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NSC 2012: Cynthia Seales [#24]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Cynthia Seales, who is competing
at the 2012 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 16-15, -204, and is ranked
#41 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 Cynthia Seales]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg) 
  | Given name(s): Cynthia Surname(s): Seales Home: Stone Mountain, GA, United States Awards: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003 Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 491  Average for: 391  Average against: 398  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #52  Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON)  and won 436 to 329 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +107.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #85  Judy Cole (Concord, MA)  and lost 325 to 511 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -79. Seales is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 3 |  ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kamen_roy.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #8  Roy Kamen (Covina, CA)  and won 395 to 387 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, -71.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Seales played #45  Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL)  and won 467 to 351 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +45.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/pughsley_cynthia.jpeg) 
  |  Seales played #55  Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA)  and won 443 to 429 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +59.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Brian Galebach]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/galebach_brian.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #18  Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD)  and lost 231 to 538 (a spread of -307). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, -248.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #7  Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL)  and lost 371 to 385 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -262.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Emely Weissman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weissman_emely_2.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #43  Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA)  and lost 361 to 438 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -339.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #50  Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI)  and lost 351 to 389 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-5, -377.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Yolanda Ushry]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ushry_yoli.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #74  Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA)  and won 491 to 346 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, -232.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Vivian Minden]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/minden_vivian.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #84  Vivian Minden (Dundas ON)  and won 460 to 379 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, -151.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Bob Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/becker_bob.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #51  Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA)  and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, -86.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[photo of Noel Livermore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/livermore_noel.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #19  Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL)  and won 384 to 382 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, -84.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Mark Fidler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fidler_mark_4.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #9  Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA)  and lost 392 to 430 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, -122.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Dave Rauppius]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif) 
  |  Seales played #39  Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA)  and lost 332 to 563 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, -353.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Jacob Bergmann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bergmann_jacob.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #20  Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA)  and lost 375 to 441 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -419.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Connie Creed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/creed_connie.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #37  Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA)  and lost 308 to 387 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, -498.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of David Engelhardt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg) 
  |  Seales played #56  David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD)  and lost 376 to 379 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-10, -501.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jaramillo_caesar.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #53  Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX)  and lost 381 to 396 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-11, -516.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Jason J Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_jason_j.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #17  Jason J Smith (Mason, MI)  and won 465 to 399 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-11, -450.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Tobey Roland]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roland_tobey.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #58  Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD)  and won 418 to 374 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -406.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of Bradley Robbins]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/robbins_bradley_2.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #47  Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH)  and won 455 to 306 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, -257.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of Diana Spiller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spiller_diana_3.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #83  Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA)  and won 490 to 266 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, -33.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Shelley Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_shelley_3.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #68  Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON)  and lost 297 to 432 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, -168.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Seales played #65  Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL)  and won 411 to 401 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -158.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Jason Broersma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/broersma_jason.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #21  Jason Broersma (Caledon ON)  and won 354 to 350 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, -154.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Bernard Gotlieb]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gotlieb_bernard2.jpeg) 
  |  Seales played #5  Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC)  and lost 348 to 417 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -223.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Anna Miransky]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miransky_anna_3.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #66  Anna Miransky (Toronto ON)  and won 464 to 332 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-13, -91.  |  | Round 29 |  ![[photo of Thavachai Thivavarnvongs]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/thivavarnvong_thavachai.jpeg) 
  |  Seales played #16  Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand)  and lost 356 to 419 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-14, -154.  |  | Round 30 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Seales played #62  Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA)  and lost 312 to 501 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-15, -343.  |  | Round 31 |  ![[photo of Lila Crotty]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/crotty_lila_3.jpg) 
  |  Seales played #48  Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA)  and won 482 to 343 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-15, -204.  |  
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