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August 3–8, 2007
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PC 2007 Division 2 Player Roster:
Detailed, By Rating

Photo Name Rating Home
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Roy Kamen

52, Sales Rep/ Shuttle Driver around Disneyland

Rating: 1747

First-time competitor

Home: Covina, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Finished writing my 50,000+ flashcards this year!

Hobbies: Chess, Sudoku, Classic Rock Trivia

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Jill Pfeiffer

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1747

First-time competitor

Home: Lancaster, PA

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Sam Rosin

14, Student

Rating: 1743

First-time competitor

Home: Bernardsville, NJ

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Matthew Hodge

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1741

First-time competitor

Home: Moore, OK

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Robert Crowe

44, Consultant, Application Development

Rating: 1739

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

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Jason Bednarz

34, musician

Rating: 1735

First-time competitor

Home: Ann Arbor, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-06 Shelton, CT

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Seth Lipkin

44, Co-owner of software development company

Rating: 1732

First-time competitor

Home: Hopkinton, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: Co-creator of www.cross-tables.com and three daughters

Hobbies: Spreading self thin

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Paul Avrin

64, retired HS math teacher

Rating: 1724

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

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Rafi Stern

18, Student

Rating: 1723

First-time competitor

Home: Seattle, WA

Awards and Tournament Wins: one first, two seconds, first in C group of Oregon Tile

Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee

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Greg Edwards

Age withheld, cubicle-based electronic paper pusher

Rating: 1715

First-time competitor

Home: Minneapolis, MN

Awards and Tournament Wins: Arden Cup Division C Winner, 2006

Hobbies: primarily cycling and writing

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Timothy Anglin

Age withheld, retired

Rating: 1710

First-time competitor

Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: Atlantic City, Buffalo, Bozeman, Alaska Cruise, Mississauga, Daytona

Hobbies: flyfishing

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Maddy Golob

Age withheld, High School Math Teacher

Rating: 1707

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

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Bradley Whitmarsh

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1707

First-time competitor

Home: Attleboro, MA

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Erica Norris

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1705

First-time competitor

Home: Phoenixville, PA

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Joel Horn

50, Computer engineer

Rating: 1703

First-time competitor

Home: Reading, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: won Albany, 2001; 2004-10 Lake George, NY

Hobbies: Sports, Mah Jongg

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Mark Fidler

Age withheld, teacher

Rating: 1701

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

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Ben Harrison

36, Software Engineer

Rating: 1701

First-time competitor

Home: Cambridge, MA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place 2005 NSC div 4

Hobbies: Ultimate, Weight Lifting

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Mike Weepie

42, web developer

Rating: 1696

First-time competitor

Home: Cedar Rapids, IA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-03 Indianapolis, IN

Hobbies: Scrabble!, gambling, collecting palindromes, movies, biking, travel

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Doug Riblet

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1692

First-time competitor

Home: Austin, TX

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Daniel Stock

48, Generic Computer Nerd

Rating: 1686

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

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Dan Sereduick

30, Legal

Rating: 1673

First-time competitor

Home: Baltimore, MD

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Jason Idalski

24, Student

Rating: 1671

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

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Jeff Martin

51, Control System Software

Rating: 1663

First-time competitor

Home: Albuquerque, NM

Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar

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Alex Fiszbein

17, student

Rating: 1654

First-time competitor

Home: South Lyon, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: won first tournament at age 11

Hobbies: baseball, video games, trombone

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Chani Katz

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1654

First-time competitor

Home: Petach Tikvah, CA, Israel

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Scott P. Leifer

35, Bank Examiner

Rating: 1649

First-time competitor

Home: Middleboro, MA

Hobbies: Reading, Songwriting, Exercising

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James L. Kille

35, Transportation

Rating: 1644

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

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Jason Ubeika

32, Tax Accountant

Rating: 1643

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

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Dee Jackson

69, RETIRED ATTORNEY, COLLEGE PROFESSOR

Rating: 1642

First-time competitor

Home: Deerfield Beach, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: NONE THAT MATTER ANY MORE

Hobbies: GRANDCHILDREN; SCRABBLE, TRAVEL AND CATS

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Stuart D Goldman

77, retired teacher

Rating: 1640

First-time competitor

Home: Riverhead, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Scrabble senior hall of fame

Hobbies: puzzles

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Kate Fukawa-Connelly

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1631

First-time competitor

Home: Waltham, MA

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Joe Bihlmeyer

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1630

First-time competitor

Home: Durham, CT

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Tony Claitor

Age withheld, Retail

Rating: 1630

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

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Robin LaPrelle

65, farmer/librarian

Rating: 1630

First-time competitor

Home: Rural Retreat, VA

Hobbies: reading Homer in Greek while listening to baseball games on the radio

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Arun Methaset

Age withheld, Management Executive

Rating: 1627

First-time competitor

Home: Bangkok, Thailand

Hobbies: Chess

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Steve Krieger

58, Business Consultant

Rating: 1625

First-time competitor

Home: Cincinnati, OH

Hobbies: Theater

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Adrian Mannella

42, Software engineer

Rating: 1624

First-time competitor

Home: Park Ridge, IL

Hobbies: movies, music, travel, languages

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Darin True

34, Assembly and test specialist

Rating: 1620

First-time competitor

Home: Pontiac, IL

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2004-07 Peoria, IL; 2005-02 Port Richey, FL (EB)

Hobbies: Scrabble, working out

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Cheryl Tyler

53, Physician

Rating: 1616

First-time competitor

Home: Lubbock, TX

Hobbies: games, reading, animal rescue

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Jeff Cook

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1607

First-time competitor

Home: Keyser, WV

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Jean McArthur

Age withheld, Computer Programmer

Rating: 1606

First-time competitor

Home: Austin, TX

Hobbies: Yoga, Kayaking

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Benjamin Bloom

32, Z-Coil represntative to the disabled community

Rating: 1605

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

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Wendell Haynes

57, teacher- math, science

Rating: 1605

First-time competitor

Home: Loxahatchee, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: Barbados national long jump record 1968

Hobbies: dominoes, tennis, card games, story-telling

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Lisa Slankard

53, pharmacist

Rating: 1604

First-time competitor

Home: Arlington Heights, IL

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Stephen Knapp

49, occupation withheld

Rating: 1599

First-time competitor

Home: Battle Creek, MI

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Mason Shambach

58, Pastor

Rating: 1598

First-time competitor

Home: Battle Creek, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: Alaska Cruise Scrabble Tournament champion

Hobbies: Swimming

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Thavachai Thivavarnvongs

62, University Professor

Rating: 1598

First-time competitor

Home: Bangkok, Thailand

Hobbies: Scrabble

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Joe Petree

56, Retired

Rating: 1597

First-time competitor

Home: Secane, PA

Hobbies: gardening, faux painting

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Glenn Dunlop

63, Retired

Rating: 1590

First-time competitor

Home: Brantford, ON, Canada

Hobbies: Bicycling, reading, sports

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Andy Bohnsack

28, substitute teacher

Rating: 1585

First-time competitor

Home: Madison, WI

Hobbies: collecting autographs, fantasy sports, video games, reading

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Ruth Hamilton

63, Information Technology Analyst

Rating: 1583

First-time competitor

Home: Lake Oswego, OR

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year

Hobbies: Reading, Needlework

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Phil Polsky

54, Workers Comp Examiner

Rating: 1583

First-time competitor

Home: New York, NY

Hobbies: Cartooning, Roulette Player

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Elana Lehrer

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1582

First-time competitor

Home: City Withheld, NJ

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Mark Berg

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1581

First-time competitor

Home: New York, NY

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Wallace Schultz

51, artist/teacher

Rating: 1581

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

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Daniel Schey

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1578

First-time competitor

Home: Detroit, MI

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Steve Hartsman

45, Programmer

Rating: 1577

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

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Verna M Richards Berg

68, registered nurse

Rating: 1572

First-time competitor

Home: New York, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Too many to mention

Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING

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Anne Hay

Age withheld, retired

Rating: 1564

First-time competitor

Home: Raleigh, NC

Hobbies: reading

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Mary Capalbi

61, ret

Rating: 1562

First-time competitor

Home: Deerfield Beach, FL

Hobbies: Scrabble, golf, swimming

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Elaine C Glowniak

61, Retired

Rating: 1551

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

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Laura Scheimberg

61, substitute teacher

Rating: 1549

First-time competitor

Home: Littleton, CO

Hobbies: acting, portraits, reading, travel

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Yukiko Loritz

Age withheld, mom/housewife

Rating: 1546

First-time competitor

Home: Anaheim, CA

Awards and Tournament Wins: valedictorian twice

Hobbies: going to concerts & reading

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Brian Bowman

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1545

First-time competitor

Home: Villa Hills, KY

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David J Engelhardt

55, Administrative Manager

Rating: 1544

First-time competitor

Home: Baltimore, MD

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-03 York, PA

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Angelina Scroggins

Age withheld, HRIS Data Specialist

Rating: 1543

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)

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Susi Tiekert

63, retired Legal Secretary / Paralegal

Rating: 1540

First-time competitor

Home: Melbourne, FL

Awards and Tournament Wins: theater-related

Hobbies: Scrabble; reading; Scrabble; puzzles; Scrabble

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Wayne Clifford

58, alarm agent

Rating: 1539

First-time competitor

Home: Calgary, AB, Canada

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB

Hobbies: golf

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Tim Michaels

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1536

First-time competitor

Home: Knoxville, TN

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Harriette Lakernick

62, Lawyer

Rating: 1535

First-time competitor

Home: Chicago, IL

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Siri Tillekeratne

65, Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer

Rating: 1535

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

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Kevin Leeds

Age withheld, Computer Programmer

Rating: 1527

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.

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Martin Weisskopf

Age withheld, Astrophysicist

Rating: 1521

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

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David Johnson

60, Director of Operations -- County Government

Rating: 1520

First-time competitor

Home: Decatur, IL

Hobbies: Creator of JumbleTime

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Kay Patterson

63, piano teacher

Rating: 1516

First-time competitor

Home: Columbia, MD

Hobbies: movies, travel, opera

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Connie Breitbeil

66, Real Estate

Rating: 1514

First-time competitor

Home: Cincinnati, OH

Hobbies: Scrabble

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Joanne Cohen

60, foreign language teacher

Rating: 1513

First-time competitor

Home: Owings Mills, MD

Hobbies: reading; world travel

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Jeff Myers

59, retired high school mathematics teacher

Rating: 1513

First-time competitor

Home: Granville, OH

Awards and Tournament Wins: currently 8th-ranked SCRABBLE player in Ohio

Hobbies: cimpouter programming, guitar

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Andrew Solomon

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1508

First-time competitor

Home: Houston, TX

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Joan Kelly

66, Retired Director of Special Education

Rating: 1505

First-time competitor

Home: Middletown, NY

Awards and Tournament Wins: Ph. D. - Columbia Univeristy (School of Psychology)

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Stephanie Steele

46, Mama

Rating: 1504

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

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David Weiss

45, Professor

Rating: 1503

First-time competitor

Home: Billings, MT

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place (division 3) at Reno MLK 2004

Hobbies: Movies, hiking, skiing, travel

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Gary Cleaveland

38, Mover

Rating: 1500

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.

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Carolyn Easter

48, Doctor of Optometry

Rating: 1498

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

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Phyllis Prather

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1496

First-time competitor

Home: Cincinnati, OH

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Frank Kashuk

Age withheld, Retired

Rating: 1495

First-time competitor

Home: Edmonds, WA

Hobbies: Gardening

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Jim Hughes

47, Trainer

Rating: 1491

First-time competitor

Home: Austin, TX

Hobbies: darts

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Jeff Clark

50, engineer

Rating: 1489

First-time competitor

Home: Linden, MI

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2005-02 Columbus, OH

Hobbies: backgammon, running, poker, waterskiing

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Connie Creed

60, Special Events Designer

Rating: 1489

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

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Carla Cree

Age withheld, Securities Analyst

Rating: 1487

First-time competitor

Home: Dallas, TX

Hobbies: reading, travel, fitness activities, scrabbling (of course!)

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Diana Grosman

60, Office Administrator

Rating: 1485

First-time competitor

Home: Reisterstown, MD

Hobbies: Reading, bowling, crossword puzzles

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Carol Dustin

58, typesetter

Rating: 1481

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)

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Cynthia V Seales

59, BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH

Rating: 1475

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

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Mark Edelson

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1472

First-time competitor

Home: Toronto, ON, Canada

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Scott Kitchen

40, Making Things Go Boom in the Night, AKA Mechanical Engineer

Rating: 1467

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

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Lynda Shayne

Age withheld, retired

Rating: 1462

First-time competitor

Home: Edmonds, WA

Hobbies: knitting, cooking, gardening, reading, grandchildren

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Eugene Murray

55, Forklift Operator

Rating: 1456

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

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Judy Horn

64, Retired

Rating: 1455

First-time competitor

Home: Reading, MA

Hobbies: Travel, Mah Jongg

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Mary A. Lyons

67, Retired

Rating: 1443

First-time competitor

Home: Coatesville, PA

Awards and Tournament Wins: 2003-11 Eureka Springs, AR

Hobbies: Travel, Movies, Casinos

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Terry Kang Rau

Age withheld, Attorney, writer, aspiring Jeopardy contestant

Rating: 1442

First-time competitor

Home: Newington, CT

Awards and Tournament Wins: Most frequently "Winterized."

Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis.

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Frank Lee

64, occupation withheld

Rating: 1414

First-time competitor

Home: Cincinnati, OH

Awards and Tournament Wins: n/a

Hobbies: n/a

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Kevin Lucas

Age withheld, occupation withheld

Rating: 1414

First-time competitor

Home: Madison Heights, MI

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Keith Hagel

61, Newspaper editor

Rating: 1404

First-time competitor

Home: Auburn, ME

Awards and Tournament Wins: 1st place, Div. B, 2004 Eastern Championships, Danbury, Conn.

Hobbies: used bookstores, road food

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Bennett Jacobstein

50, Systems Manager

Rating: 1399

First-time competitor

Home: Milpitas, CA

Hobbies: Visiting County Courthouses

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Glenda Short

72, Retired

Rating: 1386

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

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Stan Williams

65, Retired CPA

Rating: 1365

First-time competitor

Home: West Chester, PA

Hobbies: golf, woodworking

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David Gremaud

42, Pharmacist

Rating: 1317

First-time competitor

Home: St. Louis, MO

Hobbies: Biking, Gardening, Reading

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Daniel Milton

73, retired geologist

Rating: 1314

First-time competitor

Home: Vienna, VA

Hobbies: amateur lexicographer