NSC 2002 Photos Round 28

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NSC 2002 Photos Round 28

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

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Photo 28-001	John D. Williams plays George Burtch at the press table. George is Vice President of Marketing at Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. John says George is a strong player and John just eked out the win.
Photo 28-002	Sherrie Saint John and John Chew at the Internet Table, not to be confused with an Internet cafe!
Photo 28-003	A BLOCKBUSTER play made by Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) in her game against Rhoda Klein (Culver City, CA) in division 4.
Photo 28-004	Table 1 featuring boards 1 and 2 in division 2. Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) vs. Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) vs. Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA).
Photo 28-005	Table 1, division 4, Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) vs. Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC).
Photo 28-006	Table 1, division 6, Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) vs. Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) vs. Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC).
Photo 28-007	Table 1, division 5, Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) vs. Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) vs. Mary Becker (Madison, WI).
Photo 28-008	Table 1, division 2, Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) vs. Sal Dijamco (Margate, FL) and Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) vs. Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX).
Photo 28-009	Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and his interesting scoresheet. This angle is perhaps misleading, but he keeps the clipboard on his knee, leaning against the table. He tracks by obliterating the tiles (to the left) with a black magic marker. At the game's end, I think he wipes the tracking off and reuses the metal tracking sheet again.
Photo 28-010	Table 1 in division 1, Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) vs. Nigel Richards (Malaysia). See this round's commentary
Photo 28-011	Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) looks to add another great SCRABBLE^® player to the Sherman triad.
Photo 28-012	Nigel Richards (Malaysia) trying to make a clean getaway after the documentary filmmakers depart.
Photo 28-013	Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX) vs. Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) at board 2 in division 2. Sal Dijamco (Margate, FL) vs. Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) at board 1. Iffy Onyeonwu (Elgin, TX) looks on from the end.
Photo 28-014	Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) vs. Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX), division 1. See this round's commentary
Photo 28-015	Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) vs. Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand), division 1. See this round's commentary
Photo 28-016	Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) vs. Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA), division 1. See this round's commentary
Photo 28-017	Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) vs. Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI), division 1. See this round's commentary
Photo 28-018	Benjamin Bloom (Israel) and Robert Linn (Potomac, MD).
Photo 28-019	Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) deep into a post-game analysis. I spy Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) is doing the same thing with his opponent! The games have been over for about a half-hour!
Photo 28-020	Three generations of SCRABBLE^® players: Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX), Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT), and Jessi Sparkman, one of our great word judges.
Photo 28-021	The NSA Advisory Board: (seated) Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN), Bonnie Rudolph (div 1 & 2 leader), Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB), Joe Edley (Coram, NY), and Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) (sitting in for David Boys). (standing) John D. Williams, Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL), Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA), Wendell Smith (division 6 leader), Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA), Sherrie Saint John (internet reporter), Kaye Kiker (York, AL), and Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY).

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