jpg)
 | Brooks played #99  Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC)  and won 394 to 363 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +54. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Scott McDougall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcdougall_scott_3.jpg)
 | Brooks played #4  Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA)  and lost 279 to 315 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, +18. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Dave Leonard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leonard_dave.jpg)
 | Brooks played #15  Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY)  and lost 343 to 456 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -95. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Gene Rawlins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rawlins_gene_4.jpg)
 | Brooks played #84  Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON)  and won 499 to 315 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +89. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Bryan Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lewis_bryan.jpg)
 | Brooks played #91  Bryan Lewis (Erie, PA)  and lost 288 to 431 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-3, -54. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Dan Terkell]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/terkell_dan.jpg)
 | Brooks played #49  Dan Terkell (Chicago, IL)  and lost 293 to 307 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -68. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_jo_anne.jpg)
 | Brooks played #89  Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY)  and won 425 to 304 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +53. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Roger Cullman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cullman_roger_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #23  Roger Cullman (Toronto ON)  and won 341 to 330 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, +64. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Tom OLaughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg)
 | Brooks played #108  Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI)  and won 405 to 320 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-4, +149. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Will Scott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scott_will.jpg)
 | Brooks played #52  Will Scott (Versailles, KY)  and lost 312 to 344 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, +117. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Anna Miransky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/miransky_anna_3.jpg)
 | Brooks played #39  Anna Miransky (Toronto ON)  and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, +66. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Rob Long]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/long_rob.jpg)
 | Brooks played #8  Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI)  and lost 289 to 358 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-7, -3. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of John Gove]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gove_john.jpg)
 | Brooks played #18  John Gove (Sun City Center, FL)  and won 409 to 340 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +66. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Robb Griffith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/griffith_robb_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #48  Robb Griffith (Durham, NC)  and won 424 to 391 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, +99. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Marcia Wade]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wade_marcia.jpg)
 | Brooks played #47  Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN)  and lost 292 to 391 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, +0. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Eugene Murray]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/murray_eugene.jpg)
 | Brooks played #42  Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN)  and lost 364 to 373 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, -9. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/roland_tobey.jpg)
 | Brooks played #51  Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD)  and won 397 to 345 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, +43. |  | Round 19 | ![[photo of Celia Dayrit Thompson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thompson_celia.jpeg)
 | Brooks played #116  Celia Dayrit Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ)  and won 349 to 344 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-9, +48. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Shelley Kirk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kirk_shelley.jpg)
 | Brooks played #98  Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH)  and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +62. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Al Pitzel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pitzel_al_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #50  Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK)  and won 343 to 339 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, +66. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Adam Townsend]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/townsend_adam.jpg)
 | Brooks played #73  Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY)  and lost 352 to 426 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-10, -8. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Mark Garrod]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garrod_mark.jpg)
 | Brooks played #41  Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI)  and lost 375 to 387 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-11, -20. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Barbara Drinkwine]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/drinkwine_barbara_j.jpg)
 | Brooks played #63  Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI)  and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, -26. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Phyllis Koselke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/koselke_phyllis_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #71  Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN)  and won 394 to 375 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-12, -7. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jim Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_jim_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #17  Jim Hughes (Austin, TX)  and won 370 to 360 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, +3. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Samuel Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smith_samuel_2.jpg)
 | Brooks played #1  Samuel Smith (Shell Lake, WI)  and lost 330 to 448 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, -115. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Pat Hardwick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hardwick_patricia.jpg)
 | Brooks played #121  Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH)  and lost 351 to 391 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, -155. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Hilda Schlechter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schlechter_hilda.jpg)
 | Brooks played #37  Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON)  and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-14, -118. |  | Round 30 | ![[photo of Heather Steffy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steffy_heather.jpg)
 | Brooks played #87  Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH)  and lost 344 to 439 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-15, -213. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Pat Hardwick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hardwick_patricia.jpg)
 | Brooks played #121  Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH)  again and won 446 to 320 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 16-15, -87. | 
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