NSC 2009: James Henderson [#21]

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On this page, you will find information about James Henderson, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +637, and is ranked #15 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): James Surname(s): Henderson Home: Arcata, CA, USA Hobbies: wine making Occupation: Biologist / wine maker

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 394 Average against: 373
Round 1		Henderson played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and won 448 to 344 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Henderson played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 495 to 324 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +275.
Round 3		Henderson played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 343 to 404 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +214.
Round 4		Henderson played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 489 to 354 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +349.
Round 5		Henderson played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +313.
Round 6		Henderson played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 431 to 406 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +338.
Round 7		Henderson played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 309 to 361 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-3, +286.
Round 8		Henderson played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 410 to 380 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +316.
Round 9		Henderson played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 458 to 265 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +509.
Round 10		Henderson played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 382 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +478.
Round 11		Henderson played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 382 to 347 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +513.
Round 12		Henderson played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 384 to 455 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +442.
Round 13		Henderson played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 415 to 356 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +501.
Round 14		Henderson played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 424 to 335 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +590.
Round 15		Henderson played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 432 to 316 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-5, +706.
Round 16		Henderson played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 330 to 494 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +542.
Round 17		Henderson played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 307 to 449 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +400.
Round 18		Henderson played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 392 to 421 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +371.
Round 19		Henderson played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 422 to 353 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +440.
Round 20		Henderson played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 406 to 323 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-8, +523.
Round 21		Henderson played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and won 449 to 293 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-8, +679.
Round 22		Henderson played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 353 to 389 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-9, +643.
Round 23		Henderson played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) again and lost 310 to 465 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +488.
Round 24		Henderson played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 300 to 405 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, +383.
Round 25		Henderson played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 373 to 401 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +355.
Round 26		Henderson played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +380.
Round 27		Henderson played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 410 to 297 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-12, +493.
Round 28		Henderson played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 362 to 349 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-12, +506.
Round 29		Henderson played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 389 to 330 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-12, +565.
Round 30		Henderson played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) again and won 487 to 358 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-12, +694.
Round 31		Henderson played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-13, +637.

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