NSC 2008: Harriet Strasberg [#111]

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On this page, you will find information about Harriet Strasberg, 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 14-14, -329, and is ranked #75 in Division 3.

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 Harriet Strasberg]

Given name(s): Harriet
Surname(s): Strasberg
Home: Roseville, MN, United States
Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award from National College Testing Association (organization I founded in 1988)
Hobbies: Bridge, Baseball & Basketball (spectator), Reading
Occupation: Happily Retired
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 8/139, 18-9 +470
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 44/90, 14-13 -147
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 66/106, 13-14 -215
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 31/151, 18-13 +224
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 70/136, 15.5-15.5 +40
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 111/139, 13-17 -367
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 114/134, 12-16 -1112

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 377 Average against: 389
Round 1		Strasberg played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 449 to 337 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +112.
Round 2		Strasberg played #40 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 341 to 362 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +91.
Round 3		Strasberg played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 443 to 365 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +169.
Round 4		Strasberg played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 389 to 363 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +195.
Round 5		Strasberg played #8 Marlene Boyda (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 328 to 451 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +72.
Round 6		Strasberg played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 397 to 466 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-3, +3.
Round 7		Strasberg played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 360 to 344 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, +19.
Round 8		Strasberg played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and lost 325 to 393 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -49.
Round 9		Strasberg played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 321 to 488 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-5, -216.
Round 10		Strasberg played #92 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 377 to 410 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-6, -249.
Round 11		Strasberg played #81 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 480 to 366 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-6, -135.
Round 12		Strasberg played #105 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 374 to 364 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-6, -125.
Round 13		Strasberg played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 355 to 420 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-7, -190.
Round 14		Strasberg played #116 Lavonne Teague (Jonesboro, GA) and won 442 to 394 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-7, -142.
Round 15		Strasberg played #18 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 310 to 405 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-8, -237.
Round 16		Strasberg played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 481 to 285 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -41.
Round 17		Strasberg played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and lost 309 to 397 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, -129.
Round 18		Strasberg played #134 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and lost 341 to 520 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-10, -308.
Round 19		Strasberg played #69 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 363 to 380 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-11, -325.
Round 20		Strasberg played #107 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 204 to 520 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 8-12, -641.
Round 21		Strasberg played #33 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 527 to 376 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-12, -490.
Round 22		Strasberg played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 281 to 398 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-13, -607.
Round 23		Strasberg played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 351 to 360 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-14, -616.
Round 24		Strasberg played #123 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 449 to 391 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-14, -558.
Round 25		Strasberg played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 379 to 328 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-14, -507.
Round 26		Strasberg played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 411 to 349 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-14, -445.
Round 27		Strasberg played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 394 to 299 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-14, -350.
Round 28		Strasberg played #57 Nadine Jacobson (Edina, MN) and won 377 to 356 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 14-14, -329.

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