Jo Anne Cohen [#12] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Jo Anne Cohen, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Cohen currently has a record of 9-22, -515, and is ranked #65 in Division 4.

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 Jo Anne Cohen]

Given name(s): Jo Anne
Surname(s): Cohen
Home: Montgomery, NY, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Computer games, crosswords, bicycling
Occupation: DMV Director
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 115/122, 11-20 -566
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/126, 16-15 +634
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 90/150, 14-16 +271
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 84/122, 13-15 -416

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	14-12 (0.538)
Past 1-12 months	4-7 (0.364)	W LLLL W L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 37-48 months	5-2 (0.714)	WW L WW L W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 430 Average for: 354 Average against: 373
Round 1		Cohen played #60 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 359 to 396 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Cohen had not played Whitmore in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -37.
Round 2		Cohen played #49 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 329 to 374 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Cohen’s record vs. Landsbaum in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-2, -82.
Round 3		Cohen played #31 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 340 to 446 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Cohen had not played Riordan in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-3, -188.
Round 4		Cohen played #11 Wesley Eddings (Birmingham, AL) and lost 324 to 378 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Cohen had not played Eddings in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-4, -242.
Round 5		Cohen played #43 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 352 to 367 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cohen’s record vs. Grow in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-5, -257.
Round 6		Cohen played #15 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 328 to 371 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Cohen had not played Rahman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-6, -300.
Round 7		Cohen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-6, -250.
Round 8		Cohen played #64 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and lost 297 to 421 (a spread of -124). Before this event, Cohen had not played Allen Munley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-7, -374.
Round 9		Cohen played #21 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 403 to 374 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Cohen had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-7, -345.
Round 10		Cohen played #61 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 361 to 310 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Cohen had not played Petrey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-7, -294.
Round 11		Cohen played #22 Sue Gable (Mt. Vernon, NY) and lost 311 to 452 (a spread of -141). Before this event, Cohen had not played Gable in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-8, -435.
Round 12		Cohen played #27 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 400 to 321 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cohen’s record vs. Brittain in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-8, -356.
Round 13		Cohen played #47 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 360 to 364 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cohen’s record vs. Brown in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-9, -360.
Round 14		Cohen played #48 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 330 to 403 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Cohen had not played Camp in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-10, -433.
Round 15		Cohen played #68 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 430 to 333 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Cohen had not played Sawyer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-10, -336.
Round 16		Cohen played #58 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Cohen had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-11, -344.
Round 17		Cohen played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 370 to 374 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Cohen had not played Doyle in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-12, -348.
Round 18		Cohen played #66 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 391 to 272 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: RENO, NV Cohen’s record vs. Aitken in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-12, -229.
Round 19		Cohen played #25 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 261 to 379 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Cohen had not played Scaglione in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-13, -347.
Round 20		Cohen played #45 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 358 to 374 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Cohen had not played Brittain in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-14, -363.
Round 21		Cohen played #20 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 383 to 319 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Cohen had not played Pomeroy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-14, -299.
Round 22		Cohen played #39 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 418 to 273 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Cohen had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-14, -154.
Round 23		Cohen played #65 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 418 to 388 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Cohen had not played Aitken in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-14, -124.
Round 24		Cohen played #10 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 344 to 408 (a spread of -64). Before this event, Cohen had not played Thomley in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-15, -188.
Round 25		Cohen played #42 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 383 to 384 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Cohen had not played Guest in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-16, -189.
Round 26		Cohen played #32 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Cohen had not played Snoddy in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-17, -201.
Round 27		Cohen played #62 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 341 to 367 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cohen’s record vs. Wood in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-18, -227.
Round 28		Cohen played #65 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) again and lost 292 to 366 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Cohen had not played Aitken in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-19, -301.
Round 29		Cohen played #8 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 305 to 447 (a spread of -142). Before this event, Cohen had not played Kirk in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-20, -443.
Round 30		Cohen played #16 Bob Blyler (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 348 to 410 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Cohen had not played Blyler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-21, -505.
Round 31		Cohen played #57 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Cohen had not played Siedschlag in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-22, -515.
After the Tournament		Cohen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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