NSC 2009: Roger Cullman [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Roger Cullman, 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, +245, and is ranked #30 in Division 3.

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): Roger Surname(s): Cullman Home: Toronto, ON, CAN Awards: Creator of Scrabble Player Trading Cards; Photoblogger at http://www.blogto.com/author/roger Hobbies: biking, dancing, blogging, karaoke Occupation: Photojournalist

Round by Round
High score: 469 Average for: 384 Average against: 376
Round 1		Cullman played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 363 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Cullman played #65 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 325 to 474 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -122.
Round 3		Cullman played #52 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 380 to 311 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -53.
Round 4		Cullman played #106 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 391 to 366 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-1, -28.
Round 5		Cullman played #41 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 280 to 407 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-2, -155.
Round 6		Cullman played #12 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 319 to 493 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-3, -329.
Round 7		Cullman played #97 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and lost 387 to 419 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 3-4, -361.
Round 8		Cullman played #114 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 412 to 446 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-5, -395.
Round 9		Cullman played #54 Lee Brooks (DFW, TX) and lost 330 to 341 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-6, -406.
Round 10		Cullman played #10 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and lost 401 to 438 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-7, -443.
Round 11		Cullman played #72 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 358 to 413 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 3-8, -498.
Round 12		Cullman played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and lost 371 to 403 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 3-9, -530.
Round 13		Cullman played #113 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 425 to 344 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-9, -449.
Round 14		Cullman played #124 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 375 to 342 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-9, -416.
Round 15		Cullman played #115 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-9, -397. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Cullman played #99 Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC) and won 429 to 338 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-9, -306.
Round 17		Cullman played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 336 to 306 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-9, -276.
Round 18		Cullman played #94 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-10, -284.
Round 19		Cullman played #88 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 397 to 360 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-10, -247.
Round 20		Cullman played #79 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 419 to 343 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-10, -171.
Round 21		Cullman played #76 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 342 to 329 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, -158.
Round 22		Cullman played #21 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 323 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-10, -70.
Round 23		Cullman played #103 Patricia Day (Dayton, OH) and won 405 to 338 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-10, -3. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Cullman played #30 Sue Gable (New York, NY) and won 373 to 367 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-10, +3.
Round 25		Cullman played #14 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 344 to 369 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, -22.
Round 26		Cullman played #68 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 419 to 343 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-11, +54.
Round 27		Cullman played #87 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 444 to 360 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +138.
Round 28		Cullman played #59 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 383 to 317 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-11, +204.
Round 29		Cullman played #34 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 387 to 446 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-12, +145.
Round 30		Cullman played #22 Travis Green (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 429 to 467 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 17-13, +107.
Round 31		Cullman played #2 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 469 to 331 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 18-13, +245.

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