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NSC 2008: Gene Rawlins [#79]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Gene Rawlins, 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 15-13, -74, and is ranked
#44 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 Gene Rawlins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rawlins_gene_4.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Gene Surname(s): Rawlins Home: Scarborough, ON, Canada Hobbies: BRIDGE, TENNIS, BIKING, MOVIES Occupation: Self-Employed CNSC 1998 Rank: 45 NSC 1994 Division: 2 NSC 1994 Rank: 18/90, 16-11 +141 NSC 1996 Division: 2 NSC 1996 Rank: 92/106, 11-16 -951 NSC 1998 Division: 2 NSC 1998 Rank: 90/151, 15-16 -199 NSC 2000 Division: 3 NSC 2000 Rank: 41/122, 17-14 +16 NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 101/136, 14-17 -1084 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 125/169, 13-17 -237 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 133/134, 8.5-19.5 -893 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 31/116, 16-12 -73 |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 445  Average for: 366  Average against: 369  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Jane Whitmore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/whitmore_jane_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #112  Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT)  and lost 375 to 486 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-1, -111.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Conchita Deprospo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/deprospo_conchita.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #117  Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL)  and won 386 to 340 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -65.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Diana Ittner]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/ittner_diana_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #53  Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI)  and lost 276 to 468 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-2, -257.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Trish Harrop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrop_trish.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #45  Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN)  and lost 320 to 420 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-3, -357.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Amanda Hubble]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hubble_amanda_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #51  Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI)  and lost 417 to 423 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-4, -363.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Teresa Sanders]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sanders_teresa.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #88  T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX)  and won 445 to 342 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-4, -260.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Robin Ross]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ross_robin.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #83  Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL)  and won 365 to 361 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-4, -256.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Susan Bertoni]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bertoni_susan.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #8  Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC)  and lost 290 to 436 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-5, -402.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Rawlins played #89  Richard Savitt (Miami, FL)  and won 397 to 304 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-5, -309.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Shelley Kirk]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kirk_shelley.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #56  Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH)  and lost 284 to 352 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-6, -377.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Liz Gottlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gottlin_liz_3.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #37  Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC)  and won 368 to 322 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-6, -331.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Marie Gier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gier_marie.jpeg) 
  |  Rawlins played #34  Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL)  and lost 344 to 376 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-7, -363.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Michael Donegan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/donegan_michael.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #21  Michael Donegan (Austin, TX)  and won 397 to 380 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-7, -346.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Rawlins played #84  Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY)  and lost 303 to 323 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-8, -366.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Teresa Schaeffer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/schaeffer_teresa_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #90  Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC)  and lost 359 to 368 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-9, -375.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Alice Goodwin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goodwin_alice.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #36  Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA)  and lost 382 to 385 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-10, -378.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Fran Shaw]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shaw_fran.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #95  Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ)  and won 376 to 311 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-10, -313.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of Celia D. Thompson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thompson_celia.jpeg) 
  |  Rawlins played #103  Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ)  and won 393 to 329 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-10, -249.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Cynthia Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_cynthia_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #52  Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX)  and won 406 to 373 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -216.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Rick Settle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/settle_rick.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #94  Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA)  and won 407 to 305 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, -114.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Bruce Shuman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shuman_bruce_2.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #96  Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC)  and lost 229 to 441 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-11, -326.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Rawlins played #47  Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL)  and lost 314 to 323 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-12, -335.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Margaret Bee]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bee_margaret.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #4  Margaret Bee (Houston, TX)  and won 367 to 342 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-12, -310.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Herb Lewis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lewis_herb.jpeg) 
  |  Rawlins played #62  Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ)  and won 423 to 359 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, -246.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cohen_jo_anne.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #13  Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY)  and won 409 to 400 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-12, -237.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Tom O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #72  Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI)  and won 444 to 372 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-12, -165.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Susie Page]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/page_susie.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #74  Susie Page (Panorama City, CA)  and lost 352 to 362 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, -175.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Timothy Bottorff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bottorff_timothy.jpg) 
  |  Rawlins played #10  Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL)  and won 431 to 330 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, -74.  |  
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