NSC 2010: Helen Joffe [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Joffe, who is competing at the 2010 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, -113, and is ranked #54 in Division 1.

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): Helen Surname(s): Joffe Home: Slidell, LA, United States Awards: I have survived thus far Hobbies: Scrabble (no time for anything else)

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 383 Average against: 387
Round 1		Joffe played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 312 to 487 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -175.
Round 2		Joffe played #56 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 483 to 365 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -57.
Round 3		Joffe played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 358 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, -8.
Round 4		Joffe played #30 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-1, +22.
Round 5		Joffe played #20 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 294 to 389 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, -73.
Round 6		Joffe played #75 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 373 to 404 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -104.
Round 7		Joffe played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 296 to 472 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-4, -280.
Round 8		Joffe played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 349 to 359 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -290.
Round 9		Joffe played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 348 to 394 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-6, -336.
Round 10		Joffe played #33 Mike Frentz (Des Moines, WA) and lost 379 to 384 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-7, -341.
Round 11		Joffe played #105 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 456 to 314 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-7, -199.
Round 12		Joffe played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 345 to 500 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-8, -354.
Round 13		Joffe played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 464 to 363 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, -253.
Round 14		Joffe played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 370 to 347 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -230.
Round 15		Joffe played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and lost 350 to 472 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -352.
Round 16		Joffe played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 402 to 443 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-10, -393.
Round 17		Joffe played #38 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-10, -376.
Round 18		Joffe played #50 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 361 to 397 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-11, -412.
Round 19		Joffe played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 303 to 545 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-12, -654. Joffe is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Joffe played #81 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 477 to 315 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-12, -492.
Round 21		Joffe played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 400 to 323 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-12, -415.
Round 22		Joffe played #83 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 375 to 324 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-12, -364.
Round 23		Joffe played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and won 472 to 399 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-12, -291.
Round 24		Joffe played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 397 to 288 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, -182.
Round 25		Joffe played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and won 356 to 310 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, -136.
Round 26		Joffe played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 305 to 409 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-13, -240.
Round 27		Joffe played #77 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 407 to 451 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-14, -284.
Round 28		Joffe played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 420 to 321 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, -185.
Round 29		Joffe played #8 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 330 to 371 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-15, -226.
Round 30		Joffe played #89 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 372 to 346 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, -200.
Round 31		Joffe played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 451 to 364 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-15, -113.

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