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Photo | Name | Rating | Home | Division |
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31, architect |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1992 2003 Thailand Champion; (2nd) 2003, (2nd) 2005 WSC Hobbies: soccer |
1 | |
41, physician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Coral Springs, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-02 Stuart, FL; 2002-03 Stuart, FL; 2003-01 Treasure Coast, FL;2003-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL; 2004-10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: bridge, poker, and the quest for prajna |
1 | |
27, Software Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cambridge, MA Hobbies: music, books, puzzles |
1 | |
22, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002 Thailand Match Play Champion, 2003 World Champion Hobbies: Football |
1 | |
37, trader |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball |
1 | |
27, Chart-man |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cape Elizabeth, ME Awards and Tournament Wins: Yes, but not many; 2004-10 Cape Cod, MA; 2005-01 Reno, NV Hobbies: Internet surfing, old video games, sudoku |
1 | |
59, Consultant to the National SCRABBLE Association |
First-time competitor |
Home: Coram, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 3 time National SCRABBLE Champion Hobbies: reading, movies, tai chi |
1 | |
Age withheld, Restaurant Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 1990 Nigerian NSC; 2004-07 Reno, NV Hobbies: Soccer, Music |
1 | |
33, Mortgage Underwriter |
First-time competitor |
Home: Portland, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: (9th) 2001 WSC; (2nd) 1994 (3rd) 2000 (6th) 2002 NSC (1st) 2005 NSC; 2004-05 Seattle, WA; 2004-06 SWILLINS; 2004-09 Portland and numerous other Western US tournament Hobbies: Bridge, Music |
1 | |
33, Administrative and Project Support for Preservation Architecture firm |
First-time competitor |
Home: Somerville, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1999 2000 2003 Cape Cod; 2003 Rhombus Cup; 2004 Boston (A); 2005 (12th) NSC; 2007 Michigan Madness; 2007 Montreal Hobbies: Fantasy sports, traveling, movies, cheese, representing Red Sox Nation |
1 | |
26, Professional gambler |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tucson, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: 11th at 2004 Nationals; 2003, 2004 Albuquerque NM; 2004-05 Los Gatos, CA; 2004-12 Tucson, NM; 2nd place Grand Canyon 2003; 2003, 1999 Reno Early Bird Hobbies: Poker, crosswords, armchair economics |
1 | |
Age withheld, Actuary |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bear, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: Many Tournament wins places and shows over 22 years of play Hobbies: Sudoku, Weight Training, Listening to Music |
1 | |
52, used equipment, sales and leasing |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dallas, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2002-02 Salado, TX; 2002-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2002-06, 2003-06 Mid-Cities, TX;2003-08 Houston, TX; 2004-01 Lampasas, TX; 2004-02 Costa Rica; 2004-06 Provence, France Hobbies: golf, music, reading |
1 | |
48, Proofreader |
First-time competitor |
Home: Roseville, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: 2006 U.S. Scrabble Open Champion |
1 | |
60, Educational Software Managing Editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Melbourne, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 1985 National Champion; winner Boston Premier 3 times; played in 3 Worlds' - best finish 5th; top 10 finish in 6 NSCs; 2004-10 Stuart, FL; 2005-03 Gainsville, FL Hobbies: Scrabble, Table Tennis |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Croton, NY |
1 | |
20, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dayton, TX Hobbies: Video Games, Basketball, Anime |
1 | |
Age withheld, statistician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Trenton, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-08 Parsippany, NJ Hobbies: Resident of Red Sox Nation, Toddler Chaser |
1 | |
45, Scrabble player |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bronx, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 1997 World, 2002 National Scrabble Champion, featured character in Fatsis' "Word Freak" and Chaikin's "Word Wars" Hobbies: piano, singing, movies |
1 | |
23, Grad Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Yorba Linda, CA Hobbies: eating, reading, writing, music, movies |
1 | |
50, Executive Search Firm CEO |
First-time competitor |
Home: Richardson, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Former City Councilman; wrote feature published in NY Times Hobbies: basketball, jogging, volleyball, chasing my 3-year-old |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cambridge, MA |
1 | |
40, gambolero |
First-time competitor |
Home: Phoenix, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: Western Intercollegiate Chess 1990; 20+ Scrabble Tourneys; 2nd place, Jack Rabbit Slim's Twist Contest, 1994 Hobbies: studying music, exercise, blogging: walterzuey, betting the Royals, riding bike midday past the 3-piece suits |
1 | |
57, Risk Management Consultant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Foster City, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Invitee to World Scrabble Championship, 1993 and 2005 Hobbies: Reading, Local Newspaper Publishing, Chess |
1 | |
17, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Moraga, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Surviving 4 simultaneous AP classes Hobbies: Drums, Ultimate/Disc golf |
1 | |
66, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Long Island Science Teacher of the Year; 2002-07 Albany, NY Hobbies: crossword puzzles |
1 | |
69, Retired Mental Health Clinic Administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: East Northport, NY Hobbies: Reading....Puzzles....Mah Jongg....Volunteer work |
1 | |
61, University professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 1983 NSC; (2nd) 1993 WSC; 1998 CNSC; 1999 WSC; (2nd) 2001 WSC Hobbies: Scrabble (more than a hobby) |
1 | |
Age withheld, WRITER |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-11 Baltimore, MD; 2003-10 Baltimore, MD Hobbies: MUSIC |
1 | |
39, Accountant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Kentwood, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2000 CNSC Hobbies: Hockey, music, languages |
1 | |
24, Castings administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: (1st) 2005 Vancouver; (2nd) 2003 CNSC Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, tennis, basketball, music, chess, reading |
1 | |
22, Bum |
First-time competitor |
Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-06 Victoria BC; I can look like a spaz on a dancing machine Hobbies: Praying it doesn't rain for another few weeks in Vancouver. |
1 | |
38, College Professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Galesburg, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: father, teacher Hobbies: writing, peace making, environmentalism |
1 | |
41, Computer Programmer/Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd Canadian Nationals 2000 Hobbies: nothing in particular |
1 | |
52, social studies textbook editor; aspiring playwright |
First-time competitor |
Home: West Babylon, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: winning my division at BAT every 16 years; $32K winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hobbies: acting; singing; anagrams; creating elaborate trivia games |
1 | |
59, Physician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-02, 2005-02 Salado, TX; 2005-01 Waco, TX; (51st) 2003 WSC; Texas State Champion 2003 and 2005 Hobbies: Travel, Reading |
1 | |
Age withheld, Research Director |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tempe, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel |
1 | |
19, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: New Haven, CT Awards and Tournament Wins: Div. D, Stamford 2005; Div. C, Cape Cod 2005; continued survival Hobbies: Games, Music, Reading, Frisbee, Random trivia |
1 | |
32, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Washington, DC |
1 | |
42, Businessman |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Awards and Tournament Wins: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Thailand Grand Prix Champion Hobbies: Golf, Football |
1 | |
55, Social Worker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Keego Harbor, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 5th--NSC Dallas 1996, 5th--NSC San Diego 2002, 25th--WSC Melbourne 1999 Hobbies: Music, Standup Comedy |
1 | |
63, Financial Advisor, Managing Director, Board Member |
First-time competitor |
Home: Potomac, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel |
1 | |
Age withheld, musician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Fort Worth, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Texas State Scrabble Champ 1994, Division Two Champ 2005 Hobbies: songwriting, composing, philosphy, games |
1 | |
33, Software engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Louisville, CO Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place Pinewood Derby, 1982; Tallest rated Scrabble player in Colorado Hobbies: computers |
1 | |
60, Contractor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times. Hobbies: Talmud and Kabbalah |
1 | |
24, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Seattle, WA Awards and Tournament Wins: National Merit Scholar Hobbies: Reading, theater, poker, piano-playing |
1 | |
71, Legal Assistant/Computers |
First-time competitor |
Home: Oakland, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Best supporting actor, 1927 in Birth of a Nation; runner-up in NSC Wash, DC, winner West Coast Chmp., numerous others Hobbies: Bird watching and stamp collecting - or watching birds collect stamps. |
1 | |
48, Quality Assurance Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Louis Park, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: 3-time World Championship participant Hobbies: reading, guitar, singing, design junkie, ventriloquist manque |
1 | |
54, Civil Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Louis Park, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Ninth Grade Battle of Wits Champion; 2005-03 Twin Cities, MN Hobbies: Reading, music, baseball |
1 | |
32, Umpire |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL Hobbies: baseball, politics & having a good time |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Schenectady, NY |
1 | |
Age withheld, journalist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Boston, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: kent gardens elementary spelling bee champ Hobbies: beach reading, tree climbing, sushi tasting, dognaping |
1 | |
62, attorney |
First-time competitor |
Home: Plantation, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: three-time Florida State Champion Hobbies: collecting antique gumball machines, movies, music & sports fan |
1 | |
62, attorney at law |
First-time competitor |
Home: Miami, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th Place, World Scrabble Championship 2001 Hobbies: tennis, bicycle touring, foreign languages |
1 | |
38, Web Journalist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Berkley, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-04 Farmington, MI; 2000-07 Milan Invitational Hobbies: Music, most sports, poker, roto, hanging with Kit |
1 | |
75, emeritus professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Miami, FL Hobbies: piano, tennis, computers,photography |
1 | |
20, Student, Gardener |
First-time competitor |
Home: New Haven, CT Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Music |
1 | |
61, Corporate Tax Director |
First-time competitor |
Home: Alpharetta, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2006 Charlotte Division 2 Champion, Distinguished Service Award, Instute for Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Sports, Music, Fitness |
1 | |
52, Public Service Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Daughter Amy, Age 20 Hobbies: Theater, Reading, Writing |
1 | |
58, Labour Union Educator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ajax, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd, 2005 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, music |
1 | |
52, Sales Rep/ Shuttle Driver around Disneyland |
First-time competitor |
Home: Covina, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year! Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lancaster, PA |
2 | |
49, stay at home dad |
First-time competitor |
Home: Fenton, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA AB member since 1999; 2002-11 Port Huron, MI Hobbies: backgammon, poker |
1 | |
Age withheld, accountant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Newark, DE Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place Boston Premier in my prime; 4th place Super Stars; Two superb children; Two amazing grandchildren Hobbies: hiking, crossword puzzles, dancing |
1 | |
21, Vaquero |
First-time competitor |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Hopefully a good result at Nationals :-) Hobbies: pwning n00bs |
1 | |
14, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bernardsville, NJ |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Moore, OK |
2 | |
44, Consultant, Application Development |
First-time competitor |
Home: Fort Wayne, IN Awards and Tournament Wins: (23rd) 1988 Reno, NV; 1993 Port Huron, MI; 1994 Milwaukee, WI; 1997 Toronto, ON; 2004-03 Columbus, OH Hobbies: Sports, Genealogy, Music, Keyboards, eBay, Antiques |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Montclair, NJ |
1 | |
52, Scientist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Arlington, MA Hobbies: Golf |
1 | |
45, Human Resources Executive |
First-time competitor |
Home: Kew Gardens, NY |
1 | |
34, musician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ann Arbor, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-06 Shelton, CT |
2 | |
44, Co-owner of software development company |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hopkinton, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters Hobbies: Spreading self thin |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Denver, CO |
1 | |
64, retired HS math teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: travel, sports, gym |
2 | |
18, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Seattle, WA Awards and Tournament Wins: one first, two seconds, first in C group of Oregon Tile Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee |
2 | |
45, Mom/Psychotherapist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Played in 1993 1995 1997 2001 WSC; played in 2002 2004 Can-Am; 2000, 2001 Toronto; 2003 Atlantic City; 2003 Boston Premier Hobbies: Fitness, Gourmet Cooking |
1 | |
Age withheld, Computer Programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX |
1 | |
Age withheld, cubicle-based electronic paper pusher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Arden Cup Division C Winner, 2006 Hobbies: primarily cycling and writing |
2 | |
58, Retired Electronics Technician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Holtwood, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: Uhhhh...; 2004-06 Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: music, travel, reading, writing, computers |
1 | |
Age withheld, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City, Buffalo, Bozeman, Alaska Cruise, Mississauga, Daytona Hobbies: flyfishing |
2 | |
Age withheld, High School Math Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Canyon Country, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Club 44 (Los Angeles) Champion for 2005-2006 Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, mahjong (takes a "g"), Jumbletime |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Attleboro, MA |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Phoenixville, PA |
2 | |
57, Psychologist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Corrales, NM Awards and Tournament Wins: The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading |
1 | |
31, Computer Scientist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hanover, NH Awards and Tournament Wins: Winner BAT 2001, Atlantic City 2002, Parsippany SOWPODS 2003 Hobbies: Reading, music, cooking, mathematical puzzles |
1 | |
50, Computer engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Reading, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Woodworth, LA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001-09 Lafayette, LA |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Stevensville, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-10 Petosky, MI |
1 | |
Age withheld, teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Waltham, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Place, Arizona Books Awards (children's lit), 2005 for The Call of Sagarmatha; 1st place, Scr. Div 1, Orange CT 2002 Hobbies: writing, golf, cycling, reading |
2 | |
36, Software Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cambridge, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4 Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Wilmette, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: 10 Division 1 firsts, 9th place at NSC (year?) |
1 | |
42, web developer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cedar Rapids, IA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-03 Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: Scrabble!, gambling, collecting palindromes, movies, biking, travel |
2 | |
47, Engineering Technician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Portland, OR Hobbies: Poker, Pool. |
1 | |
26, computer programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rome, NY Hobbies: playing saxophone |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX |
2 | |
50, clinical pharmacist |
First-time competitor |
Home: South Lyon, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004 Arden Cup Div B winner Hobbies: baseball, basketball, Frisbee golf, philately |
1 | |
23, Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Pasadena, CA Hobbies: Guitar, music, programming, making awkward conversation-stopping comments |
1 | |
48, Generic Computer Nerd |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rocky River, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-12 Farmington, MI; Found highest known theoretically possible OSPD Scrabble play Hobbies: Running, canoeing |
2 | |
Age withheld, Retired Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: SuperStar - It was an honor just to be there Hobbies: travel, studying Spanish and Russian |
1 | |
30, Legal |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD |
2 | |
24, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Warren, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: T-28th among Americans in 2005 U.S. Puzzle Championship, first place Div. 2 Petoskey (10-2003), writing/editing awards Hobbies: Card-playing, reading, writing |
2 | |
63, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chandler, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-director of the year 2003; Dickinson College sports hall of fame Hobbies: Travel, photography and family |
1 | |
50, attorney |
First-time competitor |
Home: Waialua, HI Hobbies: tennis |
1 | |
59, Welfare Worker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bloomington, IN Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-07 Indianapolis, IN; 2004-12, 2005-03 Elizabethtown, KY |
1 | |
51, Control System Software |
First-time competitor |
Home: Albuquerque, NM Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar |
2 | |
17, student |
First-time competitor |
Home: South Lyon, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: won first tournament at age 11 Hobbies: baseball, video games, trombone |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Petach Tikvah, CA, Israel |
2 | |
35, Bank Examiner |
First-time competitor |
Home: Middleboro, MA Hobbies: Reading, Songwriting, Exercising |
2 | |
35, Transportation |
First-time competitor |
Home: Philadelphia, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: Beating M. Berg in Speed Scrabble Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Beating M.Berg in Ping Pong |
2 | |
59, Newspaper Copy Editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rochester, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Prizes in art shows at national, international level, also Williamsville Art Society Shows Hobbies: Painting, collecting classical records, reading, running, fishing (with rod and reel). |
1 | |
32, Tax Accountant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: BMath, MAcc, CA, CPA, undisputed Ubeika family Scrabble champion Hobbies: Bowling, baseball, volleyball, golf |
2 | |
69, RETIRED ATTORNEY, COLLEGE PROFESSOR |
First-time competitor |
Home: Deerfield Beach, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: NONE THAT MATTER ANY MORE Hobbies: GRANDCHILDREN; SCRABBLE, TRAVEL AND CATS |
2 | |
77, retired teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Riverhead, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble senior hall of fame Hobbies: puzzles |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Waltham, MA |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Durham, CT |
2 | |
Age withheld, Retail |
First-time competitor |
Home: Orlando, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 10 tournaments, lowest finish 7th in div 4 at Nationals 04 Hobbies: Movie, guitars, partying, forensics |
2 | |
65, farmer/librarian |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rural Retreat, VA Hobbies: reading Homer in Greek while listening to baseball games on the radio |
2 | |
35, Computer programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Not a thing. Hobbies: traveling |
1 | |
Age withheld, Management Executive |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Hobbies: Chess |
2 | |
58, Business Consultant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Hobbies: Theater |
2 | |
42, Software engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Park Ridge, IL Hobbies: movies, music, travel, languages |
2 | |
34, Assembly and test specialist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Pontiac, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB) Hobbies: Scrabble, working out |
2 | |
53, Physician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lubbock, TX Hobbies: games, reading, animal rescue |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Keyser, WV |
2 | |
Age withheld, Computer Programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: Yoga, Kayaking |
2 | |
32, Z-Coil represntative to the disabled community |
First-time competitor |
Home: Miami, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble By The Sea (Israel) Champion Oct. 2004, Winner Div 2 Kissimee, FL Dec. 2004 Hobbies: watching paint dry |
2 | |
57, teacher- math, science |
First-time competitor |
Home: Loxahatchee, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: Barbados national long jump record 1968 Hobbies: dominoes, tennis, card games, story-telling |
2 | |
53, pharmacist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Arlington Heights, IL |
2 | |
49, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Battle Creek, MI |
2 | |
58, Pastor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Battle Creek, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion Hobbies: Swimming |
2 | |
62, University Professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bangkok, Thailand Hobbies: Scrabble |
2 | |
56, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Secane, PA Hobbies: gardening, faux painting |
2 | |
63, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: Bicycling, reading, sports |
2 | |
28, substitute teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: collecting autographs, fantasy sports, video games, reading |
2 | |
63, Information Technology Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lake Oswego, OR Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Hobbies: Reading, Needlework |
2 | |
54, Workers Comp Examiner |
First-time competitor |
Home: New York, NY Hobbies: Cartooning, Roulette Player |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: City Withheld, NJ |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: New York, NY |
2 | |
51, artist/teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Las Vegas, NM Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place (Lubbock 2003, Phoenix 2004, York 2004, Phoenix 2005) Hobbies: hiking, photography, computer graphics, movies, reading, music, speaking truth to power |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Detroit, MI |
2 | |
45, Programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brown Deer, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: 8 tournament wins, 5 second places in two-year Scrabble career Hobbies: Backgammon, web surfing |
2 | |
68, registered nurse |
First-time competitor |
Home: New York, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING |
2 | |
Age withheld, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Raleigh, NC Hobbies: reading |
2 | |
61, ret |
First-time competitor |
Home: Deerfield Beach, FL Hobbies: Scrabble, golf, swimming |
2 | |
43, Physical Therapist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Albuquerque, NM Awards and Tournament Wins: Valedictorian in HS |
1 | |
69, Retired; part-time bridge teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: San Luis Obispo, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Many awards for poetry Hobbies: Bridge, writing, poetry, ESOL tutoring, travel |
3 | |
61, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ortonville, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Won First Place in the 2003 "Harvest Stampede" 3k Walk in Leelanau, MI Hobbies: gardening, reading, walking, crocheting |
2 | |
61, substitute teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Littleton, CO Hobbies: acting, portraits, reading, travel |
2 | |
Age withheld, mom/housewife |
First-time competitor |
Home: Anaheim, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: valedictorian twice Hobbies: going to concerts & reading |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Villa Hills, KY |
2 | |
55, Administrative Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-03 York, PA |
2 | |
Age withheld, HRIS Data Specialist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place 2001 Wisconsin Dells, Division 4; 3rd place Division 5 San Diego Nationals. Hobbies: Golfing, Swimming, (love to fish too, but Scrabble got a hold of me) |
2 | |
63, retired Legal Secretary / Paralegal |
First-time competitor |
Home: Melbourne, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: theater-related Hobbies: Scrabble; reading; Scrabble; puzzles; Scrabble |
2 | |
58, alarm agent |
First-time competitor |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB Hobbies: golf |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Knoxville, TN |
2 | |
62, Lawyer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
2 | |
65, Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA Director of the Year 1996, Canadian Sportsmanship Award in Scrabble, 2005 Hobbies: Reading, Country Music |
2 | |
Age withheld, Computer Programmer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Atlanta, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: One time I lost in a spelling bee by spelling athlete as "athalete". Hobbies: Running in the park, Mankind Project, toy trains. |
2 | |
Age withheld, Astrophysicist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Huntsville, AL Awards and Tournament Wins: Goddard Prize of the SPIE (2006), Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society (2004), Presidentail Rank Award (2003 Hobbies: Playing Basketball, Watching Cubs Lose |
2 | |
60, Director of Operations -- County Government |
First-time competitor |
Home: Decatur, IL Hobbies: Creator of JumbleTime |
2 | |
63, piano teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Columbia, MD Hobbies: movies, travel, opera |
2 | |
66, Real Estate |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Hobbies: Scrabble |
2 | |
60, foreign language teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Owings Mills, MD Hobbies: reading; world travel |
2 | |
59, retired high school mathematics teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Granville, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: currently 8th-ranked SCRABBLE player in Ohio Hobbies: cimpouter programming, guitar |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX |
2 | |
66, Retired Director of Special Education |
First-time competitor |
Home: Middletown, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Ph. D. - Columbia Univeristy (School of Psychology) |
2 | |
46, Mama |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Paul, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Starred in the award winning 1982 film, Satan's Blade (only available on video) Hobbies: cracking the whip and napping |
2 | |
45, Professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Billings, MT Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004 Hobbies: Movies, hiking, skiing, travel |
2 | |
38, Mover |
First-time competitor |
Home: Carolina Beach, NC Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st, 2004 NSC (Div. 3) Hobbies: Posithermal Nucleoidic / Biotrophic Research, Isomagnetic Flux Ratio Analyzation, Mullets. |
2 | |
48, Doctor of Optometry |
First-time competitor |
Home: Birmingham, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Involved in giving the "gift of sight" ie free eyeglasses and exams to the needy here and abroad. Recent trip to Panama. Hobbies: hiking, antiques, travel |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH |
2 | |
Age withheld, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Edmonds, WA Hobbies: Gardening |
2 | |
47, Trainer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: darts |
2 | |
50, engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Linden, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-02 Columbus, OH Hobbies: backgammon, running, poker, waterskiing |
2 | |
60, Special Events Designer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Philadelphia, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished first place division 6 in Providence, 2000, Gala Award for best table design Hobbies: crossword puzzles, cryptograms and acrostics |
2 | |
Age withheld, Securities Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dallas, TX Hobbies: reading, travel, fitness activities, scrabbling (of course!) |
2 | |
48, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Blanchester, OH |
3 | |
60, Office Administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Reisterstown, MD Hobbies: Reading, bowling, crossword puzzles |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Silver Spring, MD |
3 | |
58, typesetter |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble Club Director; Holder of Club 42's record high play at 302 points (COEQUATE) |
2 | |
64, software developer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Westford, MA Awards and Tournament Wins: 15 First Places in Scrabble Tournaments Hobbies: badminton |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Charlotte, NC |
3 | |
50, Librarian |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sacramento, CA Hobbies: Baseball trivia, genealogy, old-time pop music |
3 | |
59, BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH |
First-time competitor |
Home: Stone Mountain, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003 Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING |
2 | |
64, Artist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Philately, Deltiology and collecting pleonasms |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada |
2 | |
34, artist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: crossword puzzle construction, puppets, and science |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brooklyn, NY |
3 | |
51, Land Developer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Margate, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005 Southeastern Scrabble Championship Hobbies: Gaming / Cards |
3 | |
40, Making Things Go Boom in the Night, AKA Mechanical Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bridgewater, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: Nearly a 10-year survivor of being married to a Yankees fan who's a Democrat Hobbies: There are others besides Scrabble? :) "Where's George", stamp collecting, fantasy sports, reading, TV, movies |
2 | |
61, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sparks, NV Hobbies: gardening, fishing, poker |
3 | |
57, teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Marshfield, WI Hobbies: reading, traveling |
3 | |
43, Accounting/Administration |
First-time competitor |
Home: Omaha, NE Awards and Tournament Wins: 2-time Sioux falls event winner (Scrabble), indoor soccer champ Hobbies: soccer, table tennis, reading, basketball |
3 | |
Age withheld, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Edmonds, WA Hobbies: knitting, cooking, gardening, reading, grandchildren |
2 | |
34, Medical Transcriptionist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Columbus, OH Hobbies: Church band, family history |
3 | |
55, Forklift Operator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Indianapolis, IN Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place Div. 4, New Orleans Nationals 2004; 2005-03 St. Louis, MO Hobbies: Softball |
2 | |
64, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Reading, MA Hobbies: Travel, Mah Jongg |
2 | |
61, Retired engineering technician for California Department of Water Resources |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sparks, NV Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place Int. Div. Reno West Coast Summer 1999 Hobbies: Fishing, landscape/gardening, cooking |
3 | |
Age withheld, bank processing supervisor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD Hobbies: karaoke, reading, and playing pinochle |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Glenwood City, WI |
3 | |
56, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hammond, IN Hobbies: Granddaughtering, biking, reading, darting |
3 | |
67, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Coatesville, PA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-11 Eureka Springs, AR Hobbies: Travel, Movies, Casinos |
2 | |
Age withheld, Attorney, writer, aspiring Jeopardy contestant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Newington, CT Awards and Tournament Wins: Most frequently "Winterized." Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis. |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Burnaby, BC, Canada |
3 | |
37, Self employed |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Catharines, ON, Canada Hobbies: Sports |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sterling Heights, MI |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Indianapolis, IN |
3 | |
64, Financial Services |
First-time competitor |
Home: Coral Gables, FL Hobbies: Tennis, Skiing, Boating, Basketball, Charities |
3 | |
54, Administrative Assistant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: participated in the 1997 World Scrabble tournament in Washington Hobbies: reading, movies, swimming and cards |
3 | |
Age withheld, retired professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL Hobbies: knitting, reading |
3 | |
Age withheld, Registered Nurse |
First-time competitor |
Home: Garden Grove, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Author "The Secret Lives of Tiles" March 2005 NSA newsletter. Alumnus 4 TV Game Shows. Hobbies: Trivia, Jeopardy Wannabe, and it's all about the slot machines. |
3 | |
64, Retired Speech Therapist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ardsley, NY Hobbies: Tennis, Art History, Travel |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brooklyn, NY |
3 | |
49, College Professor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lisbon, MD |
3 | |
34, Macintosh computer consultant; freelance writer and photographer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Director of Scrabble in the City (June 2005- present) www.scrabbleinthecity.com Hobbies: Creator of Scrabble Player Trading Cards; blogger at www.wordfreak.livejournal.com |
3 | |
Age withheld, Librarian |
First-time competitor |
Home: N. Tonawanda, NY Hobbies: Acrostics, movies, square dancing, shape note singing |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lumberton, NC |
3 | |
55, Controller |
First-time competitor |
Home: Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: Reading, Sudoku, Scrabble |
3 | |
48, Ophthalmic Photographer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Berkley, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: Second Place, 2005 Hector Invitational; 2001-10 Battle Creek, MI; 1999-03 Flint, MI Hobbies: Photography, Gardening, Treasure Hunting, Crossword Puzzles, Spending Time With Hecky |
3 | |
64, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: n/a Hobbies: n/a |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison Heights, MI |
2 | |
41, Clinical Research Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX |
3 | |
Age withheld, Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: 1971 Frisbee golf champion of Trufant, Michigan Hobbies: Astronomy, sports |
3 | |
61, Newspaper editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Auburn, ME Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place, Div. B, 2004 Eastern Championships, Danbury, Conn. Hobbies: used bookstores, road food |
2 | |
44, Herbalife Distributor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bethesda, MD Hobbies: Scrabble, bicycling, hiking, reading |
3 | |
50, Systems Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Milpitas, CA Hobbies: Visiting County Courthouses |
2 | |
34, Construction Estimator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Windsor Locks, CT Hobbies: Reading, Movies, Broadcasting |
3 | |
63, Life Coach/ Weight Loss Coach |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: people, tennis, movies, food |
3 | |
26, High School Math Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Portage, WI Hobbies: Music, Tennis, Ping-pong, Reading |
3 | |
28, Web Developer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: First Place Division Six NSC 2005 Hobbies: Gospel Quartet Music, Opera, Open Source Software |
3 | |
58, Retired Rural Letter Carrier |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hicksville, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: I've traveled to all 50 states and over 50 countries Hobbies: World Travel, Volunteering |
3 | |
33, Sales |
First-time competitor |
Home: Indianapolis, IN Awards and Tournament Wins: NSC Div 5 1st Plac Hobbies: weight training rollerhockey |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Medina, OH |
3 | |
69, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Oshawa, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Moose Jaw, Sask - Gold Medal (2006) Hobbies: baking, gardening, reading, |
3 | |
36, Librarian |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-03 Hudson Summit Open winner Hobbies: Golf, bowling, piano, travel |
3 | |
61, Musician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dallas, TX |
3 | |
72, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Oklahoma City, OK Awards and Tournament Wins: Highest rated female Scrabble player in Oklahoma Hobbies: Movies, TV, Cooking, Travel, Puzzles and Games |
2 | |
72, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chandler, AZ Awards and Tournament Wins: NSA Co-DIrector of the Year 2004 Hobbies: Travel, Hiking, Reading, Photography |
3 | |
Age withheld, College Instructor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH |
3 | |
Age withheld, Musician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dundas, ON, Canada |
3 | |
Age withheld, QA Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dublin, CA Hobbies: scrabble, reading, minatures |
3 | |
72, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bronx, NY Hobbies: Reading, Politics |
3 | |
45, legal secretary |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sparks, NV Hobbies: Travel, cooking |
3 | |
68, Administrative Assistant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Kearny, NJ Hobbies: Tennis, volleyball, mahjongg |
3 | |
65, Retired CPA |
First-time competitor |
Home: West Chester, PA Hobbies: golf, woodworking |
2 | |
Age withheld, Special Education teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Attend international tournaments Hobbies: reading, travel |
3 | |
28, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Overland Park, KS Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005 Arden Cup -- Division E -- 3rd place Hobbies: poetry; video games; movies; music |
3 | |
37, Paralegal |
First-time competitor |
Home: Flushing, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: One 3rd prize, Two 2nd prizes and 3 1st prizes in Scrabble tournaments Hobbies: Video Games, Movies, Dancing, Travelling, Photography |
3 | |
Age withheld, actor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Shoreham, NY |
3 | |
36, Electrical Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Columbia, MD Awards and Tournament Wins: Sang in 1996 Grammy winning classical recording Hobbies: Piano, Singing, Curling |
4 | |
46, none |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hawthorne, FL Hobbies: reading, gardening |
3 | |
44, newspaper reporter |
First-time competitor |
Home: Fredericksburg, VA Awards and Tournament Wins: 2nd place, division 6, 2005 NSC |
3 | |
57, Manager Of Accounting |
First-time competitor |
Home: Oshawa, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Director Of Club #263 in Oshawa Ontario Canada Hobbies: Tennis,Baseball, |
3 | |
33, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Clemson, SC |
3 | |
Age withheld, Practice Support Coordinator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Los Angeles, CA Hobbies: Crosswords, Culinary Mysteries |
3 | |
65, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sun City Center, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: many and varied, mostly for failures in the above; 2004-11 Tampa Bay, FL |
3 | |
Age withheld, Journalist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Washington, DC |
3 | |
47, Umemployed |
First-time competitor |
Home: Royal Oak, MI |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Jonesboro, AR |
3 | |
74, Retired Legislator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: Naval Museum Volunteer, Reading, Poker |
3 | |
41, Nanny |
First-time competitor |
Home: Kansas City, MO Awards and Tournament Wins: undefeated 7-0 +680 at July 16th 2005 St. Louis tournament Hobbies: Tennis, scrapbooking, movies, dogs, reading, crossword puzzles |
3 | |
49, power plant operator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Blairsville, PA Hobbies: black jack |
3 | |
61, Retired Elementary Administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Menasha, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: Elementary Teacher of the Year Hobbies: Volunteer Work, Sudoku, Travel |
3 | |
42, Pharmacist |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Louis, MO Hobbies: Biking, Gardening, Reading |
2 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Davison, MI |
3 | |
73, retired geologist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Vienna, VA Hobbies: amateur lexicographer |
2 | |
47, Management Consultant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Golf, Improv Comedy |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
3 | |
48, Consultant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Hobbies: Golf, Running |
3 | |
60, Wicked Landlady |
First-time competitor |
Home: Grand Forks, ND Hobbies: Reading, travelling |
3 | |
Age withheld, Writer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brooklyn, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: None Hobbies: Sports and reading |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Albany, NY |
3 | |
66, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Schertz, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: in the past year, winning 1st in Lafayette La., 1st in Western Canadian division 2, and 3rd in Phoenix Hobbies: movies reading and travel |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Greenport, NY |
3 | |
66, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Wilmington, NC Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless |
3 | |
Age withheld, Homemaker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Hobbies: Reading, Advocate for the blind |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Glenmont, NY |
3 | |
60, Human Resources Specialist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Quilting, gardening, reading |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Strongsville, OH |
3 | |
Age withheld, Professory of Computer Science |
First-time competitor |
Home: Huntsville, AL Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Watching Cubs lose |
3 | |
30, Market Research |
First-time competitor |
Home: Markham, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 3rd place, division 6, Oshawa, 2006. 1st place, D division, Montreal, 2006. Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, Beach Volleyball |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Carlisle, PA |
3 | |
Age withheld, Real Estate Appraiser |
First-time competitor |
Home: Shoreham, NY |
3 | |
Age withheld, Niagara County Aging Services Aide |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lockport, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Ist Place Michigan Madness Div B 2002 Hobbies: Bowling, Crossword Puzzles, Casino Gambling, Crafts |
4 | |
35, Software Developer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Savoy, IL Awards and Tournament Wins: Contributor to Quackle project Hobbies: Retro video games, all manner of board games, viola |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Milford, CT |
4 | |
57, Occupational Therapist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Englewood, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: some 1st and 2nds in smaller, more local tourneys Hobbies: jigsaw puzzles, avid reader |
3 | |
65, Paralegal/Editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Oakland, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: Combo Nobel Prize for Literature and Physics, Person Who Remembers to Get Coffee Award Hobbies: Painting, singing and traveling |
3 | |
Age withheld, Adminstrative Assistant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005 Nationals 3rd Place in Division 5 Hobbies: Crossword Puzzles, Reading, Sports, Poker |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rochester, NY |
4 | |
Age withheld, Actuarial Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brookfield, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st Place Scrabble Elmhurst, IL, Nov. '04; 1st Place Bridge Marathon 04-06 Hobbies: Playing bridge, traveling, beach bumming |
4 | |
56, engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Aiken, SC Awards and Tournament Wins: none Hobbies: walking, billiards |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Wyoming, OH |
4 | |
46, Federal Probation Officer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Port Jefferson, NY Hobbies: Softball, Movies |
4 | |
57, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Gainesville, FL Hobbies: Scrabble, volleyball, reading |
4 | |
64, Administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lake Hiawatha, NJ Hobbies: Movies, Theatre, Crosswords, Reading, Knitting |
3 | |
63, Scrabble Tournament Director |
First-time competitor |
Home: Shirley, NY Hobbies: Scrabble%00, reading, camping, hiking, Just having a great time! |
3 | |
68, Retired Stenographer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lawton, OK Hobbies: Knitting, Walking |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Birmingham, AL |
4 | |
54, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dayton, OH |
3 | |
Age withheld, md land developer coach |
First-time competitor |
Home: Alpharetta, GA Awards and Tournament Wins: 7th div 6 2004 Hobbies: golf |
3 | |
64, DMV Director |
First-time competitor |
Home: Montgomery, NY Hobbies: Computer games, crosswords, bicycling |
4 | |
53, boilermaker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Taylor, MI Hobbies: golf |
4 | |
60, teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Muncie, IN |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dayton, OH |
3 | |
16, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: 4th, 2004 NSSC; best-in-state in ThinkQuest 2003 web design competition; 2005 NSSC Hobbies: track, hiking, web design, computer programming |
4 | |
75, Retired Photographer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lauderhill, FL Hobbies: Scrabble, Photography, Coin Collecting |
3 | |
67, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tamarac, FL Hobbies: Coin collecting |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Roswell, GA |
5 | |
60, Financial Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: Pittsburgh, PA |
4 | |
58, labor relations |
First-time competitor |
Home: Muskegon, MI Hobbies: grandchildren |
4 | |
67, retired lawyer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Miami, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: regional level winner in nsc and acbl events Hobbies: golf duplicate bridge |
4 | |
59, physician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Clinton, NY Hobbies: antarctica, mexico, travel |
3 | |
25, writer/editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Silver Spring, MD Hobbies: cello, hiking, swimming |
4 | |
66, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Whispering Pines, NC Hobbies: walking, aerobics, boating, fishing, travel |
4 | |
Age withheld, Insurance/Claims Adjuster |
First-time competitor |
Home: Roseville, MN Hobbies: Antiquing, Baseball, Movies, Reading |
3 | |
42, Freelance Copywriter |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL Hobbies: running, travel, independent film |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mt. Vernon, NY |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Short Hills, NJ |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Shaker Heights, OH |
4 | |
68, Retired Administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tonawanda, NY Hobbies: Cooking, Gardening, Painting |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Newport, KY |
4 | |
Age withheld, SELF EMPLOYED |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: BRIDGE, TENNIS, BIKING, MOVIES |
3 | |
58, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Springville, AL Hobbies: Quilting, Sign language |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Flushing, NY |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tampa, FL |
4 | |
Age withheld, Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Potomac, MD |
4 | |
53, Veterinarian |
First-time competitor |
Home: Des Moines, IA Hobbies: Golf |
4 | |
58, Family physician |
First-time competitor |
Home: Asheville, NC Hobbies: Hiking, playing bass, raising Springer Spaniels |
4 | |
56, Office Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cedar Rapids, IA Hobbies: Reading, puzzles, bunco |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: College Park, MD |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Schaumburg, IL |
4 | |
Age withheld, Teacher of the Deaf |
First-time competitor |
Home: Long Beach, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage |
4 | |
58, Internal Auditor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Reading, squash |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: East Lansing, MI |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Stow, OH |
4 | |
59, Computer Scientist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: Biking, Guitar |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rochester, MI |
4 | |
Age withheld, High School Substitute teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Carneys Point, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place in tournaments ( back in the okd days ).BSChem, Marriage and a daughter Hobbies: Traveling and shopping |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ridgefield, CT |
4 | |
73, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lansing, MI Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, painting, flea markets |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Erie, PA |
4 | |
65, Restaurant Food Runner |
First-time competitor |
Home: Springville, AL Hobbies: Acting, Directing |
4 | |
73, retired land surveyor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Gainesville, FL Hobbies: travel and reading |
4 | |
61, Retired F.S.L. Consultant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards and Tournament Wins: Surviving 33 years of teaching Hobbies: Photography and Digital Enhancement, Genealogy,Travel, Reading, Attending Theatre |
4 | |
57, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Paragould, AR Hobbies: gardening, traveling |
4 | |
42, HS Journalism teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: The Woodlands, TX Hobbies: high-fat foods, haiku, running |
4 | |
Age withheld, government employee |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ellicott City, MD Hobbies: reading, playing pinochle |
4 | |
Age withheld, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ft Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: Golf, Bridge, Travel |
4 | |
17, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Middleton, WI Hobbies: computers, music |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Guelph, ON, Canada |
4 | |
59, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: Tennis, bridge travel |
4 | |
82, optometrist |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sparks, NV Hobbies: travel |
4 | |
17, student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Middleton, WI Hobbies: computers, music, DDR |
4 | |
60, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Gresham, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: won MY division at St. Paul and Port Richey Hobbies: music, travel, cards and computer games |
4 | |
66, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Homewood, IL |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada |
5 | |
59, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: New Boston, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: 3 wonderful kids Hobbies: biking, yard work, teach school SCRABBLE, babysit |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ossining, NY |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Aurora, CO |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Clayton, IN |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Versailles, KY |
5 | |
68, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lansing, MI Hobbies: Reading, Gardening |
4 | |
51, Energy Efficiency Administrator - retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: South Burlington, VT Hobbies: camping, hiking, cooking, knitting |
4 | |
54, Planner |
First-time competitor |
Home: Shorewood, WI Hobbies: Middle Eastern Dance |
5 | |
58, retired social worker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Leitchfield, KY Hobbies: bowling, traveling, volunteer work |
5 | |
67, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX Hobbies: collecting marbles |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Concord, MA |
5 | |
66, retired math teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Concord, MA Hobbies: photography, gardening, writing, yoga, tutoring and traveling |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Indianapolis, IN |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada |
5 | |
46, Staff Analyst |
First-time competitor |
Home: San Antonio, TX Hobbies: astronomy, bicycling, travel |
5 | |
50, Traffic Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tewksbury Twp, NJ Awards and Tournament Wins: National Transportation Institute Student of the Year, MIT Boit Manuscript Competition, Writers Digest Non-Fiction Hobbies: Horses, Sidesaddle Riding, Carriage Driving, Vintage Dancing, Bicycling,Creative Writing |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chuckey, TN |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Franklin, IN |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Charleston, WV |
5 | |
61, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Stratford, ON, Canada Hobbies: flyfishing,music |
4 | |
56, postal worker |
First-time competitor |
Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada |
4 | |
60, soc security |
First-time competitor |
Home: Boise, ID Awards and Tournament Wins: 3 great kids!! plus won state champ 13 mile footrace in CA and AZ in masters div Hobbies: fresh air-aerobic |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Royal Oak, MI |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Burlington, VT |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Exeter, NH |
5 | |
49, Technical Writer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cincinnati, OH |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Columbia, SC |
5 | |
51, Critical Care Nurse |
First-time competitor |
Home: Cleveland, OH Awards and Tournament Wins: Jeopardy! contestant 1990 Hobbies: SCRABBLE, reading, travel |
5 | |
Age withheld, attorney |
First-time competitor |
Home: Saint Paul, MN |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Franklin, IN |
5 | |
51, Software Engineer |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hartland, WI Awards and Tournament Wins: Married since 1979. Wonderful wife. Two great kids. Hobbies: travel, golf, movies |
4 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Baltimore, MD |
5 | |
19, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Louisville, KY |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lexington, KY |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Erie, PA |
5 | |
60, Sr. Staff, Psy. Social Worker, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: San José, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: former Olympic Trials Qualifier-Marathon, Best 50 Mile Race in USA,1977 Hobbies: Long distance running,cycling,tennis, writing,church work |
5 | |
65, Retired - Financial Services Management |
First-time competitor |
Home: Stow, OH Hobbies: Travel, dining, theater, reading |
5 | |
Age withheld, Aflac Insurance Sales |
First-time competitor |
Home: Freeport, NY Hobbies: Baking, Cooking, Stained Glass, Piano |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
5 | |
85, Retired Counselor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Austin, TX Hobbies: reading, dominoes |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mount Pleasant, MI |
5 | |
85, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Georgetown, TX Awards and Tournament Wins: Austin Scrabble Club Hall of Fame Hobbies: yard saleing |
4 | |
92, Retired accountant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Bronx, NY Awards and Tournament Wins: sired two expert-ranked sons, survived coronary bypass at 90 Hobbies: crossword puzzles, Yankee baseball |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Myrtle Beach, SC |
5 | |
59, retired teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Myrtle Beach, SC Hobbies: tennis |
5 | |
71, Part time RN, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Sealy, TX Hobbies: gardening, reading, baseball viewer, grandchildren, walking, yoga |
5 | |
52, Attorney |
First-time competitor |
Home: Atlantic City, NJ Hobbies: Gardening |
5 | |
Age withheld, Mom and nursing student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Thornton, CO Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading |
5 | |
43, Legal Assistant |
First-time competitor |
Home: Rocky River, OH Hobbies: Reading, Cooking |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
5 | |
69, Retired RN |
First-time competitor |
Home: Las Cruces, NM |
5 | |
63, Property Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Grandville, MI |
5 | |
61, Office Manager |
First-time competitor |
Home: Tustin, CA Awards and Tournament Wins: First Place, poetry contest while at the University of the East Hobbies: Crafts and oil painting; horticulture/gardening |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Charlotte, NC |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mt. Vernon, IN |
5 | |
64, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Lancaster, PA Hobbies: playing poker |
5 | |
60, CLERK |
First-time competitor |
Home: Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Hobbies: GOLF |
5 | |
62, PUBLISHING |
First-time competitor |
Home: Alexandria, VA Hobbies: gardening, knitting, crocheting, cards |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Pittsburgh, PA |
5 | |
83, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hobbies: golf, bowling, bridge, Curves, painting |
5 | |
84, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Manchester, CT Hobbies: Bowling |
5 | |
60, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Petersburg, FL Awards and Tournament Wins: World Record Holder-Roller Coaster Riding Hobbies: None |
5 | |
30, Editor |
First-time competitor |
Home: Champaign, IL Hobbies: playing and watching sports |
5 | |
75, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: Golf, Bridge, Bowling, Gardening |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Charleston, WV |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Burlington, ON, Canada |
5 | |
90, Retired Teacher |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dearborn Heights, MI Awards and Tournament Wins: won many Scrabble tournaments, valedictorian, 700pg book dissertation for PhD Hobbies: reading, travel, gardening |
5 | |
Age withheld, clerical for Department of Corrections in WI |
First-time competitor |
Home: Madison, WI Hobbies: singing, traveling, entertaining, etc... |
5 | |
68, RETIRED |
First-time competitor |
Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Hobbies: rEADING, SWIMMING, CRAFTS |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Chicago, IL |
5 | |
74, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Pittsburgh, PA |
5 | |
Age withheld, Businessman |
First-time competitor |
Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Hobbies: Sports, Gardening, Poker |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX |
5 | |
Age withheld, retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Amherst, WI Hobbies: read, garden, camp, bike, travel, volunteer |
5 | |
58, Lawyer |
First-time competitor |
Home: St. Marys, ON, Canada Hobbies: SKIING, TENNIS |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Charlotte, NC |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Eden Prairie, MN |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Evansville, IN |
5 | |
53, Caregiver; Retired Architect |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX Hobbies: Reading, Photography, Travel, Genealogy |
5 | |
66, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Altadena, CA Hobbies: Traveling, Golf, Reading |
5 | |
83, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Southfield, MI |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Blythewood, SC |
5 | |
69, Retired |
First-time competitor |
Home: Paragould, AR Hobbies: gardening, travel |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Erie, PA |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Houston, TX |
5 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Hazel Crest, IL |
5 | |
Age withheld, Retired teacher, now a test administrator |
First-time competitor |
Home: Minneapolis, MN Hobbies: Scrabble, biking, travel, the arts, antiques |
3 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Thailand |
1 | |
23, Student |
First-time competitor |
Home: Muang, Samutprakarn, Thailand Hobbies: Football |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom |
1 | |
Age withheld, occupation withheld |
First-time competitor |
Home: Dayton, OH |
5 |
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