This list was automatically generated at 2007-07-06 08:37:09 from the
NSA Ratings Database
and the
NSA Player Database.
It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from
Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others.
Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively
to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).
Photographs can be submitted through the Player Database.
For each state or province that has at least one active rated player,
up to 10 top players are listed by current rating.
Active players are those who have played in at least one fully-rated
tournament in the past twelve ratings months.
States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their
top ten players.
Areas with fewer than ten active players listed are assumed to have additional
players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.
Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the
state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer.
Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.
Top Ten States/Provinces
Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean |
1 | Massachusetts | 1945 1935 1910 1906 1880 1853 1841 1823 1813 1786 | 1869.2 |
2 | New York | 1925 1873 1871 1848 1835 1831 1823 1814 1805 1801 | 1842.6 |
3 | Texas | 1904 1857 1857 1839 1837 1825 1817 1815 1800 1762 | 1831.3 |
4 | California | 1864 1848 1836 1832 1829 1820 1812 1800 1796 1790 | 1822.7 |
5 | Ontario | 2000 1848 1831 1820 1815 1805 1777 1765 1763 1753 | 1817.7 |
6 | Oregon | 1934 1900 1856 1855 1809 1796 1776 1736 1729 1683 | 1807.4 |
7 | Florida | 1963 1872 1859 1829 1825 1764 1753 1744 1734 1721 | 1806.4 |
8 | Illinois | 1935 1862 1807 1768 1767 1728 1702 1701 1680 1633 | 1758.3 |
9 | Minnesota | 1884 1828 1822 1773 1771 1761 1733 1715 1641 1619 | 1754.7 |
10 | Maryland | 1914 1824 1812 1810 1800 1793 1788 1610 1532 1528 | 1741.1 |
Other States/Provinces
Massachusetts (#1: 1869.2; 89 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeremiah Mead
Rating: 1945
Overall Rank: 7
60, teacher, Chelmsford
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New York (#2: 1842.6; 169 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Edley
Rating: 1925
Overall Rank: 12
59, Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association, Coram
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Texas (#3: 1831.3; 105 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Cree
Rating: 1904
Overall Rank: 16
52, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
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California (#4: 1822.7; 225 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Landsberg
Rating: 1864
Overall Rank: 29
69, unemployed philosopher, Laguna Woods
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Ontario (#5: 1817.7; 179 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 2000
Overall Rank: 2
32, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Oregon (#6: 1807.4; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1934
Overall Rank: 11
32, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Florida (#7: 1806.4; 104 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1963
Overall Rank: 6
41, physician, Coral Springs
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Illinois (#8: 1758.3; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1935
Overall Rank: 9
37, trader, Chicago
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Minnesota (#9: 1754.7; 53 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 23
48, Proofreader, Roseville
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Maryland (#10: 1741.1; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1914
Overall Rank: 13
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
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Michigan (#11: 1740.5; 86 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1862
Overall Rank: 30
58, Retired, Saline
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Alberta (#12: 1723.1; 62 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Schellenberg
Rating: 1896
Overall Rank: 18
28, Shipper, Calgary
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Arizona (#13: 1710.5; 63 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1894
Overall Rank: 20
26, Professional gambler, Tucson
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New Jersey (#14: 1710.3; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1856
Overall Rank: 36
statistician, Trenton
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Connecticut (#15: 1679.5; 39 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Stefan Rau
Rating: 1845
Overall Rank: 45
31, Physician (in residency), Newington
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British Columbia (#16: 1671.7; 53 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dean Saldanha
Rating: 1809
Overall Rank: 77
24, Castings administrator, Richmond
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Washington (#17: 1656.6; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1805
Overall Rank: 83
17, student, Seattle
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Pennsylvania (#18: 1655.1; 65 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Noel Livermore
Rating: 1764
Overall Rank: 128
54, Realtor(R), Easton
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Quebec (#19: 1615.6; 18 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Boys
Rating: 1895
Overall Rank: 19
43, Programmer Analyst, Dorval
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Louisiana (#20: 1597.7; 27 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Keith Savage
Rating: 1769
Overall Rank: 116
44, Kenner
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North Carolina (#21: 1565.3; 48 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Randy Hersom
Rating: 1821
Overall Rank: 66
47, Computer Programmer, Morganton
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New Mexico (#22: 1555; 26 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1734
Overall Rank: 173
57, Psychologist, Corrales
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Wisconsin (#23: 1554.9; 33 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Kenas
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 25
54, Devil's Advocate, Madison
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Virginia (#24: 1536.8; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Barry Keith
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 104
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Ohio (#25: 1514.3; 37 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Daniel Stock
Rating: 1645
Overall Rank: 285
48, Generic Computer Nerd, Rocky River
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Nevada (#26: 1508.8; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Nabutovsky
Rating: 1753
Overall Rank: 139
|
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Colorado (#27: 1506.3; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1826
Overall Rank: 59
32, Software engineer, Louisville
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Indiana (#28: 1477.9; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1739
Overall Rank: 163
44, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Georgia (#29: 1469.3; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Leifer
Rating: 1751
Overall Rank: 144
61, Corporate Tax Director, Alpharetta
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Missouri (#30: 1403.5; 16 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Helle
Rating: 1561
Overall Rank: 407
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New Hampshire (#32: 1385.6; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1703
Overall Rank: 211
31, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Tennessee (#33: 1381.2; 40 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Erland
Rating: 1610
Overall Rank: 343
Pegram
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Manitoba (#35: 1323.6; 26 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1648
Overall Rank: 283
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Alabama (#36: 1299.6; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Martin Weisskopf
Rating: 1527
Overall Rank: 457
Astrophysicist, Huntsville
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Utah (#37: 1247.4; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 146
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Saskatchewan (#38: 1180.3; 14 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1703
Overall Rank: 211
58, Miner, Saskatoon
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Maine (#40: 1139.2; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1968
Overall Rank: 5
27, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Vermont (#41: 1130.2; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1635
Overall Rank: 295
37, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Mississippi (#42: 1129.3; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 40
66, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Delaware (#44: 1034; 7 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1887
Overall Rank: 21
Actuary, Wilmington
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Arkansas (#45: 927.4; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1325
Overall Rank: 857
Jonesboro
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Iowa (#46: 867.7; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1722
Overall Rank: 186
42, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Montana (#47: 863.2; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1508
Overall Rank: 489
45, Professor, Billings
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Hawaii (#48: 780.7; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1739
Overall Rank: 163
retired, Pahoa
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Nebraska (#49: 752.5; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Patrick R. Caulfield
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 177
34, Computer Programmer, Omaha
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Idaho (#51: 720.9; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1104
Overall Rank: 1322
60, soc security, Boise
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Kansas (#52: 718.5; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1363
Overall Rank: 775
27, Teacher, Overland Park
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Alaska (#53: 657.2; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1359
Overall Rank: 793
61, Retired, Klawock
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 608.9; 1 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1589
Overall Rank: 369
44, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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North Dakota (#56: 581.1; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1311
Overall Rank: 891
60, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Stateless Players
If you have information concerning the current state or province of residence of the following high-rated, active players, please contact John Chew.
1703 DIXON JAN
1536 GOODMAN MICHAEL K
1503 ALIM MOHAMED
1500 SOUTHERN MICHAEL
1483 JENG TIJAN
1443 RARBACK HARVEY
1371 MANDEL SETH
1360 LEE KAREN
1349 NEWMAN GEOFFREY
1308 YOCOM WESLEY
1296 BEGOVICH PAT
1270 SANYAL SHA
1268 JEFFERS JEREMY
1266 HEALY ANDY
1257 KIRK SHELLEY
1236 FEDER MARLYS
1214 SILVER MATTHEW
1209 ROBBINS-ROSENBERGER JUDY
1199 KATZ DARREN
1196 WERTHEIMER PHIL
1184 GOPAL GITA
1178 TRAGER MATT
1172 NICOLAI DAVE
1165 LEVINE SETH
1151 GABLE SUE
1151 BUSH STEVE
1148 YAMAMOTO ELAINE
1137 KOFOED JONATHAN
1127 GARGAGLIANO PAUL
1124 PEARLSTEIN LAURA
1108 HERBERG CORY
1102 LIPPMAN SUSAN
1101 SIMPSON CHRISTOPHER
1100 EMERY MARK
1100 MACKAY CAMERON
1083 WOODARD CHRISTOPHER
1081 REECE RHONDA
1080 FRIEDRICH ANDREW
1078 CASTORO JANE
1077 VRCHOTA TERRY
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