NSC 2009: Brenda Casey [#88]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Brenda Casey, 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 13-18, -228, and is ranked #76 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): Brenda Surname(s): Casey Home: Guilford, CT, USA Awards: Ph.D (French) (Northwestern University);CD:Americans in Paris (piano, vocals) Hobbies: Tennis, golf, travel Occupation: Professional pianist; Adjunct Professor of French (SCSU)

Round by Round
High score: 526 Average for: 376 Average against: 383
Round 1		Casey played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 325 to 415 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Casey played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 349 to 391 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-2, -132.
Round 3		Casey played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 326 to 380 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-3, -186.
Round 4		Casey played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 342 to 496 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-4, -340.
Round 5		Casey played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 410 to 349 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-4, -279.
Round 6		Casey played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and lost 327 to 347 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-5, -299.
Round 7		Casey played #9 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 377 to 460 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-6, -382.
Round 8		Casey played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 359 to 369 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-7, -392.
Round 9		Casey played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 247 to 450 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-8, -595.
Round 10		Casey played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 348 to 459 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-9, -706.
Round 11		Casey played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 447 to 358 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-9, -617.
Round 12		Casey played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 433 to 368 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-9, -552.
Round 13		Casey played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 343 to 413 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-10, -622.
Round 14		Casey played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and lost 336 to 372 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-11, -658.
Round 15		Casey played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 463 to 322 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-11, -517.
Round 16		Casey played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 419 to 340 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-11, -438.
Round 17		Casey played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 497 to 246 (a spread of 251). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-11, -187.
Round 18		Casey played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 344 to 263 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-11, -106.
Round 19		Casey played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 387 to 397 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-12, -116.
Round 20		Casey played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and won 422 to 289 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-12, +17.
Round 21		Casey played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 399 to 366 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-12, +50.
Round 22		Casey played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 324 to 350 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-13, +24.
Round 23		Casey played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-14, +13.
Round 24		Casey played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 304 to 472 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-15, -155.
Round 25		Casey played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 394 to 343 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-15, -104.
Round 26		Casey played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 418 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-16, -214.
Round 27		Casey played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 404 to 358 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-16, -168.
Round 28		Casey played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 526 to 385 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-16, -27.
Round 29		Casey played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 319 to 539 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-17, -247.
Round 30		Casey played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 370 to 442 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-18, -319.
Round 31		Casey played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) again and won 410 to 319 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-18, -228.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © $year HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca