NSC 2008: Frank Tangredi [#99]

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On this page, you will find information about Frank Tangredi, 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 9.5-18.5, -826, and is ranked #99 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 Frank Tangredi]

Given name(s): Frank
Surname(s): Tangredi
Home: West Babylon, NY, United States
Awards: 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
Occupation: Social Studies Textbook Editor And Emerging Playwright
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 76/149, 13-13 +298
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 62/172, 16-14 +388
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 50/87, 13.5-14.5 -462

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 382 Average against: 414
Round 1		Tangredi played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 278 to 457 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -179.
Round 2		Tangredi played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 371 to 512 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -320.
Round 3		Tangredi played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -316.
Round 4		Tangredi played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 377 to 531 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -470.
Round 5		Tangredi played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 417 to 376 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -429.
Round 6		Tangredi played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 375 to 434 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, -488.
Round 7		Tangredi played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 365 to 389 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -512.
Round 8		Tangredi played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 470 to 408 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -450.
Round 9		Tangredi played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-6, -481.
Round 10		Tangredi played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and tied at 335. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -481.
Round 11		Tangredi played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 366 to 471 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -586.
Round 12		Tangredi played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 286 to 405 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -705.
Round 13		Tangredi played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 389 to 401 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3.5-9.5, -717.
Round 14		Tangredi played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 384 to 426 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -759.
Round 15		Tangredi played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 365 to 427 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3.5-11.5, -821.
Round 16		Tangredi recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -771.
Round 17		Tangredi played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 402 to 415 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4.5-12.5, -784.
Round 18		Tangredi played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 390 to 408 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4.5-13.5, -802.
Round 19		Tangredi played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 459 to 370 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-13.5, -713.
Round 20		Tangredi played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 356 to 423 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-14.5, -780.
Round 21		Tangredi played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 342 to 409 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-15.5, -847.
Round 22		Tangredi played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-16.5, -934.
Round 23		Tangredi played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 346 to 438 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-17.5, -1026.
Round 24		Tangredi played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 409 to 446 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5.5-18.5, -1063.
Round 25		Tangredi played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 441 to 365 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6.5-18.5, -987.
Round 26		Tangredi played #36 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 412 to 358 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7.5-18.5, -933.
Round 27		Tangredi played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 415 to 313 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8.5-18.5, -831.
Round 28		Tangredi played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) again and won 422 to 417 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9.5-18.5, -826.

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