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NSC 2008: Joey Mallick [#57]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Joey Mallick, who is competing
at the 2008 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 19-9, +508, and is ranked
#4 in Division 1.
 
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 Joey Mallick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Joey Surname(s): Mallick Home: Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States Awards: Yes, but not many; 2004-10 Cape Cod, MA; 2005-01 Reno, NV Hobbies: Internet surfing, old video games, sudoku Occupation: Scan-man NSC 1998 Division: 1 NSC 1998 Rank: 28/126, 18-13 +187 NSC 2000 Division: 1 NSC 2000 Rank: 21/98, 18-13 +580 NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 17/132, 19-12 +48 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 30/172, 18-12 +390 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 15/87, 17-11 +133 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 13/76, 16-12 +946 WSC 2001 Rank: 15 WSC 2005 Rank: 46 |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 511  Average for: 416  Average against: 398  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leifer_dave.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #51  Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA)  and won 443 to 416 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +27.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Lester Schonbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schonbrun_lester_2.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #91  Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA)  and lost 379 to 418 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -12.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Randy Greenspan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/greenspan_randy.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #33  Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY)  and won 466 to 369 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +85.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Rob Robinsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/robinsky_rob.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #84  Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN)  and won 383 to 364 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +104.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Marty Gabriel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gabriel_marty.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #28  Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL)  and lost 313 to 354 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +63.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Mike Frentz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/frentz_mike_2.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #27  Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA)  and won 462 to 404 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +121.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edley_joe.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #21  Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY)  and won 442 to 345 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +218.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Sammy Okosagah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/okosagah_sammy_2.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #67  Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD)  and won 511 to 424 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +305. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Steve Grob]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/grob_steve.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #34  Steve Grob (Fenton, MI)  and won 439 to 293 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +451.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #103  Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL)  and lost 370 to 476 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +345.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Carl Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_carl_4.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #40  Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR)  and won 425 to 406 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +364. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Jeff Reeves]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reeves_jeff_2.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #82  Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA)  and won 425 to 392 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +397.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Matt Graham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/graham_matt.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #32  Matt Graham (New York, NY)  and won 467 to 427 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +437.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Jason Katz-Brown]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/katz-brown_jason.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #45  Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA)  and lost 376 to 495 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +318.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #7  Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ)  and lost 401 to 440 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +279. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #73  Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA)  and lost 353 to 444 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-6, +188.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of J. Paul Epstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/epstein_j_paul.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #23  Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI)  and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +169.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of Trip Payne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/payne_trip_2.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #70  Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL)  and lost 418 to 420 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +167.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Robert Quigley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/q/quigley_robert.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #80  Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT)  and won 420 to 382 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +205.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Mark Przybyszewski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/przybyszewski_mark.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #79  Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY)  and won 410 to 372 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +243.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Rod MacNeil]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/macneil_rod_3.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #56  Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA)  and won 367 to 325 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +285.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #30  David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC)  and lost 402 to 527 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +160.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Nick Meyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/meyer_nick.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #61  Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA)  and won 388 to 331 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +217.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stern_rafi_2.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #96  Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA)  and won 461 to 389 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +289.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of Evan Berofsky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berofsky_evan.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #8  Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON)  and won 437 to 366 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +360.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #73  Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA)  again and won 470 to 465 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +365. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg) 
  |  Mallick played #52  Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA)  and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +369.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Nathan Benedict]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg) 
  |  Mallick played #7  Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ)  again and won 450 to 311 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +508. Mallick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  
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