Photos: NSC 2009: After the Tournament

Dan Stock tableau.

Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) presents the Rose Award.

Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) pose with her Rose Award.

Best Sportsmanship: Evan Winston (North Salem, NY) with Mary Rhoades.

Evan Winston (North Salem, NY) and his Certificate of Sportsmanship.

Best Earth Words winners: Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) (div 5); 3); Emily James (Petrolia ON) (div 4); Ben Lam (Toronto ON) (diviv 4); and Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) (div 2).

David Steinke (Indianapolis, IN), Best Record Day 4 lower half (div 5).

Maryjane Cook (Jacksonville, FL), Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH), and Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) (retrieving one for someone else), many not present: ranks 10th from bottom in division 5 and below.

Dan Stock and Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH), class rank: 2nd (div 5).

Dan Stock and Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN), rank: 6th (div 5).

Dan Stock and Dave Krook (Mississauga ON), rank: 5th (div 5).

Dan Stock and Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA), rank: 3rd (div 5).

Dan Stock and Andy Murphy (Greensboro, NC), rank: 2nd (div 5).

Dan Stock and Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH), 1st place (div 5).

Alan Pengelly and Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL), high win (div 4).

Brian Pengelly and Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN), high loss (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Emily James (Petrolia ON), tuff luck (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON), class rank: 3rd (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Emily James (Petrolia ON), class rank: 2nd (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC), class rank 1st (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH), rank 11th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA), rank: 10th, (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL), rank 9th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC), rank 8th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ), rank: 7th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA), rank: 5th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL), rank: 4th (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD), rank: 3rd (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Chris Canik (Austin, TX), rank: 2nd (div 4).

Alan Pengelly and Max Karten (Barrington, RI), 1st place (div 4).

Wendell Smith and Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL), high win (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Pat Hardwick (Akron, OH), high play (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY), best record day 3 lower half (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL), rank: 1st from bottom (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN), class rank: 1st (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN), class rank: 1st (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Steve Bush (Richmond, KY), rank: 12th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Stephen Sneed (Ft. Worth, TX), rank: 11th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV), rank: 9th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Scott McDougall (Williamsbury, VA), rank 8th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Joe South (Piqua, OH), rank: 7th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON), rank: 6th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH), rank: 5th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Stephanie Steele (St. Paul, MN), rank: 4th (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Lynda Finn (Madison, WI), rank: 3rd (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Ben Lam (Toronto ON), rank: 2nd (div 3).

Wendell Smith and Dave Leonard (Buffalo, NY), 1st place (div 3).

John Robertson and Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), high win (div2).

John Robertson and Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI), high loss (div2).

John Robertson and Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR), tuff luck (tie) (div 2).

John Robertson and Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD), tuff luck (tie) (div 2).

John Robertson and Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH), best record day 4, lower half (div 2).

John Robertson and Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO), class rank: 4th (div 2).

John Robertson and Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA), class rank: 2nd (div 2).

John Robertson and Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY), rank: 8th (div 2).

John Robertson and Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI), rank: 7th (div 2).

John Robertson and Tim Anglin (Toronto ON), rank: 6th (div 2).

John Roberston and Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA), rank: 5th (div 2).

John Robertson and Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON), rank: 4th (div 2).

John Robertson and Eric Tran (Calgary AB), rank: 3rd (div 2).

John Robertson and Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI), rank: 2nd (div 2).

John Robertson and Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI), 1st place (div 2).

Bryan Pepper and Chris Bonin (Toronto ON), Low Win (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB), High Play (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY), Tuff Luck (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX), rank: 1st (from bottom) (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC), class rank: 3rd (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ), class rank: 2nd (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI), Rank: 13th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL), rank: 12th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Orry Swift (Dayton, TX), rank: 11th (div 1).

Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) our Master of Ceremonies.

Bryan Pepper and Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA), rank: 8th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL), rank: 7th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL), rank: 6th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Chris Cree (Dallas, TX), rank: 5th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Adam Logan (New York, NY), rank: 4th (div 1).

Bryan Pepper and Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC), rank: 3rd (div 1).

Applause for Nigel Richards (MYS) as he approaches the stage.

Bryan Pepper and Nigel Richards (MYS), rank: 2nd (div 1).

And the winner is..... Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR), walking to the front.

Bryan Pepper and the 2009 National SCRABBLE Champion, Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR).

Bryan Pepper handing Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) his winning board certificate.

Bryan Pepper and Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR).

Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) reads Dan Stock's recent tableau to Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR).

Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) reads Dan Stock's recent tableau to Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR).

2009 National SCRABBLE Champion, Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR), thanks the organizers.

2009 National SCRABBLE Champion, Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR).

Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL), Stan Williams (West Chester, PA), Maryjane Cook (Jacksonville, FL), and Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL).

Dan Stock, division 5 director.