NSC 2008: Shelley Koch [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Shelley Koch, 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, +141, and is ranked #57 in Division 4.

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

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Given name(s): Shelley
Surname(s): Koch
Home: Miami, FL, United States
Occupation: Educational Materials Writer
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 34/70, 14-13 -98
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 34/70, 14-13 -98
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 46/106, 14-13 +165
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 31/139, 16-11 -7
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 66/90, 12-15 -172
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 68/118, 15-16 -268
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 94/126, 14-17 -397
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 135/150, 11-19 +71

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 369 Average against: 364
Round 1		Koch played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 285 to 503 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-1, -218.
Round 2		Koch played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 317 to 294 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-1, -195.
Round 3		Koch played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 346 to 329 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-1, -178.
Round 4		Koch played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 419 to 271 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, -30.
Round 5		Koch played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 329 to 379 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -80.
Round 6		Koch played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 404 to 357 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-2, -33.
Round 7		Koch played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 405 to 315 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +57.
Round 8		Koch played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 370 to 396 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +31.
Round 9		Koch played #10 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 267 to 380 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, -82.
Round 10		Koch played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 390 to 307 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +1.
Round 11		Koch played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 419 to 355 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +65.
Round 12		Koch played #54 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 372 to 398 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +39.
Round 13		Koch played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 371 to 424 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-6, -14.
Round 14		Koch played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 499 to 368 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +117.
Round 15		Koch played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 387 to 392 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +112.
Round 16		Koch played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 470 to 328 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, +254.
Round 17		Koch played #15 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and lost 396 to 398 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, +252.
Round 18		Koch played #85 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 381 to 335 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, +298.
Round 19		Koch played #34 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 440 to 332 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +406.
Round 20		Koch played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 359 to 357 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +408.
Round 21		Koch played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 373 to 375 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +406.
Round 22		Koch played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and won 378 to 314 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +470.
Round 23		Koch played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 289 to 388 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-10, +371.
Round 24		Koch played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 305 to 354 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +322.
Round 25		Koch played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 335 to 418 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-12, +239.
Round 26		Koch played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 317 to 420 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-13, +136.
Round 27		Koch played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 398 to 403 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-14, +131.
Round 28		Koch played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) again and won 324 to 314 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, +141.

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