This list was automatically generated at 2008-09-04 23:03:51 from the
NSA Ratings Database
and the
NSA Player Database.
It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from
Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others.
Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively
to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).
Photographs can be submitted through the Player Database.
For each state or province that has at least one active rated player,
up to 10 top players are listed by current rating.
Active players are those who have played in at least 28 fully-rated
tournament games in the past 24 ratings months.
States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their
top ten players.
Areas with fewer than ten active players listed are assumed to have additional
players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.
Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the
state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer.
Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.
Top Ten States/Provinces
| Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1941 1927 1859 1856 1828 1817 1812 1803 1789 1788 | 1842 |
| 2 | California | 1852 1851 1834 1826 1825 1821 1820 1817 1807 1800 | 1825.3 |
| 3 | New York | 1977 1902 1861 1805 1783 1766 1762 1760 1750 1749 | 1811.5 |
| 4 | Texas | 1859 1851 1828 1825 1819 1798 1798 1780 1772 1713 | 1804.3 |
| 5 | Florida | 1933 1849 1816 1816 1803 1773 1756 1745 1741 1719 | 1795.1 |
| 6 | Ontario | 1888 1844 1822 1819 1811 1790 1766 1751 1717 1711 | 1791.9 |
| 7 | Illinois | 2009 1819 1809 1788 1744 1715 1697 1690 1681 1660 | 1761.2 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 1944 1872 1839 1809 1776 1756 1719 1649 1621 1578 | 1756.3 |
| 9 | Maryland | 1887 1860 1852 1846 1804 1710 1675 1606 1570 1542 | 1735.2 |
| 10 | Oregon | 1901 1876 1792 1734 1697 1694 1693 1662 1641 1628 | 1731.8 |
Other States/Provinces
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California (#2: 1825.3; 193 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/l/lerman_jerry.jpeg)
Jerry Lerman
Rating: 1852
Overall Rank: 31
58, Risk Management Consultant, Foster City
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New York (#3: 1811.5; 170 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/g/graham_matt.jpg)
Matt Graham
Rating: 1977
Overall Rank: 4
42, Writer, New York
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Texas (#4: 1804.3; 121 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/c/cree_chris.jpg)
Chris Cree
Rating: 1859
Overall Rank: 28
53, Wholesale Equipment, Dallas
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Florida (#5: 1795.1; 131 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 7
42, Physician, Coral Springs
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Ontario (#6: 1791.9; 162 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/d/daniel_robin.jpg)
Robin Pollock Daniel
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 20
46, Mom/Psychotherapist, Toronto
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Illinois (#7: 1761.2; 60 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/c/cappelletto_brian.jpeg)
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2009
Overall Rank: 2
Options Trader, Chicago
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New Jersey (#8: 1756.3; 53 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
Adam Logan
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 5
33, Mathematician, Weehawken
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Maryland (#9: 1735.2; 45 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/o/okosagah_sammy_2.jpg)
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1887
Overall Rank: 21
Businessman, Baltimore
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Oregon (#10: 1731.8; 49 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 15
34, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Minnesota (#11: 1731.3; 56 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
Tim Adamson
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 17
54, Masonry contractor, Saint Paul
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Arizona (#12: 1723.9; 62 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1897
Overall Rank: 16
28, Professional Poker Player, Tucson
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Michigan (#13: 1707.4; 83 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/e/epstein_j_paul.jpg)
J. Paul Epstein
Rating: 1788
Overall Rank: 89
57, Social Worker (Not Employed), Keego Harbor
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Washington (#14: 1704.1; 48 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 19
18, Student, Seattle
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British Columbia (#15: 1703.5; 53 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/l/leong_james.jpg)
James Leong
Rating: 1810
Overall Rank: 68
23, Bum, Vancouver
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Connecticut (#16: 1671.2; 35 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/q/quigley_robert.jpg)
Robert Quigley
Rating: 1827
Overall Rank: 47
21, Student, New Haven
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Alberta (#17: 1663.4; 64 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/h/hahn_albert.jpg)
Albert Hahn
Rating: 1771
Overall Rank: 106
60, Driver, Calgary
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Pennsylvania (#18: 1650.4; 74 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[icon]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
Noel Livermore
Rating: 1774
Overall Rank: 101
55, Realtor(R), Easton
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Quebec (#19: 1605.1; 20 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/b/boys_david_2.jpg)
David Boys
Rating: 1904
Overall Rank: 12
44, Programmer Analyst, Dorval
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Wisconsin (#20: 1604; 35 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/a/armstrong_peter.jpeg)
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 25
35, GIS Analyst/Urbanist, Milwaukee
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Louisiana (#21: 1600.7; 26 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/r/reeves_jeff_2.jpg)
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1766
Overall Rank: 109
55, Casino Worker, Woodworth
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Virginia (#22: 1586.2; 24 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/v/vanpelt_john.jpg)
John Van Pelt
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 35
52, Artist, Centreville
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North Carolina (#23: 1584.4; 48 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/m/mckeown_rahn.jpg)
Rahn McKeown
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 76
28, Scientist, Pittsboro
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Ohio (#24: 1576.5; 45 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/s/stock_dan.jpg)
Daniel Stock
Rating: 1708
Overall Rank: 186
49, Generic Computer Nerd, Rocky River
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Nevada (#25: 1517.5; 16 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/d/dackman_joe.jpg)
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1902
Overall Rank: 13
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New Mexico (#26: 1512.9; 23 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/b/baron_mike_2.jpg)
Mike Baron
Rating: 1830
Overall Rank: 44
58, Psychologist, Corrales
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Colorado (#27: 1494.5; 14 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/m/mancine_dominick.jpg)
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 95
34, Software engineer, Louisville
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Georgia (#28: 1467; 31 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/s/smith_ray.jpg)
Ray Smith
Rating: 1721
Overall Rank: 163
49, Computer specialist, Tucker
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Kentucky (#29: 1450.5; 20 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/b/bowman_brian.jpg)
Brian Bowman
Rating: 1821
Overall Rank: 53
Villa Hills
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Indiana (#30: 1426; 30 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/c/crowe_robert_2.jpg)
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 155
45, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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South Carolina (#31: 1411.1; 16 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
David Gibson
Rating: 2000
Overall Rank: 3
57, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Alabama (#32: 1400.6; 14 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/h/harshbarger_eric.jpeg)
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1685
Overall Rank: 223
37, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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Missouri (#33: 1392.3; 14 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/j/justice_sheri_2.jpg)
Sheri Justice
Rating: 1563
Overall Rank: 394
42, Nanny, Kansas City
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Oklahoma (#34: 1381.9; 15 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/h/hodge_matthew.jpg)
Matthew Hodge
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 95
Moore
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New Hampshire (#35: 1376.5; 19 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1676
Overall Rank: 243
32, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Tennessee (#36: 1354.9; 30 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/w/wagner_brian.jpg)
Brian Wagner
Rating: 1538
Overall Rank: 432
48, Trainer & Web Developer, Ashland City
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Manitoba (#37: 1330.9; 29 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/w/williams_brian_d.jpg)
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1653
Overall Rank: 266
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Saskatchewan (#38: 1306.5; 17 active)
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| Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/m/macaulay_george_2.jpg)
George MacAulay
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 237
59, Miner, Saskatoon
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Vermont (#39: 1258.8; 17 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/c/colosa_kevin.jpg)
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1681
Overall Rank: 232
39, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Delaware (#40: 1231.5; 11 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpg)
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1811
Overall Rank: 66
Actuary, Bear
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Maine (#41: 1169.1; 13 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/m/mallick_joey.jpg)
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1925
Overall Rank: 11
28, Scan-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Utah (#42: 1149.1; 8 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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Mike Howlett
Rating: 1754
Overall Rank: 126
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Mississippi (#43: 1071.3; 9 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/m/milkent_marlene.jpg)
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1755
Overall Rank: 124
67, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#45: 912.5; 7 active)
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| State Leader |
Other Top Players |
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![[photo]](/players/w/weepie_mike_2.jpg)
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1657
Overall Rank: 261
43, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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