NSC 2008: Joan Kelly [#71]

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Kelly, 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 11-17, -360, and is ranked #116 in Division 2.

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 Joan Kelly]

Given name(s): Joan
Surname(s): Kelly
Home: Middletown, NY, United States
Awards: Ph. D. - Columbia Univeristy (School of Psychology)
Occupation: Retired Director Of Special Education
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 6/122, 20.5-10.5 +1189
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 13/136, 19-12 +601
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 56/139, 16-14 -200
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 43/134, 15-13 +562
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 73/102, 12-16 -4

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 384 Average against: 397
Round 1		Kelly played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 351 to 386 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Kelly played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and lost 369 to 402 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -68.
Round 3		Kelly played #131 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 359 to 363 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-3, -72.
Round 4		Kelly played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 269 to 415 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-4, -218.
Round 5		Kelly played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 451 to 435 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-4, -202.
Round 6		Kelly played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 415 to 346 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-4, -133.
Round 7		Kelly played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 392 to 379 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -120.
Round 8		Kelly played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and lost 338 to 427 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-5, -209.
Round 9		Kelly played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 340 to 385 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-6, -254.
Round 10		Kelly played #43 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 347 to 487 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-7, -394.
Round 11		Kelly played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 388 to 406 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-8, -412.
Round 12		Kelly played #109 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 367 to 479 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 3-9, -524.
Round 13		Kelly played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 401 to 340 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-9, -463.
Round 14		Kelly played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 355 to 404 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 4-10, -512.
Round 15		Kelly played #137 Tim Wilkinson (Marlborough, MA) and lost 412 to 429 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #130. Current record: 4-11, -529.
Round 16		Kelly played #98 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 368 to 412 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #132. Current record: 4-12, -573.
Round 17		Kelly played #91 Ann Mirabito (Lakeside Village, TX) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-12, -557.
Round 18		Kelly played #100 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 478 to 323 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6-12, -402.
Round 19		Kelly played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 437 to 356 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-12, -321.
Round 20		Kelly played #51 Larry Gradus (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 436 to 399 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-12, -284.
Round 21		Kelly played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 387 to 331 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-12, -228.
Round 22		Kelly played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-13, -244.
Round 23		Kelly played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-14, -254.
Round 24		Kelly played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 416 to 449 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-15, -287.
Round 25		Kelly played #92 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 343 to 517 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 9-16, -461.
Round 26		Kelly played #95 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) and won 404 to 356 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-16, -413.
Round 27		Kelly played #81 Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL) and lost 350 to 426 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 10-17, -489.
Round 28		Kelly played #95 Erica Norris (Phoenixville, PA) again and won 488 to 359 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 11-17, -360.

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