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NSC 2009: Mary Krizan [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Mary Krizan, 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 12-19, -446, and is ranked #81 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 Mary Krizan]

Given name(s): Mary
Surname(s): Krizan
Home: Hastings, MN, USA
Awards: 3-time mother, 5.8-time grandmother
Hobbies: fishing, gardening, sewing and reading
Occupation: Retired
Round by Round

High score: 544
Average for: 368
Average against: 384

Round 1

[photo of Matt Robin]

Krizan played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 371 to 426 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 0-1, -55.

Round 2

[photo of Heather McCall]

Krizan played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 449 to 350 (a spread of 99).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 1-1, +44.

Round 3

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Krizan played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 353 to 406 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 1-2, -9.

Round 4  

Krizan recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 2-2, +41.

Round 5

[photo of Joe Petree]

Krizan played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 342 to 489 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 2-3, -106.

Round 6

[photo of Marty Fialkow]

Krizan played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 382 to 372 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 3-3, -96.

Round 7

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Krizan played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 355 to 432 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-4, -173.

Round 8

[photo of Kay Patterson]

Krizan played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 3-5, -198.

Round 9

[photo of Lisa Slankard]

Krizan played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 439 to 456 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 3-6, -215.

Round 10

[photo of Victor Li]

Krizan played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 358 to 375 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-7, -232.

Round 11

[photo of Joanne Cohen]

Krizan played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 366 to 306 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 4-7, -172.

Round 12

[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]

Krizan played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 367 to 351 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 5-7, -156.

Round 13

[photo of T C Houlgate-West]

Krizan played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 331 to 437 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 5-8, -262.

Round 14

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Krizan played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 285 to 307 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 5-9, -284.

Round 15

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Krizan played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 284 to 392 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 5-10, -392.

Round 16

[photo of Gerry Smith]

Krizan played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 447 to 377 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 6-10, -322.

Round 17

[photo of Scott Garner]

Krizan played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 307 to 378 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 6-11, -393.

Round 18

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Krizan played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 329 to 436 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 6-12, -500.

Round 19

[photo of Lorraine Burton]

Krizan played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 309 to 286 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 7-12, -477.

Round 20

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Krizan played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 394 to 389 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 8-12, -472.

Round 21

[photo of Arline Silverman]

Krizan played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 362 to 381 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 8-13, -491.

Round 22

[photo of Jacqueline Camper]

Krizan played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 330 to 358 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8-14, -519.

Round 23

[photo of Ronnie Thomas]

Krizan played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 544 to 287 (a spread of 257).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 9-14, -262.

Round 24

[photo of George Rogers]

Krizan played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 368 to 398 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 9-15, -292.

Round 25

[photo of Yolanda Ushry]

Krizan played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 321 to 443 (a spread of -122).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 9-16, -414.

Round 26

[photo of Frank Lee]

Krizan played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 373 to 299 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10-16, -340.

Round 27

[photo of Brenda Casey]

Krizan played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 358 to 404 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10-17, -386.

Round 28

[photo of Adrian Mannella]

Krizan played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 426 to 405 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 11-17, -365.

Round 29

[photo of Cheryl Cadieux]

Krizan played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 385 to 406 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 11-18, -386.

Round 30

[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]

Krizan played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 338 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 12-18, -329.

Round 31

[photo of Gerry Smith]

Krizan played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) again and lost 337 to 454 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 12-19, -446.


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