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August 6-10, 2011
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NSC 2011: Gene Tyszka [#1]
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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.
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On this page, you will find information about
Gene Tyszka, 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 17-14, +619, and is ranked
#18 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 | ![[photo of Gene Tyszka]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tyszka_gene.jpg)
| Given name(s): Gene Surname(s): Tyszka Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Ridding the world of celery one stalk at a time Occupation: Manufacturer of SCRABBLE related products |
Round by Round | High score: 468 Average for: 362 Average against: 343 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Tyszka played #50 Kenny Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 406 to 408 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -2. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Margaret Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hughes_margaret.jpg)
| Tyszka played #43 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 373 to 281 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +90. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Paul Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rickhoff_paul.jpg)
| Tyszka played #25 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 450 to 344 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +196. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Julia Scruggs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/scruggs_julia.jpg)
| Tyszka played #20 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 420 to 230 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +386. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Gerianne Abriano]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/abriano_gerianne.jpg)
| Tyszka played #5 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 389 to 356 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +419. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Tyszka played #10 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 468 to 304 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +583. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Ron Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/barker_ronald.jpg)
| Tyszka played #8 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 388 to 402 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +569. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Randy Forrester]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/forrester_randy.jpg)
| Tyszka played #37 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 356 to 315 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +610. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Joyce Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stock_joyce.jpg)
| Tyszka played #24 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +595. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Alexander Rivard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rivard_alexander.jpg)
| Tyszka played #33 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 280 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +740. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lieberman_hannah_4.jpg)
| Tyszka played #23 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 304 to 433 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +611. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Joe Gatz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gatz_joe.jpg)
| Tyszka played #2 Joe Gatz (Yukon, OK) and won 391 to 306 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +696. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Joey Titzman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/titzman_joey.jpg)
| Tyszka played #9 Joey Titzman (Magnolia, TX) and won 416 to 296 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +816. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Emily Lichtman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lichtman_emily.jpg)
| Tyszka played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 392 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +745. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Tyszka played #29 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 324 to 459 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +610. Tyszka is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Evelyn Callaway]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/callaway_evelyn_2.jpg)
| Tyszka played #6 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 362 to 390 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +582. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Emily Lichtman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lichtman_emily.jpg)
| Tyszka played #12 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) again and lost 306 to 359 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-8, +529. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Maliha Mahmood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mahmood_maliha.jpg)
| Tyszka played #36 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 374 to 292 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +611. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jean Waldron]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/waldron_jean.jpg)
| Tyszka played #13 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and lost 328 to 342 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, +597. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Cecilia Huber]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/huber_cecilia.jpg)
| Tyszka played #15 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 434 to 374 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +657. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Jack Allard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/allard_jack.jpg)
| Tyszka played #14 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 329 to 363 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +623. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Jean Wolin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wolin_jean_2.jpg)
| Tyszka played #34 Jean Wolin (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, +661. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Avis Turner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/turner_avis_2.jpg)
| Tyszka played #49 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 357 to 330 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-10, +688. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Kathi Cann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cann_kathi.jpg)
| Tyszka played #28 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 323 to 321 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +690. | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Tyszka played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) and lost 350 to 423 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +617. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Katherine Rybak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rybak_katherine.jpg)
| Tyszka played #47 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 326 to 340 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-12, +603. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Kenneth Kasney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kasney_ken_3.jpg)
| Tyszka played #4 Kenneth Kasney (Hot Springs, AR) and won 332 to 297 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +638. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/davis_evelyn_r_2.jpg)
| Tyszka played #16 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 323 to 379 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-13, +582. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Jim Laris]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/laris_jim.jpg)
| Tyszka played #35 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 281 to 285 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-14, +578. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Marilena Souza]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Tyszka played #39 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 322 to 282 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +618. | Round 31 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Tyszka played #46 Rasul Macasimbar (los Angeles, CA) again and won 340 to 339 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +619. |
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