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NSC 2005 Division 1 Player Roster: Detailed, By Rating
| Photo | Name | Rating | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
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Age withheld, occupation withheld |
Record: 2nd (2002), 3rd (2004) |
Home: Christchurch, New Zealand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1997 NZ NSC; 1999 NZ Masters |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpeg) |
50, used equipment, sales and leasing |
Record: 35th (1998), 45th (2000), 47th (2002), 4th (2004) |
Home: Dallas, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-02 Salado, TX; 2002-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2002-06, 2003-06 Mid-Cities, TX;2003-08 Houston, TX; 2004-01 Lampasas, TX; 2004-02 Costa Rica; 2004-06 Provence, France Hobbies: golf, music, reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/panyasoponlert_komol.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Student |
Record: 41st (2002), 6th (2004) |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002 Thailand Student Champion; 2003 Thailand Match Play Champion; (6th) 2004 NSC; (6th) 2005 WSC Hobbies: Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg) |
57, Account Executive |
Record: 17th (1998), 1st (2000), 23rd (2002), 15th (2004) |
Home: Coram, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Three-time National Scrabble Champion; 5 summer Renos; 3 Premier BATs; 5 A.C.s; 2 TNs, along with numerous other wins; 2004-11 Stamford, CT Hobbies: tai chi, reading, movies, puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wiegand_david.jpeg) |
31, Mortgage Underwriter |
Record: 14th (1998), 3rd (2000), 6th (2002), 86th (2004) |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament Hobbies: Bridge, rock climbing, music (trombone, piano). Wife Chris, daughters Samantha (4) and Melanie (1) |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/okosagah_sammy.jpeg) |
36, Restaurant manager |
Record: 12th (1998), 9th (2000), 26th (2004) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Movies, music and driving |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sujjayakorn_panupol.jpeg) |
21, Student |
Record: 9th (2002), 23rd (2004) |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002 Thailand Match Play Champion, 2003 World Champion Hobbies: Football |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wright_trey.jpg) |
31, pianist |
Record: 2nd (1998), 12th (2000), 29th (2002), 1st (2004) |
Home: Van Nuys, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place, Chicago Nationals 1998; 1st place, Atlanta 2002; 2nd place, Tampa 2004; 1st place, New Orleans Nationals 2004 |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg) |
55, Risk Management Consultant |
Record: 16th (2000), 26th (2002), 64th (2004) |
Home: Foster City, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-03 Portland, OR; 2002-12 Campbell, CA; 2005-02 Phoeniz, AZ Hobbies: Reading, Neighborhood newspaper publishing, Chess |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg) |
25, Law Clerk for Pima County Superior Court |
Record: 11th (2004) |
Home: Tucson, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: 11th at 2004 Nationals; 2003, 2004 Albuquerque NM; 2004-05 Los Gatos, CA; 2004-12 Tuscon, NM; 2nd place Grand Canyon 2003; 2003, 1999 Reno Early Bird Hobbies: Yoga, Crosswords, Siamese Cats |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mallick_joey.jpeg) |
25, Chart-man |
Record: 28th (1998), 21st (2000), 17th (2002), 30th (2004) |
Home: Cape Elizabeth, ME Awards and Tournament Wins: Yes, but not many; 2004-10 Cape Cod, MA; 2005-01 Reno, NV Hobbies: video games, Internet surfing |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg) |
35, Options Trader |
Record: 1st (1998), 2nd (2000), 4th (2002), 5th (2004) |
Home: Chicago, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball, trivia |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/geary_jim.jpg) |
38, Professional Poker Player |
Record: 6th (1998), 18th (2000), 68th (2002), 65th (2004) |
Home: Phoenix, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: 4-time university chess champion; 2nd place, 7th grade fistfight; 1997 US Masters; 2000 Reno WCC + 15 others; (14th) 2001 (12th) 2003 WSC; 1990 SoAZChess Champ Hobbies: Drumming, learning piano, reading, writing, working out |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg) |
51, Masonry contractor |
Record: 44th (1998), 52nd (2004) |
Home: Saint Paul, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-12 Orange, CT; 2002-12 Elmhurst, IL; 2003-03, 2004-11 Twin Cities, MN; 2003-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: Travel in Mexico |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg) |
29, Architect |
Record: 57th (2002), 7th (2004) |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1992 2003 Thailand Champion; (2nd) 2003 WSC Hobbies: Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpeg) |
20, Student |
Record: 53rd (2002), 60th (2004) |
Home: Aiea, HI Awards and Tournament Wins: Division 2 winner, Westford Hobbies: Philosophy, billiards |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg) |
34, Statistician |
Record: 6th (1998), 59th (2000), 39th (2002), 33rd (2004) |
Home: Trenton, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ Hobbies: Fantasy Baseball, Crosswords |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Physician |
Record: 56th (2000) |
Home: Coral Springs, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-02 Stuart, FL; 2002-03 Stuart, FL; 2003-01 Treasure Coast, FL;2003-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL; 2004-10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: bridge, table tennis, racquetball, poker |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kramer_jim.jpeg) |
47, Proofreader |
Record: 4th (1998), 8th (2000), 11th (2002), 50th (2004) |
Home: Roseville, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: WInner of 26 SCRABBLE Tournaments Hobbies: Tennis, Piano |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg) |
40, Herald (of something LIKE Galactus) |
Record: 69th (1998), 33rd (2000), 8th (2002), 27th (2004) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: surviving in Babylon, wishing on stars |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/graham_matt.jpg) |
Age withheld, Chronically unemployed |
Record: 65th (1998), 25th (2000), 55th (2002), 37th (2004) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON Hobbies: clabbers |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hersom_randy.jpeg) |
45, Computer Programmer |
Record: 20th (1998), 5th (2000), 21st (2002), 22nd (2004) |
Home: Morganton, NC Awards and Tournament Wins: (5th) 2000 NSC; played in 1997 1999 2001 2003 WSC; played in 1995 Superstars and 2003 All Stars Hobbies: CD Collecting, Racquetball, Poker |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg) |
43, Scrabble player |
Record: 11th (1998), 14th (2000), 1st (2002), 81st (2004) |
Home: Bronx, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: (2nd) 1995 (1st) 1997 WSC; 2002 NSC; 1997 Western Championship, 2001-07 Reno, NV (EB); 2001-08 Twin Cities, MN; 2002-05 Danbury, CT; 2003-07 Reno, NV (EB); 2003-09 Shelton, CT; 2004-09 Atlantic City, NJ. Chapter 8 in "Word Freak" and featured subject of documentary film "Word Wars". Hobbies: Piano, singing, movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg) |
69, Legal Secretary |
Record: 16th (1998), 41st (2000), 61st (2002), 69th (2004) |
Home: Oakland, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Reno champion, Nationals runner-up Hobbies: Politics |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpeg) |
32, GIS / Data Manager |
Record: 80th (1998), 71st (2000), 24th (2002), 29th (2004) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: Arden Cup 2004 Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wapnick_joel.jpg) |
59, University professor |
Record: 29th (1998), 11th (2000), 10th (2002), 9th (2004) |
Home: Montréal, QC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 1983 NSC; (2nd) 1993 WSC; 1998 CNSC; 1999 WSC; (2nd) 2001 WSC Hobbies: Scrabble (more than a hobby) |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg) |
53, School Social Worker |
Record: 99th (1998), 36th (2000), 65th (2002), 95th (2004) |
Home: Charleston, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: Touch Football All-American ( 9x ) ; Nat'l. Champ.Team ( 7x ), Two 700+ games at club, made 125 consecutive free throws Hobbies: Basketball, Softball, Golf |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/withers_ben.jpg) |
57, Physician |
Record: 116th (1998), 18th (2000), 72nd (2002), 16th (2004) |
Home: Houston, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-02, 2005-02 Salado, TX; 2005-01 Waco, TX; (51st) 2003 WSC; Texas State Champion 2003 and 2005 Hobbies: Reading, travel, movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg) |
Age withheld, Accountant |
Record: 66th (1998), 32nd (2000), 52nd (2002), 35th (2004) |
Home: Newark, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: Highest ranking ever achieved by a woman in scrabble, 4th place finish in SuperStars tournament Hobbies: Hiking, Dancing, Crossword Puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpeg) |
40, Actuary |
Record: 13th (1998), 19th (2000), 12th (2004) |
Home: Pineville, NC Awards and Tournament Wins: Fellow of the Society of Actuaries; Many Wins, Places and Shows over 20 years of play Hobbies: Weight Training |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/mills_lloyd.jpeg) |
Age withheld, A/C contractor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Georgetown, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-02 Atlantic City, NJ; 2004-12 Shelton, CT Hobbies: hiking, cycling, crossword puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg) |
43, Mom / Psychotherapist |
Record: 13th (2002), 40th (2004) |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Played in 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC; played in 2002 2004 Can-Am; 2000, 2001 Toronto; 2003 Atlantic City; 2003 Boston Premier Hobbies: Fitness, Gourmet Cooking |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cushman_lynn.jpeg) |
Age withheld, proofreader |
Record: 58th (1998), 74th (2000), 58th (2002), 44th (2004) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 1995 Teams Tournament Board 1; Plainview 1998;2nd, Stamford 2003;NSA AB member since 2003 Hobbies: music, reading, yoga |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/macneil_rod_2.jpg) |
31, Freelance Sportswriter; Citizen of Red Sox Nation |
Record: 37th (1998), 76th (2000), 74th (2002), 78th (2004) |
Home: Londonderry, NH Awards and Tournament Wins: Winner: Boston (BAT Div A) 2004; Cape Cod '99, '00, '03; Mohawk Valley, NY '04; Saratoga, NY '04; Rhombus Cup Champion Hobbies: Hockey, fantasy sports, movies, travel, 24, sushi with C, evading paparazzi |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/lennon_chris.jpg) |
37, Mortgage Underwriter |
Record: 47th (1998) |
Home: Lake Oswego, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-11 Las Vegas, NV |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/katzbrown_jason.jpg) |
18, Student |
Record: 18th (2004) |
Home: Cambridge, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Highest-rated under-18 player in NSA Hobbies: Open-source software development on Linux, golf |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pistolese_mark.jpeg) |
49, land speculator |
Record: 36th (1998), 20th (2000), 6th (2002) |
Home: Hilo, HI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-11 Fort Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: swimming, hiking, board games |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg) |
22, Engineering Assistant / Student |
Record: 3rd (2000), 20th (2002), 68th (2004) |
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: (1st) 2005 Vancouver; (2nd) 2003 CNSC; played in 2003 2005 WSC Hobbies: Roller Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Music, Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/widergren_jeff.jpeg) |
43, Firmware engineer |
Record: 40th (1998), 37th (2000), 76th (2002), 39th (2004) |
Home: Los Gatos, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd 95 Reno, 95 World Team, 15+ local victories; 2003-11 Los Gatos, CA Hobbies: Golf, Kids |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg) |
46, Quality Assurance Analyst |
Record: 24th (1998), 91st (2000), 123rd (2002), 21st (2004) |
Home: St. Louis Park, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Top rated woman except when I'm not Hobbies: singing, guitar, design junkie, light verse, ventriloquist manque |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/baker_rich.jpeg) |
43, College Professor |
Record: 25th (1998), 42nd (2000), 14th (2002) |
Home: Eureka, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City 2000, Norway 2002 Hobbies: Travel, Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/greenspan_randy.jpeg) |
51, retired civil servant |
Record: 7th (1998), 40th (2000), 110th (2002), 101th (2004) |
Home: Buffalo, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-08 Bird-in-Hand, PA; 2004-03 Pigeon Forge, TN; 2004-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: retrotainment, crosswords and paddleball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Businessman |
Record: 91st (1998), 46th (2000), 33rd (2002), 77th (2004) |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Thailand Grand Prix Champion Hobbies: Soccer |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/koenig_david.jpg) |
27, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Englewood, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/onyeonwu_iffy.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Computer Tech |
Record: 30th (1998), 20th (2000), 30th (2002), 56th (2004) |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 1990 Nigerian NSC; African Champion 1994; 2003-01 Lampasas, TX; 2003-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2004-02 Texas State Championship; 2004-09 Houston, TX; 2004-12 Austin, TX Hobbies: Soccer and Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg) |
64, Teacher |
Record: 103th (1998), 85th (2000), 27th (2002), 25th (2004) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crossword puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/carol_jean.jpg) |
Age withheld, Retired |
Record: 73rd (1998), 70th (2000), 112th (2002), 110th (2004) |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th in Danbury 2001, 4th in Gatlinburg 2001; 2003-04 Panama Canal Cruise Hobbies: Studying Spanish, Travel |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/tangredi_frank.jpg) |
51, social studies textbook editor; aspiring playwright |
Record: 62nd (2004) |
Home: West Babylon, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: winning my division at BAT every 16 years; $32K winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hobbies: acting; singing; anagrams; creating elaborate trivia games |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/thevenot_geoff.jpg) |
35, copy editor |
Record: 122nd (2004) |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 4-05 1st place Lake Murray; 6-05 1st place Ft. Worth Hobbies: guitar, keyboards, Baltimore / Washington sports teams, reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg) |
58, electrician |
Record: 10th (1998), 23rd (2000), 15th (2002), 38th (2004) |
Home: Los Angeles, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-07 Denver, CO; 2001-09 Northridge, CA; 2001-10 Western Canadian Championship (E.B. and M.E.); 2002-06 Bozeman, MT; 2003-10, 2004-10 Western Canadian Championship (E.B. and M.E.); 2004-06 Bozeman, MT Hobbies: travel,crossword puzzles,chess |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/berofsky_evan_4.jpg) |
29, Soon-to-be-returning university student, freelance writer, disturber of peace |
Record: 17th (1998), 34th (2000), 38th (2002), 36th (2004) |
Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-06, 2004-06 Livonia MI; 2003, 2004 Toronto Club Champion; 2003-11 Brantford ON Hobbies: Anything to get my mind off of Scrabble... |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/day_darrell_2.jpg) |
48, CEO |
Record: 76th (2002), 97th (2004) |
Home: Richardson, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: former Arlington City Councilman Hobbies: Basketball, tennis, rackquetball, jogging & movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/peltz_rusty.jpeg) |
32, software engineer |
Record: 4th (2000), 43rd (2002), 96th (2004) |
Home: San Diego, CA Hobbies: baseball, golf |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/bednarz_jason.jpeg) |
32, musician |
Record: 4th (1998), 9th (2002), 9th (2004) |
Home: Ann Arbor, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-06 Shelton, CT |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/olaughlin_john.jpg) |
25, Computer Programmer |
Record: 10th (2002), 34th (2004) |
Home: Hartland, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: (28th) 2003 WSC; 2004-11 Elmhurst, IL Hobbies: music, movies, puzzles and computers |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/avrin_paul_2.jpg) |
62, retired HS math teacher |
Record: 94th (1998), 49th (2000), 96th (2002), 133rd (2004) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: gym, travel, movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg) |
45, Engineering Technician |
Record: 88th (1998), 61st (2000), 87th (2002), 74th (2004) |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: Winner Phoenix 2004, Portland 2003, Las Vegas 1997, Div 2 NSC 1994. Hobbies: Pool, Poker |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/miller_lou_jb.jpg) |
52, Credit Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Portland, OR Hobbies: Reading, Writing |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/alexander_steven.jpeg) |
48, lawyer |
Record: 64th (1998), 15th (2000), 42nd (2002), 59th (2004) |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: Won numerous scrabble tournaments Hobbies: reading, thinking |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wolford_gail.jpeg) |
51, Technical Writer |
Record: 78th (2002) |
Home: Portland, OR Hobbies: reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/payne_trip.jpg) |
37, Puzzlemaker |
Record: 52nd (1998), 82nd (2000) |
Home: Boca Raton, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 02-99 Atlanta; 3-time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion; 1st $32,000 winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hobbies: Pinball, word games, game shows |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/epstein_paul.jpeg) |
53, Social Worker |
Record: 15th (1998), 31st (2000), 5th (2002), 93rd (2004) |
Home: Ann Arbor, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: (5th) 1996 NSC; (5th) 2002 NSCr; (25th) 1999 WSC Hobbies: Music, Writing |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg) |
60, Attorney at Law |
Record: 33rd (1998), 27th (2000), 36th (2002), 58th (2004) |
Home: Miami, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: (4th) 2001 WSC; Reno; Boston Premier Hobbies: Bicycling, tennis, poker, travel |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/nanavati_jim.jpg) |
48, Teacher |
Record: 12th (2002), 5th (2004) |
Home: Burlington, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Several tournament victories Hobbies: Biking, travel |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/howard_ronald.jpg) |
57, Numismatist |
Record: 9th (2002), 102th (2004) |
Home: Irvine, CA Hobbies: Golf, Travel, Wine |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_3.jpg) |
37, Accountant |
Record: 41st (1998), 30th (2000), 81st (2002), 112th (2004) |
Home: Grand Rapids, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2000 Canadian Champion; 2004-06 Port Huron, MI; 2004-10 Petosky, MI Hobbies: hockey, keyboards, languages |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/singleton_tom.jpg) |
55, accountant |
Record: 54th (2002), 61st (2004) |
Home: Laguna Hills, CA |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/fraley_kevin.jpg) |
35, Pacific Gas & Electric Meter Reader |
Record: 3rd (2004) |
Home: Madera, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd Place, 2004 NSC, Division 2 Hobbies: Basketball, tennis, reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg) |
52, Antiques & Collectibles dealer |
Record: 51st (2002), 28th (2004) |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Canoeing, Kayaking, Reading, Being a devil's advocate |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/goard_j.jpeg) |
29, Student |
Record: 71st (1998), 54th (2002) |
Home: Foresthill, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-05 Campbell, CA Hobbies: Poetry, Film |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rand_larry.jpg) |
61, retired |
Record: 93rd (2002) |
Home: Chandler, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-Director of the Year, 2003 Hobbies: travel, exercise, grandchildren |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg) |
58, Contractor |
Record: 9th (1998), 47th (2000), 16th (2002), 90th (2004) |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times. Hobbies: Talmud and Kabbalah |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg) |
33, Computer programmer |
Record: 43rd (2004) |
Home: Houston, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Not a thing. Hobbies: Traveling, photography, comic books, film, music |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg) |
Age withheld, Engineering Entrepreneur |
Record: 46th (1998), 62nd (2000), 50th (2002), 67th (2004) |
Home: El Dorado Hills, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: $10,000 First Prize Manila; Won 3 USA tourneys in a row late 2001; 2001-10 Wisconsin Dells, WI; 2001-10 Campbell, CA; 2001-12 Tucson, AZ; 2003-02 Tampa Bay, FL Hobbies: Safaries, making and distributing clocks, rugs, tiles & wordgame accessories, world travel, hiking, photog. |
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60, attorney |
Record: 74th (1998), 60th (2000), 124th (2002), 109th (2004) |
Home: Plantation, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: three-time Florida state champion and win, place, show at numerous other tourney Hobbies: collecting antique gumball machines and numerous other items; movies; music and sports fan |
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58, Physician |
Record: 105th (1998), 34th (2002), 13th (2004) |
Home: Huntington Beach, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-06 Mediterranean Cruise Hobbies: golf |
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Age withheld, Graduate Student |
Record: 50th (2004) |
Home: Berkeley, CA |
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35, Financial Planner |
Record: 1st (1998), 1st (2000), 43rd (2002), 1st (2004) |
Home: Long Beach, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Div 2, 2004 NSC Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Music, Reading, Film |
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58, Paralegal |
Record: 80th (1998), 54th (2000), 70th (2002), 65th (2004) |
Home: San Diego, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Director, San Diego NSA CLub #76 since 1992 Hobbies: Travel, Crossword Puzzles, Gardening |
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57, Delivery driver, cube truck |
Record: 38th (2000), 88th (2002), 80th (2004) |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-01 Calgary AB, 2004-05 Calgary AB |
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56, Retired Electronics Technician |
Record: 97th (1998), 97th (2000), 85th (2002), 71st (2004) |
Home: Holtwood, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: Travel, Computers, Music, Reading |
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Age withheld, Computer Programmer |
Record: 44th (2002), 120th (2004) |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX |
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61, financial advisor and money manager |
Record: 18th (1998), 48th (2000), 18th (2002), 72nd (2004) |
Home: Potomac, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 31st in Kuala Lumpur 2003 World Scrabble Championships, played for 12 years on a nationally ranked paintball team Hobbies: travel, scuba, ping pong, strategy games, tennis |
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47, stay at home dad |
Record: 25th (2002) |
Home: Fenton, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA AB member since 1999; 2002-11 Port Huron, MI Hobbies: backgammon, poker |
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28, Systems Analyst |
Record: 63rd (2004) |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 10th at 2000 CNSC. Holds BSc First Class Honours in Computer Science. Hobbies: Model trains, biking, walking, poker, computer games |
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Age withheld, Real estate investor and Mortgage loan originator |
Record: 43rd (1998), 31st (2002), 155th (2004) |
Home: Brandon, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: None Major, few small tourney wins and some 3-3 Basket ball toruney trophies, some bowling trophies long time ago. Hobbies: Basketball, chess, softball |
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36, Court Reporter |
Record: 63rd (2000), 104th (2002), 43rd (2004) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Top 50 2/05 Hobbies: Reading, Walking, Sports |