NSC 2012: Denise Mahnken [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Denise Mahnken, who is competing at the 2012 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 14.5-16.5, -134, and is ranked #56 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
	Given name(s): Denise Surname(s): Mahnken Home: Tillman, SC, United States Awards: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 378 Average against: 382
Round 1		Mahnken played #49 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 477 to 346 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +131.
Round 2		Mahnken played #81 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 477 to 320 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +288.
Round 3		Mahnken played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 366 to 498 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +156.
Round 4		Mahnken played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 444 to 347 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +253. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Mahnken played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 282 to 420 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +115.
Round 6		Mahnken played #38 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 352 to 448 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +19.
Round 7		Mahnken played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and lost 267 to 419 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, -133.
Round 8		Mahnken played #39 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 351 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -118.
Round 9		Mahnken played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 470 to 327 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +25.
Round 10		Mahnken played #71 Brad Mills (Charleston, WV) and won 510 to 351 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +184.
Round 11		Mahnken played #26 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 287 to 421 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +50.
Round 12		Mahnken played #72 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 431 to 286 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +195.
Round 13		Mahnken played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 463 to 400 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +258.
Round 14		Mahnken played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 325 to 367 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +216.
Round 15		Mahnken played #56 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 261 to 320 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +157.
Round 16		Mahnken played #44 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +172.
Round 17		Mahnken played #57 James Cooney (Oviedo, FL) and lost 395 to 402 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +165.
Round 18		Mahnken played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 290 to 410 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-9, +45.
Round 19		Mahnken played #63 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 369 to 365 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +49.
Round 20		Mahnken played #6 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 460 to 352 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +157.
Round 21		Mahnken played #7 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 365 to 442 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, +80.
Round 22		Mahnken played #45 Barbara Bordwell McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-11, +79.
Round 23		Mahnken played #31 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 347 to 430 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-12, -4.
Round 24		Mahnken played #66 Edward Gowash (APO, AE) and won 389 to 358 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-12, +27.
Round 25		Mahnken played #60 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 468 to 419 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-12, +76.
Round 26		Mahnken played #8 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 278 to 390 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-13, -36.
Round 27		Mahnken played #62 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and tied at 394. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -36.
Round 28		Mahnken played #25 Eileen Johnson (Bay Shore, NY) and lost 332 to 371 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -75.
Round 29		Mahnken played #29 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 404 to 399 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -70.
Round 30		Mahnken played #51 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 318 to 377 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -129.
Round 31		Mahnken played #29 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) again and lost 369 to 374 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14.5-16.5, -134.

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