NSC 2011: Judy Newhouse [#106]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, three-time National SCRABBLE Champion, on successfully defending his title this year. Please note that as of September 2011, Division 3 Winner Suhas Rao has been stripped of his title as a result of a disciplinary process, and that all other players in that division have been moved up one rank; these changes have not been reflected in the live coverage pages. ]

On this page, you will find information about Judy Newhouse, who is competing at the 2011 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 10-21, -1571, and is ranked #102 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): Judy Surname(s): Newhouse Home: Houston, TX, United States Awards: Texas Scrabble Hall of Fame Hobbies: Cooking, Reading, Tennis, Collecting postcards & beer coasters

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 374 Average against: 424
Round 1		Newhouse played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 401 to 447 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2		Newhouse played #29 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3		Newhouse played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 447 to 385 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, -13.
Round 4		Newhouse played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, -3.
Round 5		Newhouse played #40 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, -44.
Round 6		Newhouse played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 383 to 387 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-4, -48.
Round 7		Newhouse played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 371 to 458 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-5, -135.
Round 8		Newhouse played #108 Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) and won 358 to 327 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-5, -104.
Round 9		Newhouse played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 361 to 436 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-6, -179.
Round 10		Newhouse played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 448 to 417 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, -148.
Round 11		Newhouse played #94 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 378 to 416 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-7, -186.
Round 12		Newhouse played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 458 to 302 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, -30.
Round 13		Newhouse played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 320 to 485 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, -195.
Round 14		Newhouse played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 342 to 437 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-9, -290.
Round 15		Newhouse played #97 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 263 to 460 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-10, -487. Newhouse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Newhouse played #63 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 486 to 442 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -443.
Round 17		Newhouse played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 365 to 490 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-11, -568.
Round 18		Newhouse played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 309 to 481 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-12, -740.
Round 19		Newhouse played #103 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 365 to 386 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-13, -761.
Round 20		Newhouse played #89 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 325 to 500 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-14, -936.
Round 21		Newhouse played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 502 to 315 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-14, -749.
Round 22		Newhouse played #102 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 388 to 445 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-15, -806.
Round 23		Newhouse played #72 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 266 to 554 (a spread of -288). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-16, -1094.
Round 24		Newhouse played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 338 to 334 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-16, -1090.
Round 25		Newhouse played #82 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 335 to 469 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-17, -1224. Newhouse is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Newhouse played #101 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and lost 326 to 424 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-18, -1322.
Round 27		Newhouse played #70 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 449 to 375 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-18, -1248.
Round 28		Newhouse played #34 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 307 to 372 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-19, -1313.
Round 29		Newhouse played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 325 to 591 (a spread of -266). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-20, -1579. Newhouse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Newhouse played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 305 to 464 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-21, -1738.
Round 31		Newhouse played #107 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) again and won 484 to 317 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-21, -1571.

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