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USSO 2006 Division 1 Player Roster: Detailed, By Rating
| Photo | Name | Rating | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
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21, Student |
Record: 9th (2002), 23rd (2004), 2nd (2005) |
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/wiegand_david.jpeg) |
32, Mortgage Underwriter |
Record: 2nd (1994), 26th (1996), 14th (1998), 3rd (2000), 6th (2002), 86th (2004), 1st (2005) |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC (1st) 2005 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament Hobbies: Bridge, Music |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg) |
36, trader |
Record: 16th (1987), 15th (1988), 42nd (1989), 10th (1990), 3rd (1992), 4th (1996), 1st (1998), 2nd (2000), 4th (2002), 5th (2004), 11th (2005) |
Home: Chicago, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/g/greenspan_randy.jpeg) |
52, postal clerk |
Record: 1st (1988), 102th (1989), 74th (1990), 33rd (1992), 48th (1994), 12th (1996), 7th (1998), 40th (2000), 110th (2002), 101th (2004), 53rd (2005) |
Home: Buffalo, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-08 Bird-in-Hand, PA; 2004-03 Pigeon Forge, TN; 2004-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crosswords,retrotainment,pingpong |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Actuary |
Record: 36th (1990), 49th (1992), 52nd (1994), 10th (1996), 13th (1998), 19th (2000), 12th (2004), 3rd (2005) |
Home: Pineville, NC Awards and Tournament Wins: Many Tournament wins places and shows over 22 years of play Hobbies: Sudoku, Weight Training, Listening to Music |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/okosagah_sammy.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Restaurant Manager |
Record: 12th (1998), 9th (2000), 26th (2004), 29th (2005) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Soccer, Music |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/katzbrown_jason.jpg) |
19, MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern |
Record: 18th (2004), 6th (2005) |
Home: Cambridge, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2006 Boston Area Tournament Champion Hobbies: Open-source software development (see http://quackle.org), table tennis |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg) |
44, Mom/Psychotherapist |
Record: 58th (1996), 13th (2002), 40th (2004), 40th (2005) |
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/k/kramer_jim.jpeg) |
47, Proofreader |
Record: 103th (1985), 11th (1987), 84th (1988), 104th (1989), 48th (1990), 52nd (1992), 20th (1994), 21st (1996), 4th (1998), 8th (2000), 11th (2002), 50th (2004), 9th (2005) |
Home: Roseville, MN |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wapnick_joel.jpg) |
60, University professor |
Record: 24th (1978), 10th (1980), 1st (1983), 18th (1985), 14th (1987), 3rd (1988), 12th (1989), 27th (1990), 2nd (1992), 9th (1994), 19th (1996), 29th (1998), 11th (2000), 10th (2002), 9th (2004), 55th (2005) |
Home: Montreal, 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/m/meyer_nick.jpg) |
Age withheld, Graduate Student |
Record: 50th (2004), 77th (2005) |
Home: Berkeley, CA Hobbies: Baseball, tennis, crossword puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/appel_scott.jpeg) |
Age withheld, statistician |
Record: 6th (1998), 59th (2000), 39th (2002), 33rd (2004), 39th (2005) |
Home: Trenton, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ Hobbies: Resident of Red Sox Nation, Toddler Chaser |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/matsumoto_kenji.jpeg) |
21, Student |
Record: 53rd (2002), 60th (2004), 19th (2005) |
Home: Amherst, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Division 3 Reno 2000, Division 2 2005 BAT premier Hobbies: philosophy |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg) |
30, architect |
Record: 97th (1992), 31st (1994), 57th (2002), 7th (2004), 25th (2005) |
Home: Bangkok, AB, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1992 2003 Thailand Champion; (2nd) 2003, (2nd) 2005 WSC Hobbies: soccer |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/wright_trey_2.jpg) |
32, Freelance pianist |
Record: 2nd (1998), 12th (2000), 29th (2002), 1st (2004), 30th (2005) |
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/m/mills_lloyd.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Air Conditioning/Heating Contractor |
Record: 24th (2005) |
Home: Georgetown, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Have won some tournaments and am the proud father of Isabel, my 11-year old daughter Hobbies: Hiking, Cycling, Crossword Puzzles |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg) |
40, physician |
Record: 56th (2000), 38th (2005) |
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, poker, and the quest for prajna |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/ellickson_robert.jpeg) |
65, Law Professor |
Record: 189th (1985), 13th (1987), 20th (1989), 69th (1990), 18th (1992), 46th (1994), 38th (1998), 84th (2000), 25th (2002), 17th (2004) |
Home: New Haven, CT |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg) |
44, Scrabble player |
Record: 65th (1989), 67th (1990), 34th (1992), 12th (1994), 29th (1996), 11th (1998), 14th (2000), 1st (2002), 81st (2004), 26th (2005) |
Home: Bronx, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg) |
58, Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association |
Record: 1st (1980), 3rd (1983), 2nd (1985), 14th (1987), 1st (1992), 4th (1994), 3rd (1996), 17th (1998), 1st (2000), 23rd (2002), 15th (2004), 5th (2005) |
Home: Coram, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg) |
70, Legal Assistant/Computers |
Record: 16th (1980), 9th (1985), 15th (1987), 34th (1988), 75th (1989), 2nd (1990), 4th (1992), 54th (1994), 6th (1996), 16th (1998), 41st (2000), 61st (2002), 69th (2004), 14th (2005) |
Home: Oakland, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Best supporting actor, 1927 in Birth of a Nation; runner-up in NSC Wash, DC, winner West Coast Chmp., numerous others Hobbies: Bird watching and stamp collecting - or watching birds collect stamps. |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/pistolese_mark.jpeg) |
Age withheld, retired |
Record: 81st (1994), 36th (1998), 20th (2000), 6th (2002), 31st (2005) |
Home: Pahoa, HI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-11 Fort Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: swimming, hiking, board games |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cree_chris.jpg) |
51, used equipment, sales and leasing |
Record: 31st (1983), 130th (1985), 16th (1987), 41st (1988), 33rd (1989), 24th (1990), 24th (1992), 55th (1994), 36th (1996), 35th (1998), 45th (2000), 47th (2002), 4th (2004), 23rd (2005) |
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/g/gabriel_marty.jpg) |
54, School Social Worker |
Record: 99th (1998), 36th (2000), 65th (2002), 95th (2004), 46th (2005) |
Home: Charleston, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: Touch Football All-American (nine times); National Touch Football League championship team member (seven times); two 700+ games at club; 128 consecutive free throws made Hobbies: basketball, golf, tennis, softball, White Sox, Bulls, Bears |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/olaughlin_john.jpg) |
26, Software QA Engineer |
Record: 10th (2002), 34th (2004), 20th (2005) |
Home: Sun Prairie, 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/m/mallick_joey.jpg) |
26, Chart-man |
Record: 28th (1998), 21st (2000), 17th (2002), 30th (2004), 15th (2005) |
Home: Cape Elizabeth, ME Awards and Tournament Wins: Yes, but not many; 2004-10 Cape Cod, MA; 2005-01 Reno, NV Hobbies: Internet surfing, old video games, sudoku |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/landsberg_mark.jpeg) |
68, unemployed philosopher |
Record: 3rd (1988), 80th (1994), 37th (1998), 8th (2002) |
Home: Laguna Woods, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 770 point game-- three times senior champion---father of Marcus Hobbies: table tennis |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg) |
61, attorney at law |
Record: 17th (1978), 11th (1980), 8th (1983), 16th (1985), 14th (1987), 11th (1988), 35th (1989), 25th (1990), 28th (1992), 21st (1994), 13th (1996), 33rd (1998), 27th (2000), 36th (2002), 58th (2004), 63rd (2005) |
Home: Miami, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th Place, World Scrabble Championship 2001 Hobbies: tennis, bicycle touring, foreign languages |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg) |
23, Engineering Assistant / Student |
Record: 3rd (2000), 20th (2002), 68th (2004), 49th (2005) |
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/p/peltz_rusty.jpeg) |
33, Software engineer |
Record: 4th (2000), 43rd (2002), 96th (2004), 36th (2005) |
Home: San Diego, CA Hobbies: baseball, golf |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rowland_craig_4.jpg) |
40, Library Assistant |
Record: 73rd (2002), 32nd (2004) |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Minority European languages (I just returned from Switzerland where I was studying Romansch); Apple Records; Värttinä |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpeg) |
33, GIS Analyst |
Record: 80th (1998), 71st (2000), 24th (2002), 29th (2004), 22nd (2005) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: Arden Cup 2004 Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rau_stephan.jpg) |
30, Physician (in residency) |
Record: 159th (2004) |
Home: Newington, CT Hobbies: Fantasy baseball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/berofsky_evan_4.jpg) |
30, Returning university student, freelance writer, disturber of peace |
Record: 17th (1998), 34th (2000), 38th (2002), 36th (2004), 33rd (2005) |
Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-06, 2004-06 Livonia MI; 2003, 2004 Toronto Club Champion; 2003-11 Brantford ON Hobbies: Extreme Canasta, Alphabet Drinking Game, prone to recite bad lyrics from obscure songs |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/payne_trip.jpg) |
38, puzzlemaker |
Record: 52nd (1998), 82nd (2000), 51st (2005) |
Home: Boca Raton, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion (93, 98, 04); first 32K winner on WWTBAM; featured in the movie Wordplay. Hobbies: Puzzles, pinball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/s/sykes_chris.jpeg) |
40, Computer Programmer/Analyst |
Record: 67th (2000) |
Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd Canadian Nationals 2000 Hobbies: nothing in particular |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Financial Advisor and Money Manager |
Record: 11th (1987), 87th (1988), 87th (1989), 94th (1990), 93rd (1992), 106th (1994), 62nd (1996), 18th (1998), 48th (2000), 18th (2002), 72nd (2004), 82nd (2005) |
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: tennis, ping pong, travel |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/le_cecilia.jpg) |
Age withheld, journalist |
Record: 88th (2004), 41st (2005) |
Home: Wilmington, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: kent gardens elementary spelling bee champ Hobbies: beach reading, tree climbing, sushi tasting, dognaping |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kenas_mark.jpg) |
53, Antiques Dealer |
Record: 5th (1988), 21st (1989), 69th (1992), 51st (2002), 28th (2004), 42nd (2005) |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Canoeing, Well Drilling |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/f/fogel_daniel.jpg) |
17, Student |
Record: 20th (2005) |
Home: Newton, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Highest rated under 18 player in NSA Hobbies: Juggling, Foosball, Tennis, Ultimate, Hackey Sack, Writing |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/macneil_rod_2.jpg) |
32, freelance sportswriter, citizen of Red Sox Nation |
Record: 37th (1998), 76th (2000), 74th (2002), 78th (2004), 12th (2005) |
Home: Wilmington, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: Winner of: Boston (Div A) 2004; Cape Cod '99, '00, '03; Rhombus Cup '03; 22 total first-place finishes Hobbies: hockey, fantasy sports, movies, 24, blogging, sushi with C, monkey taming |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cohen_laurie.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Research Director |
Record: 114th (2002), 49th (2004), 6th (2005) |
Home: Tempe, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hodges_patrick.jpeg) |
36, Billing Clerk |
Record: 2nd (2002), 71st (2004) |
Home: Glendale, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: League Champ, 2004-2005, Phoenix Scrabble Club; 2nd Place, Div. 3., 2002 Nationals Hobbies: Golf, Bowling, Movies |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/early_mike.jpg) |
Age withheld, musician |
Record: 6th (1992), 107th (2002), 14th (2004), 1st (2005) |
Home: Fort Worth, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Texas State Scrabble Champ 1994, Division Two Champ 2005 Hobbies: songwriting, composing, philosphy, games |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hill_marlon.jpeg) |
Age withheld, WRITER |
Record: 125th (1992), 99th (1994), 2nd (1996), 69th (1998), 33rd (2000), 8th (2002), 27th (2004), 45th (2005) |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: MUSIC |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/poder_david_2.jpg) |
59, Physician |
Record: 117th (1996), 105th (1998), 34th (2002), 13th (2004), 66th (2005) |
Home: Huntington Beach, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-06 Mediterranean Cruise; (4th) 2004-07 Reno, NV; (13th) 2004 NSC; (2nd) 2005-07 California Seniors Hobbies: Golf |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/b/baker_mike.jpeg) |
46, Engineering Technician |
Record: 1st (1994), 5th (1996), 88th (1998), 61st (2000), 87th (2002), 74th (2004), 60th (2005) |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. [Woody Allen] Hobbies: Pool, Poker |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg) |
56, Risk Management Consultant |
Record: 29th (1985), 14th (1987), 39th (1988), 47th (1994), 41st (1996), 16th (2000), 26th (2002), 64th (2004), 4th (2005) |
Home: Foster City, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Invitee to World Scrabble Championship, 1993 and 2005 Hobbies: Reading, Local Newspaper Publishing, Chess |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/t/tier_steve.jpg) |
65, Teacher |
Record: 74th (1989), 41st (1990), 115th (1992), 6th (1994), 74th (1996), 103th (1998), 85th (2000), 27th (2002), 25th (2004), 48th (2005) |
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/g/geary_jim.jpg) |
39, gambolero |
Record: 1st (1992), 36th (1994), 11th (1996), 6th (1998), 18th (2000), 68th (2002), 65th (2004), 52nd (2005) |
Home: Phoenix, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: Western Intercollegiate Chess 1990; 20+ Scrabble Tourneys; 2nd place, Jack Rabbit Slim's Twist Contest, 1994 Hobbies: studying music, exercise, blogging: walterzuey, betting the Royals, riding bike midday past the 3-piece suits |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kastner_jeffrey.jpg) |
56, Chess and Sudoku columnist |
Record: 12th (1987), 55th (1988), 62nd (1989) |
Home: Phoenix, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: One of few ever to be rated USA-Top-50 in both chess and Scrabble Hobbies: Movies, theater, travel, ballroom dancing |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/d/day_darrell_2.jpg) |
49, Executive Search Firm CEO |
Record: 7th (1985), 12th (1988), 5th (1989), 76th (1996), 76th (2002), 97th (2004), 32nd (2005) |
Home: Richardson, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Former City Councilman; wrote feature published in NY Times Hobbies: basketball, jogging, volleyball, chasing my 3-year-old |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/m/matthews_jessie.jpg) |
20, Vaquero |
Record: 116th (2004), 101th (2005) |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: pwning n00bs |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rand_larry.jpg) |
62, retired |
Record: 93rd (2002), 67th (2005) |
Home: Chandler, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-director of the year 2003; Dickinson College sports hall of fame Hobbies: Travel, photography and family |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/withers_ben_2.jpg) |
58, Physician |
Record: 70th (1996), 116th (1998), 18th (2000), 72nd (2002), 16th (2004), 85th (2005) |
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: Travel, Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/cohen_ira.jpeg) |
59, electrical contractor |
Record: 13th (1987), 81st (1988), 20th (1996), 10th (1998), 23rd (2000), 15th (2002), 38th (2004), 34th (2005) |
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: chess,crossword puzzles,traveling,tennis,basketball |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_3.jpg) |
38, Accountant |
Record: 41st (1998), 30th (2000), 81st (2002), 112th (2004), 65th (2005) |
Home: Kentwood, 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/m/mancine_dominick.jpg) |
32, Software engineer |
Record: 99th (2004), 15th (2005) |
Home: Louisville, CO Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place Pinewood Derby, 1982; Tallest rated Scrabble player in Colorado Hobbies: computers |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/onyeonwu_iffy.jpeg) |
Age withheld, Computer Retailer |
Record: 30th (1998), 20th (2000), 30th (2002), 56th (2004), 68th (2005) |
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 |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/r/rubin_kenneth.jpg) |
21, Student |
Record: 3rd (2004), 3rd (2005) |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd Place, Division 3, 2004 Nationals Hobbies: Sports, Crossword Puzzles, Reading |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/k/kantimathi_sam.jpg) |
Age withheld, Engineering Entrepreneur |
Record: 131st (1985), 13th (1987), 31st (1989), 46th (1990), 15th (1992), 60th (1994), 82nd (1996), 46th (1998), 62nd (2000), 50th (2002), 67th (2004), 10th (2005) |
Home: El Dorado Hills, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1994 Thai Cup; (27th) 1995 Superstars; 1997 $10,000 Manila; 2001-10 Wisconsin Dells, WI; 2001-10 Campbell, CA; 2001-12 Tucson, AZ; 2003-02 Tampa Bay, FL; (22nd) 2003 All*Stars; Guinness world record holder for highest-scoring opening move (BEZIQUE, 124) Hobbies: Safaris, Photography, Worldwide travel, Making products for wordgame lovers, Snorkel, Hiking, Eating |
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68, Retired Educator |
Record: 7th (1987), 11th (1994), 38th (1996), 29th (2000) |
Home: Sandy, UT Awards and Tournament Wins: Won Grand Canyon Scrabble Tournament, 2000 Hobbies: Golf, Bowling, Boggle |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/o/odom_lisa.jpg) |
47, Quality Assurance Analyst |
Record: 134th (1989), 66th (1990), 61st (1992), 14th (1994), 56th (1996), 24th (1998), 91st (2000), 123rd (2002), 21st (2004), 27th (2005) |
Home: St. Louis Park, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: 3-time World Championship participant Hobbies: reading, guitar, singing, design junkie, ventriloquist manque |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/w/widergren_jeff.jpeg) |
44, Software Engineer |
Record: 14th (1987), 54th (1988), 56th (1989), 21st (1992), 34th (1994), 32nd (1996), 40th (1998), 37th (2000), 76th (2002), 39th (2004), 35th (2005) |
Home: Morgan Hill, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: 95 WSC Team, 2nd 95 Reno, 20+ local wins, highest US play 338 pts Hobbies: Golf, Children |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/p/ploysangngam_amnuay.2.jpeg) |
41, Businessman |
Record: 91st (1988), 46th (1989), 57th (1990), 87th (1992), 91st (1994), 79th (1996), 91st (1998), 46th (2000), 33rd (2002), 77th (2004), 73rd (2005) |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Thailand Grand Prix Champion Hobbies: Golf, Football |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/e/epstein_paul.jpeg) |
54, Social Worker |
Record: 49th (1985), 15th (1987), 29th (1988), 36th (1989), 52nd (1990), 72nd (1992), 27th (1994), 5th (1996), 15th (1998), 31st (2000), 5th (2002), 93rd (2004), 64th (2005) |
Home: Keego Harbor, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 5th--NSC Dallas 1996, 5th--NSC San Diego 2002, 25th--WSC Melbourne 1999 Hobbies: Music, Standup Comedy |
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36, proofreader for educational publisher |
Record: 122nd (2004), 43rd (2005) |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 257th runner-up, Most Eligible Scrabbler, 2006; 2nd-most discipline referrals, Putnam City North High School, 1986-1987 Hobbies: guitar, keyboards, reading, tennis, philosophy, drinking |
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Age withheld, Attorney |
Record: 51st (1998) |
Home: Fresno, CA |
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57, Labour Union Education Coordinator |
Record: 4th (2002), 13th (2004), 42nd (2005) |
Home: Ajax, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd - 2005 Canadian Scrabble Championship Hobbies: labour history, book collecting |
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56, Psychologist |
Record: 29th (1983), 70th (1985), 11th (1987), 44th (1988), 16th (1989), 30th (1990), 73rd (1992), 92nd (1994), 14th (1996), 79th (1998), 43rd (2000), 97th (2002), 145th (2004) |
Home: Corrales, NM Awards and Tournament Wins: The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading |
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Age withheld, Computer Programmer |
Record: 44th (2002), 120th (2004), 69th (2005) |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX |
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58, delivering stuff |
Record: 39th (1994), 6th (1996), 38th (2000), 88th (2002), 80th (2004), 56th (2005) |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-01 Calgary AB, 2004-05 Calgary AB Hobbies: walking, thinking, delivering stuff |
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Age withheld, Retired Teacher |
Record: 59th (1978), 62nd (1985), 14th (1987), 96th (1988), 112th (1989), 68th (1990), 81st (1992), 87th (1994), 72nd (1996), 73rd (1998), 70th (2000), 112th (2002), 110th (2004), 78th (2005) |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: SuperStar - It was an honor just to be there Hobbies: travel, studying Spanish and Russian |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/c/clifford_wayne.jpg) |
57, alarm agent |
Record: 53rd (1998), 48th (2000), 40th (2002), 167th (2004), 36th (2005) |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB Hobbies: golf |
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59, Paralegal |
Record: 113th (1994), 84th (1996), 80th (1998), 54th (2000), 70th (2002), 65th (2004), 13th (2005) |
Home: San Diego, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Director of San Diego Scrabble Club #76 since 1992 Hobbies: Travel,Reading,Gardening |
![[photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg) |
34, Computer programmer |
Record: 43rd (2004), 86th (2005) |
Home: Houston, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Not a thing. Hobbies: traveling |