This list was automatically generated at 2006-07-07 18:15:08 from the
NSA Ratings Database
and the
NSA Player Database.
It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from
Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others.
Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively
to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).
For each state or province that has at least one active rated player,
up to 10 top players are listed by current rating.
Active players are those who have played in at least one fully-rated
tournament in the past twelve ratings months.
States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their
top ten players.
Areas with fewer than ten active players listed are assumed to have additional
players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.
Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the
state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer.
Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.
Top Ten States/Provinces
Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean |
1 | California | 1986 1909 1884 1881 1862 1862 1854 1835 1833 1818 | 1872.4 |
2 | New York | 1930 1886 1884 1884 1870 1862 1848 1848 1836 1818 | 1866.6 |
3 | Massachusetts | 1988 1915 1915 1882 1833 1827 1796 1779 1740 1722 | 1839.7 |
4 | Oregon | 1933 1900 1898 1887 1826 1800 1792 1771 1766 1756 | 1832.9 |
5 | Ontario | 1938 1930 1879 1847 1815 1811 1775 1772 1768 1766 | 1830.1 |
6 | Texas | 1939 1894 1833 1820 1802 1801 1782 1763 1755 1754 | 1814.3 |
7 | Florida | 1896 1891 1872 1846 1834 1782 1774 1732 1725 1721 | 1807.3 |
8 | Illinois | 1979 1872 1778 1776 1766 1762 1728 1728 1708 1680 | 1777.7 |
9 | Minnesota | 1928 1922 1798 1797 1796 1782 1738 1735 1694 1561 | 1775.1 |
10 | New Jersey | 1921 1859 1840 1828 1788 1753 1697 1616 1609 1604 | 1751.5 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1866.6; 205 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Edley
Rating: 1930
Overall Rank: 11
58, Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association, Coram
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Massachusetts (#3: 1839.7; 97 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jason Katz-Brown
Rating: 1988
Overall Rank: 4
19, MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern, Cambridge
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Oregon (#4: 1832.9; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 10
31, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Ontario (#5: 1830.1; 225 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1938
Overall Rank: 9
31, Mathematician, Waterloo
|
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Texas (#6: 1814.3; 122 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Cree
Rating: 1939
Overall Rank: 8
51, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
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Florida (#7: 1807.3; 117 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1896
Overall Rank: 26
40, physician, Coral Springs
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Illinois (#8: 1777.7; 62 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1979
Overall Rank: 6
36, trader, Chicago
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Minnesota (#9: 1775.1; 68 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1928
Overall Rank: 14
47, Proofreader, Roseville
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New Jersey (#10: 1751.5; 65 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1921
Overall Rank: 17
statistician, Trenton
|
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Maryland (#11: 1748; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 7
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
|
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Quebec (#12: 1731.3; 24 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1924
Overall Rank: 15
60, University professor, Montreal
|
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Arizona (#13: 1716.1; 64 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1916
Overall Rank: 18
25, Law Clerk for Pima County Superior Court, Tucson
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Michigan (#14: 1712.8; 99 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 52
57, Retired, Saline
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British Columbia (#15: 1692.6; 56 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dean Saldanha
Rating: 1878
Overall Rank: 38
23, Engineering Assistant / Student, Richmond
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Alberta (#16: 1674.9; 71 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Fleetham
Rating: 1756
Overall Rank: 145
51, Greenskeeper / Welder, Calgary
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Pennsylvania (#17: 1649.6; 89 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Steve Oliger
Rating: 1764
Overall Rank: 136
57, Retired Electronics Technician, Holtwood
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Wisconsin (#18: 1637.5; 48 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John O'Laughlin
Rating: 1872
Overall Rank: 41
26, Software QA Engineer, Sun Prairie
|
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Connecticut (#19: 1632.6; 38 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Stefan Rau
Rating: 1834
Overall Rank: 67
30, Physician (in residency), Newington
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Louisiana (#20: 1609.6; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1752
Overall Rank: 154
|
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Washington (#21: 1601; 50 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1806
Overall Rank: 89
|
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Virginia (#22: 1598; 25 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Barry Keith
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 90
|
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Ohio (#25: 1557.8; 43 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1766
Overall Rank: 131
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
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Georgia (#26: 1546.6; 36 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 109
47, Computer specialist, Tucker
|
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Nevada (#27: 1511.5; 31 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Nabutovsky
Rating: 1753
Overall Rank: 151
|
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Colorado (#28: 1497.1; 38 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1705
Overall Rank: 220
31, Software engineer, Louisville
|
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Indiana (#29: 1487.3; 48 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1766
Overall Rank: 131
43, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Kentucky (#30: 1477.7; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ted Blevins
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 40
56, Teacher, 8th Grade Science, Cecilia
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Alabama (#31: 1440.1; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tracy Cobbs
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 228
39, Decatur
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Missouri (#32: 1432.7; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Helle
Rating: 1579
Overall Rank: 400
|
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Tennessee (#33: 1426.5; 45 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Erland
Rating: 1743
Overall Rank: 170
Pegram
|
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New Hampshire (#34: 1412; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 52
30, Computer Scientist, Hanover
|
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Utah (#36: 1351.1; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kent Nelson
Rating: 1840
Overall Rank: 61
68, Retired Educator, Sandy
|
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Manitoba (#37: 1332.2; 36 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1737
Overall Rank: 179
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Delaware (#38: 1253.8; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Rod MacNeil
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 55
32, freelance sportswriter, citizen of Red Sox Nation, Wilmington
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Saskatchewan (#39: 1222; 24 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1789
Overall Rank: 105
57, Miner, Saskatoon
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Maine (#40: 1216.7; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1902
Overall Rank: 23
26, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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South Carolina (#41: 1144.9; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Gerry Greenside
Rating: 1619
Overall Rank: 338
61, Marketing, Myrtle Beach
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Arkansas (#43: 1055.8; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Travis Chaney
Rating: 1717
Overall Rank: 204
31, Fast food management, Fort Smith
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Mississippi (#44: 1035; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1839
Overall Rank: 63
65, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#45: 973.9; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1705
Overall Rank: 220
41, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Vermont (#46: 937.8; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1539
Overall Rank: 457
36, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Montana (#47: 852.7; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tony Rasch
Rating: 1434
Overall Rank: 637
|
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Hawaii (#48: 840.4; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1878
Overall Rank: 38
retired, Pahoa
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Nebraska (#49: 785.1; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Patrick R. Caulfield
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 185
33, Computer Programmer, Omaha
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Kansas (#50: 742; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ann Major
Rating: 1163
Overall Rank: 1215
Pittsburg
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Idaho (#53: 671.3; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1094
Overall Rank: 1388
59, soc security, Boise
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 610.3; 1 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1603
Overall Rank: 363
43, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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North Dakota (#56: 594.1; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1441
Overall Rank: 620
59, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Alaska (#57: 500; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dee Stickman
Rating: 500
Overall Rank: 2784
Nulato
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Stateless Players
If you have information concerning the current state or province of residence of the following high-rated, active players, please contact John Chew.
1523 GOLDSTEIN BRAD
1520 CHASE CARLA
1484 PERKINS GAIL
1331 WEBER ALAN
1308 BOWEN MARCIA
1292 BAILEY BRIAN
1276 MANDEL SETH
1252 MAJOR WENDY
1245 JAMES NATHAN
1240 MCNAMARA MARGARET
1229 IVERSON MARK
1219 LOVAL PAMELA
1216 MURPHY MARJORY
1195 TUNNICLIFFE MATTHEW
1194 DUNDAS PAUL
1192 WHITMARSH BRADLEY
1191 GRAHAM STEPHEN
1179 DELORIEA ALAN
1178 STRONG JESSE
1176 NICOLAI DAVE
1158 BERGER NOAH
1146 CARRIGAN JEFFREY
1140 TRAGER MATT
1133 MICHELSON ADAM
1105 READ QUENTIN
1090 STEINSIEK KIM
1087 DIGNAN SUSAN
1080 EASON MATT
1077 FEDER MARLYS
1051 FOWLER AMY
1047 FULLER JANE
1045 SASSOON TAFFY
1044 MAHER CAROLYN
1036 HEALY ANDY
1035 REECE RHONDA
1014 MCGARRY EUGENIA
1008 MONACO MICHAEL
1003 BROWN MITCHELL
1000 FRIEL PATRICK
992 RUSSELL GARY
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