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Photos: NSC 2011: Before the Tournament

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Caption List

• The day's first pickup game: Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) vs. David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY).
• Division 4 registration area.
• Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) registers with Amy Krafchick and Bennett Jacobstein.
• Player registration tote and NASPA pen.
• Division 4 player folders.
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• Scattergories: The Card Game (donated by Winning Moves Games).
• Big Boggle (donated by Winning Moves Games).
• Super SCRABBLE (donated by Winning Moves Games). Quadruple word squares!
• CSC and namebadge for Susan Love (USA) in division 3.
• Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) shares his "anag" anagramming program with the players.
• Division 1 leader, John Robertson, handling division 1 and 2 registration.
• John Robertson, division 1 leader, covering the opening shift of registration. It is important to point out his Boston Bruins cap! They are the champions!
• One of our terrific sponsors: Winning Moves Games!
• One of the many NASPA banners.
• Yeah Hasbro!
• Brian Cree's Southwest Displays & Events, another event sponsor.
• The 10th anniversary edition of Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) with a new chapter, "Afterwordfreak*."
• A sea of Word Freaks. Thanks to Penguin for getting us a couple of boxes of these hot off the presses babies!
• Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and Dave Krook (Mississauga ON).
• Our Queen, Mary Rhoades, NSC 2011 Director.
• Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) vs. Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL).
• Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) vs. Mariah Smith. I heard Mariah won this game!
• Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) greets the event's #2 seed, Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL), former NSC and WSC champion.
• Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) checks out How to Play SCRABBLE Like a Champion, by Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC).
• WALDRON plus an O: it is good!
• The early bird event begins (8 players this year).
• Dan Stock, division 4 leader, flashing his purple name badge.
• Dan Stock's first tableau of the NSC on the big board.
• Mary Rhoades, Kate Watson, and Dee Segrest enjoy lunch and a visit from Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL).
• CowSCRABBLEr: Paul Avrin (New York, NY).
• Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA), Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA), Mary Rhoades, Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA), and Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) gather at the division 1 and 2 registration area.
• Judy Newhouse registers players.
• Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and Matt Canik (Austin, TX), who is pretending to be at war with Joey to win division 2 this year.
• Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA), Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA), and Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC).
• An article about Travel SCRABBLE by Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON).
• Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) check out TileCan wares sold by Brian Miller (Orlando, FL).
• White Field, Black Sheep, a memoir by Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL).
• Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) vs. Matt Canik (Austin, TX). Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) kibbitz and "help."
• The crowd of young players grows: Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) join Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) as they watch the Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) vs. Matt Canik (Austin, TX) game. Matt's cell phone cover matches his shoes!
• Amy Krafchick will assist Dan Stock in division 4 again this year. They love working together! She even painted her nails a deep shade of purple just for him!
• Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) hugs Mary Rhoades while Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX) look on.
• Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) with their dueling smart phones!
• Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI).
• Players visiting after getting their registration materials.
• Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) collecting last-minute roto entries.
• Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) working the division 1 registration desk.
• Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC). Joe is our only three-time NSC champ and Joel is an NSC, WSC, and reigning CNSC champ!
• Emily Lichtman (New York, NY), Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY), and Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) share a laugh.
• John Chew testing the screens upon which event pairing/standing information will be shown.
• Early Bird: Winning the prize for high word (SURMISE, 95): Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX), 7th place overall, with John Chew. Fellow EB contestant, Dan Stock, donated the cash for this prize.
• Early Bird: Winning the prize for highest rating gain (+5), winning $5 Lila Crotty, 3rd place overall, with John Chew. Fellow EB contestant, Dan Stock, donated the cash for this prize.
• Early Bird: 2nd place, Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) with John Chew.
• Early Bird: Undefeated champion, Dan Stock with John Chew.
• NSC 2011 committee meeting: Tim Crotty, Kate Watson, Dee Segrest, Amy Krafchick, Dan Stock, John Merlau, Bennett Jacobstein, Lynn Sneed, John Robertson, Mary Rhoades, and John Chew. Present but missing from photo, Chris Cree (Dallas, TX).
• NSC 2011 Committee meeting: Lynn Sneed, John Robertson, Chris Cree (Dallas, TX), Mary Rhoades, John Chew, and Tim Crotty. A few committee members were not present due to flight delays.
• Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) pretends to bus Dan Stock's finished dinner plate at the NSC 2011 Staff/NASPA committee members dinner. Bennett Jacobstein, Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY), Dee Segrest, Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL), Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH), Lynn Sneed, and Kate Watson are at this table.
• Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH), Chris Cree (Dallas, TX), Dan Stock, and Bennett Jacobstein.
• The third table: Ted Gest (Washington, DC), Mary Rhoades, Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL), John Chew, Chris Cree (Dallas, TX), Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA), and Chris Lipe (Rome, NY).
• John Merlau, Lynn Sneed, Kate Watson, Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH), Dan Stock, Bennett Jacobstein, Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY), Dee Segrest, Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL), Amy Krafchick, John Robertson, and Annette Nelson.
• Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) thanks everyone at the meal for their contributions to the event and the organization.
• Mary Rhoades and John Chew both stand and make comments about the event and the assembled group of workers and volunteers.
• Finally! Some players hae found the comfortable bar seating! Their order of sliders arrived moments after I took this shot!
• Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and Jean McArthur.
• Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) volunteering at the division 1 registration desk. Lucky her! She gets to register Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) with son Reese and John Chew.
• Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT), famous for his zyzzyva program, sells some of his iPhone application development goodies.
• Former NSC champs, Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) play with Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) supervising.
• Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) helps Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX) register the straggling last=minute arrivals.
• Dudes from Florida: JC Green (Lealman, FL) and Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL). The latter is a clarinet-playing doctor of gastroenterology & hepatology. And he tells the funniest jokes!
• Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) vs. tbd.
• Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) vs. Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA).
• Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY).
• Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) vs. David Goldberg (Loveland, CO).
• Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) models the Zyzzyva T-shirt he bought only moments later.
• NSC 2011 Sponsors and Donors. Thank you.
• NSC 2011 Vendors.
• Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ), Chris Lipe (Rome, NY), and Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA).
• Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC).
• Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) and her mother, Annette.
• Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and Kate Graham (Atlanta, GA), among the day's last registrants.
• Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) watches Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) play a team game.
• Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) play a team game.
• Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) play a team game.
• Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL): pairs SCRABBLE.
• Eric Tran (Calgary AB), Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA), and Chris Lipe (Rome, NY).
• Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA), Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC), and Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ).
• Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) and Eric Tran (Calgary AB).
• David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) vs. Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN) with Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) looking on.
• Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) find their second bingo.
• Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) plants a big hug and kiss on Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY).
• Cowboy Paul Avrin (New York, NY), Reese Daniel, and his mom, Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON).
• Part of the young brigade: Ian Chesser (Houston, TX), Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX), and Matt Canik (Austin, TX).
• Lunch of Champions: Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lunch fixings!
• Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) greets Nigel Richards (Malaysia) before round 1 begins.
• Our fearless NSC leader/director/queen, Mary Rhoades.
• Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC), Chris Lipe (Rome, NY), Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA), Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA), and Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN).
• Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and her great tile bag!
• Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA).
• Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) welcomes the players and introduces Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA). the NSC Master of Ceremonies.
• Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) warms us up with a few giggles.
• Division 3 as seen from the room's table 1 area.
• Activities guru, Robin Gates.
• Mary Rhoades, "You may begin."