NSC 2008: James Henderson [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about James Henderson, who is competing at the 2008 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 12-16, -305, and is ranked #103 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): James Surname(s): Henderson Home: Somes Bar, CA, United States Occupation: Biologist

Round by Round
High score: 456 Average for: 370 Average against: 381
Round 1		Henderson played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 361 to 291 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +70.
Round 2		Henderson played #112 Matthew Silver (Westport, CT) and lost 289 to 434 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -75.
Round 3		Henderson played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 338 to 356 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, -93.
Round 4		Henderson played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 357 to 352 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-2, -88.
Round 5		Henderson played #16 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and won 363 to 325 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-2, -50.
Round 6		Henderson played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 333 to 353 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, -70.
Round 7		Henderson played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 456 to 381 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +5.
Round 8		Henderson played #48 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 359 to 412 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-4, -48.
Round 9		Henderson played #132 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 335 to 368 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-5, -81.
Round 10		Henderson played #1 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 416 to 294 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +41.
Round 11		Henderson played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 368 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, +71.
Round 12		Henderson played #5 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 522 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-6, -166.
Round 13		Henderson played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 299 to 384 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -251.
Round 14		Henderson played #38 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 344 to 372 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-8, -279.
Round 15		Henderson played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 419 to 317 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-8, -177.
Round 16		Henderson played #83 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 408 to 394 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-8, -163.
Round 17		Henderson played #101 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-8, -66.
Round 18		Henderson played #104 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 439 to 351 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, +22. Henderson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Henderson played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 376 to 387 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-9, +11.
Round 20		Henderson played #84 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 400 to 417 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-10, -6.
Round 21		Henderson played #126 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 408 to 482 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-11, -80.
Round 22		Henderson played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 349 to 412 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-12, -143.
Round 23		Henderson played #41 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and lost 290 to 397 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10-13, -250.
Round 24		Henderson played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 437 to 365 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-13, -178.
Round 25		Henderson played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 341 to 384 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, -221.
Round 26		Henderson played #111 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 328 to 504 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-15, -397.
Round 27		Henderson played #89 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 455 to 358 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 12-15, -300.
Round 28		Henderson played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) again and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-16, -305.

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