NSC 2008: Maxine Saperstein [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Maxine Saperstein, 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 17-11, +341, and is ranked #15 in Division 5.

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 Maxine Saperstein]

Given name(s): Maxine
Surname(s): Saperstein
Home: Aventura, FL, United States
Awards:
Hobbies:
Occupation: None
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 24/70, 15-12 +151
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 24/70, 15-12 +151
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 72/90, 12-15 -638
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 58/133, 16-15 +46
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 85/93, 11-17 -854

Round by Round
High score: 445 Average for: 375 Average against: 363
Round 1		Saperstein played #46 Chris Knight (Gulfport, FL) and won 390 to 313 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Saperstein played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 394 to 374 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +97.
Round 3		Saperstein played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) and lost 287 to 342 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +42.
Round 4		Saperstein played #87 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 390 to 340 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +92.
Round 5		Saperstein played #40 Jesse Inman (Columbia, SC) and lost 296 to 443 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, -55. Saperstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Saperstein played #39 Candace Hurley (Columbia, CA) and lost 326 to 332 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -61.
Round 7		Saperstein played #47 Lesesne Kunz (Denver, CO) and won 374 to 305 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +8.
Round 8		Saperstein played #19 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 425 to 315 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +118.
Round 9		Saperstein played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and lost 270 to 404 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, -16.
Round 10		Saperstein played #48 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 439 to 416 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +7.
Round 11		Saperstein played #45 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 364 to 358 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +13.
Round 12		Saperstein played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, -61.
Round 13		Saperstein played #4 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 360 to 456 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, -157.
Round 14		Saperstein played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-7, -231.
Round 15		Saperstein played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -237.
Round 16		Saperstein played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 390 to 282 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -129.
Round 17		Saperstein played #6 Merry L Bern (Vacaville, CA) and lost 291 to 381 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, -219.
Round 18		Saperstein played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 406 to 341 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, -154.
Round 19		Saperstein played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 445 to 364 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, -73.
Round 20		Saperstein played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 368 to 324 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, -29.
Round 21		Saperstein played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 358 to 419 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, -90.
Round 22		Saperstein played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and lost 346 to 403 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, -147.
Round 23		Saperstein played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 439 to 338 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, -46.
Round 24		Saperstein played #63 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 412 to 375 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, -9.
Round 25		Saperstein played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and won 431 to 265 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +157.
Round 26		Saperstein played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and won 409 to 335 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +231.
Round 27		Saperstein played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and won 395 to 316 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +310.
Round 28		Saperstein played #19 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) again and won 406 to 375 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +341.

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