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NSC 2009: Kay Patterson [#40]

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On this page, you will find information about Kay Patterson, who is competing at the 2009 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 15-16, -46, and is ranked #50 in Division 2.

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 Kay Patterson]

Given name(s): Kay
Surname(s): Patterson
Home: Columbia, MD, USA
Hobbies: travel, horseback riding
Occupation: piano teacher
Round by Round

High score: 524
Average for: 389
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Lisa Slankard]

Patterson played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 318 to 376 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 0-1, -58.

Round 2

[photo of Elaine Glowniak]

Patterson played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and won 426 to 339 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 1-1, +29.

Round 3

[photo of Ricky Sirois]

Patterson played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 412 to 413 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 1-2, +28.

Round 4

[photo of Kevin Leeds]

Patterson played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 423 to 443 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-3, +8.

Round 5

[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]

Patterson played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 297 to 369 (a spread of -72).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-4, -64.

Round 6

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Patterson played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 425 to 315 (a spread of 110).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-4, +46.

Round 7

[photo of Frank Lee]

Patterson played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 432 to 347 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 3-4, +131.

Round 8

[photo of Mary Krizan]

Patterson played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 395 to 370 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 4-4, +156.

Round 9

[photo of Heather McCall]

Patterson played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 343 to 445 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 4-5, +54.

Round 10

[photo of Scott Kitchen]

Patterson played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 440 to 361 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-5, +133.

Round 11

[photo of Jason J Smith]

Patterson played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 388 to 318 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-5, +203.

Round 12

[photo of Christian Jurlando]

Patterson played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 454 to 434 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 7-5, +223.

Round 13

[photo of Betty Cornelison]

Patterson played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 8-5, +258.

Round 14

[photo of David Weiss]

Patterson played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 404 to 462 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 8-6, +200.

Round 15

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Patterson played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 342 to 392 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 8-7, +150.

Round 16

[photo of Nicholas Seistrup]

Patterson played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and lost 240 to 489 (a spread of -249).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 8-8, -99.

Round 17

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Patterson played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 360 to 447 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 8-9, -186.

Round 18

[photo of Daniel Milton]

Patterson played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 449 to 420 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-9, -157.

Round 19

[photo of Connie Creed]

Patterson played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 371 to 428 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-10, -214.

Round 20

[photo of Tim Anglin]

Patterson played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 425 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 9-11, -273.

Round 21

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Patterson played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 428 to 376 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 10-11, -221.

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

Patterson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 22

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

Patterson played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 329 to 356 (a spread of -27).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 10-12, -248.

Round 23

[photo of Amnon Igra]

Patterson played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 395 to 306 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 11-12, -159.

Round 24

[photo of Diana Grosman]

Patterson played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 413 to 353 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 12-12, -99.

Patterson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 25

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Patterson played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 364 to 411 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 12-13, -146.

Round 26

[photo of Flossie Swint]

Patterson played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 524 to 286 (a spread of 238).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 13-13, +92.

Round 27

[photo of Ruth Hamilton]

Patterson played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 333 to 485 (a spread of -152).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 13-14, -60.

Round 28

[photo of Jeff Cook]

Patterson played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 371 to 452 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 13-15, -141.

Round 29

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Patterson played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 488 to 319 (a spread of 169).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 14-15, +28.

Round 30

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Patterson played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 374 to 337 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 15-15, +65.

Round 31

[photo of Phil Polsky]

Patterson played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 345 to 456 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 15-16, -46.


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