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NSC 2009: Joan Kelly [#49]

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Kelly, 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 15-16, +57, and is ranked #48 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

[photo of Joan Kelly]

Given name(s): Joan
Surname(s): Kelly
Home: Middletown, NY, USA
Awards: PhD. Psychology - Columbia Univ.
Hobbies: nyc visits, broadway plays, shopping etc.
Occupation: retired director of special education
Round by Round

High score: 488
Average for: 380
Average against: 378

Round 1

[photo of Betty Cornelison]

Kelly played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 408 to 275 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 1-0, +133.

Round 2

[photo of Lou Cornelis]

Kelly played #6 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 309 to 502 (a spread of -193).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 1-1, -60.

Round 3

[photo of Ruth Hamilton]

Kelly played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 358 to 441 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 1-2, -143.

Round 4

[photo of Connie Creed]

Kelly played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 361 to 304 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 2-2, -86.

Round 5

[photo of Carole Denton]

Kelly played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 348 to 466 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 2-3, -204.

Round 6

[photo of Victor Li]

Kelly played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 326 to 457 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 2-4, -335.

Round 7

[photo of Diana Grosman]

Kelly played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 305 to 448 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 2-5, -478.

Round 8

[photo of Scott Garner]

Kelly played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 2-6, -495.

Round 9

[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]

Kelly played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 338 to 449 (a spread of -111).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 2-7, -606.

Round 10

[photo of Arline Silverman]

Kelly played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 457 to 265 (a spread of 192).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 3-7, -414.

Round 11

[photo of Frank Lee]

Kelly played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 466 to 330 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 4-7, -278.

Round 12

[photo of T C Houlgate-West]

Kelly played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 441 to 379 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 5-7, -216.

Round 13

[photo of Mason Shambach]

Kelly played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 488 to 356 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 6-7, -84.

Round 14

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Kelly played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 404 to 393 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 7-7, -73.

Round 15

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Kelly played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 416 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 7-8, -141.

Round 16

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Kelly played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 362 to 323 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 8-8, -102.

Round 17

[photo of Joe Petree]

Kelly played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 299 to 425 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 8-9, -228.

Round 18

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Kelly played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-10, -230.

Round 19

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

Kelly played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 330 to 412 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 8-11, -312.

Round 20

[photo of Elaine Glowniak]

Kelly played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and won 430 to 398 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 9-11, -280.

Round 21

[photo of Bob Enszer]

Kelly played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 367 to 47 (a spread of 320).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 10-11, +40.

Round 22

[photo of Amnon Igra]

Kelly played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 407 to 347 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 11-11, +100.

Round 23

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Kelly played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 344 to 425 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 11-12, +19.

Round 24

[photo of Fred Oswald]

Kelly played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 318 to 432 (a spread of -114).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 11-13, -95.

Round 25

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Kelly played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 314 to 519 (a spread of -205).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 11-14, -300.

Round 26

[photo of Arun Methaset]

Kelly played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and lost 303 to 385 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 11-15, -382.

Round 27

[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]

Kelly played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 365 to 408 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 11-16, -425.

Round 28

[photo of Jacqueline Camper]

Kelly played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 417 to 390 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 12-16, -398.

Round 29

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Kelly played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 479 to 204 (a spread of 275).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 13-16, -123.

Round 30

[photo of Erica Norris Bodrazic]

Kelly played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 464 to 317 (a spread of 147).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 14-16, +24.

Round 31

[photo of James L Kille]

Kelly played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and won 451 to 418 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 15-16, +57.


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