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NSC 2008: Denise Mahnken [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Denise Mahnken, 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 18.5-9.5, +252, and is ranked #7 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

[photo of Denise Mahnken]

Given name(s): Denise
Surname(s): Mahnken
Home: Long Beach, NY, United States
Awards: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin
Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage
Occupation: Teacher Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 84/150, 15-15 -436
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 51/93, 14-14 -479
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 40/88, 14-14 +139
Round by Round

High score: 458
Average for: 376
Average against: 367

Round 1

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Mahnken played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 361 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 0-1, -35.

Round 2

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Mahnken played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 424 to 352 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 1-1, +37.

Round 3

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Mahnken played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 373 to 303 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 2-1, +107.

Round 4

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Mahnken played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 279 to 365 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 2-2, +21.

Round 5

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Mahnken played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 307 to 408 (a spread of -101).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2-3, -80.

Round 6

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Mahnken played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 405 to 309 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 3-3, +16.

Round 7

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Mahnken played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 302 to 472 (a spread of -170).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 3-4, -154.

Round 8

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Mahnken played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 4-4, -85.

Round 9

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Mahnken played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and tied at 330.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 4.5-4.5, -85.

Round 10

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Mahnken played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 453 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 4.5-5.5, -189.

Round 11

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Mahnken played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 317 to 368 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 4.5-6.5, -240.

Round 12

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Mahnken played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 447 to 372 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 5.5-6.5, -165.

Round 13

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Mahnken played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 437 to 383 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 6.5-6.5, -111.

Round 14

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Mahnken played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 348 to 337 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7.5-6.5, -100.

Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Mahnken played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 196 to 445 (a spread of -249).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, -349.

Round 16

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Mahnken played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 434 to 384 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 8.5-7.5, -299.

Round 17

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Mahnken played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 362 to 358 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 9.5-7.5, -295.

Round 18

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Mahnken played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 450 to 308 (a spread of 142).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 10.5-7.5, -153.

Round 19

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Mahnken played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 458 to 390 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 11.5-7.5, -85.

Round 20

[photo of Marty McCarthy]

Mahnken played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and won 331 to 326 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12.5-7.5, -80.

Round 21

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Mahnken played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 330 to 363 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 12.5-8.5, -113.

Round 22

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Mahnken played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 447 to 319 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13.5-8.5, +15.

Round 23

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Mahnken played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 420 to 275 (a spread of 145).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 14.5-8.5, +160.

Round 24

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Mahnken played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 377 to 362 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 15.5-8.5, +175.

Round 25

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Mahnken played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 396 to 378 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16.5-8.5, +193.

Round 26

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Mahnken played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 425 to 448 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 16.5-9.5, +170.

Round 27

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Mahnken played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 17.5-9.5, +248.

Round 28

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Mahnken played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 419 to 415 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 18.5-9.5, +252.


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