NSC 2009: Emily James [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Emily James, 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 17-14, +821, and is ranked #23 in Division 4.

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
	Given name(s): Emily Surname(s): James Home: Petrolia, ON, CAN

Round by Round
High score: 481 Average for: 383 Average against: 357
Round 1		James played #45 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and won 403 to 402 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		James played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3		James played #79 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and won 481 to 298 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +170.
Round 4		James played #49 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and lost 363 to 401 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +132.
Round 5		James played #21 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 323 to 333 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, +122.
Round 6		James played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 423 to 294 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +251.
Round 7		James played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 405 to 368 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +288.
Round 8		James played #53 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 346 to 336 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +298.
Round 9		James played #25 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 334 to 341 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +291.
Round 10		James played #11 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and won 385 to 378 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +298.
Round 11		James played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 405 to 352 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +351.
Round 12		James played #87 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +320.
Round 13		James played #19 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and won 405 to 303 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-5, +422.
Round 14		James played #46 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 310 to 313 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +419.
Round 15		James played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 391 to 399 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +411.
Round 16		James played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and won 439 to 336 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +514.
Round 17		James played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and won 387 to 349 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +552.
Round 18		James played #12 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 434 to 409 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +577.
Round 19		James played #81 Bob Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 401 to 419 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +559.
Round 20		James played #15 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 398 to 316 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +641.
Round 21		James played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 452 to 314 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +779.
Round 22		James played #33 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and lost 322 to 408 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +693.
Round 23		James played #16 Max Karten (Barrington, RI) and lost 404 to 408 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +689.
Round 24		James played #27 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 370 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-10, +705.
Round 25		James played #73 Gail Opperman (Marion, WI) and lost 320 to 349 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +676.
Round 26		James played #4 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 406 to 436 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +646.
Round 27		James played #40 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 352 to 359 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, +639.
Round 28		James played #65 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 427 to 407 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +659.
Round 29		James played #35 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 395 to 334 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-13, +720.
Round 30		James played #34 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and lost 308 to 320 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-14, +708.
Round 31		James played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) again and won 358 to 245 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-14, +821.
After the Tournament		James is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

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