NSC 2009: Ray Helle [#54]

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On this page, you will find information about Ray Helle, 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, -260, and is ranked #52 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
	Given name(s): Ray Surname(s): Helle Home: St. Louis, MO, USA Awards: Scrabble King St. Louis 2008 Hobbies: gardening, BBQing, bible study Occupation: Pharmacist

Round by Round
High score: 466 Average for: 373 Average against: 381
Round 1		Helle played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 355 to 395 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -40.
Round 2		Helle played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and lost 348 to 451 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-2, -143.
Round 3		Helle played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 338 to 437 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-3, -242.
Round 4		Helle played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 312 to 448 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-4, -378.
Round 5		Helle played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 375 to 388 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-5, -391.
Round 6		Helle played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 347 to 327 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-5, -371.
Round 7		Helle played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and won 397 to 349 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-5, -323. Helle is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Helle played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-6, -337.
Round 9		Helle played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 374 to 373 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-6, -336.
Round 10		Helle played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 291 to 376 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-7, -421.
Round 11		Helle played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 434 to 332 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-7, -319.
Round 12		Helle played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 355 to 371 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-8, -335.
Round 13		Helle played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 433 to 426 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-8, -328.
Round 14		Helle played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 427 to 351 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, -252.
Round 15		Helle played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 403 to 408 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-9, -257.
Round 16		Helle played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 368 to 319 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, -208.
Round 17		Helle played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 256 to 471 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-10, -423.
Round 18		Helle played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 447 to 329 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, -305.
Round 19		Helle played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 421 to 435 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -319.
Round 20		Helle played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 350 to 343 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-11, -312.
Round 21		Helle played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 466 to 425 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, -271.
Round 22		Helle played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 345 to 361 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -287.
Round 23		Helle played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 320 to 444 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-13, -411.
Round 24		Helle played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 444 to 394 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, -361.
Round 25		Helle played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and won 413 to 285 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, -233.
Round 26		Helle played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 291 to 432 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-14, -374.
Round 27		Helle played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 378 to 354 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-14, -350.
Round 28		Helle played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 355 to 364 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-15, -359.
Round 29		Helle played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 366 to 284 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, -277.
Round 30		Helle played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 337 to 374 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-16, -314.
Round 31		Helle played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 417 to 363 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-16, -260.

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