NSC 2008: Denise Mahnken [#67]

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On this page, you will find information about Denise Mahnken, 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 18.5-9.5, +252, and is ranked #7 in Division 4.

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 Denise Mahnken]

Given name(s): Denise
Surname(s): Mahnken
Home: Long Beach, NY, United States
Awards: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin
Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage
Occupation: Teacher Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 84/150, 15-15 -436
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 51/93, 14-14 -479
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 40/88, 14-14 +139

Round by Round
High score: 458 Average for: 376 Average against: 367
Round 1		Mahnken played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 361 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Mahnken played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 424 to 352 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +37.
Round 3		Mahnken played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 373 to 303 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +107.
Round 4		Mahnken played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 279 to 365 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-2, +21.
Round 5		Mahnken played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 307 to 408 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, -80.
Round 6		Mahnken played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 405 to 309 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +16.
Round 7		Mahnken played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 302 to 472 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-4, -154.
Round 8		Mahnken played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-4, -85.
Round 9		Mahnken played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and tied at 330. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4.5-4.5, -85.
Round 10		Mahnken played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 453 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4.5-5.5, -189.
Round 11		Mahnken played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 317 to 368 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4.5-6.5, -240.
Round 12		Mahnken played #44 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 447 to 372 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -165.
Round 13		Mahnken played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 437 to 383 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -111.
Round 14		Mahnken played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 348 to 337 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7.5-6.5, -100. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Mahnken played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 196 to 445 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -349.
Round 16		Mahnken played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 434 to 384 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8.5-7.5, -299.
Round 17		Mahnken played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 362 to 358 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9.5-7.5, -295.
Round 18		Mahnken played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 450 to 308 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10.5-7.5, -153.
Round 19		Mahnken played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 458 to 390 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11.5-7.5, -85.
Round 20		Mahnken played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and won 331 to 326 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-7.5, -80.
Round 21		Mahnken played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 330 to 363 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-8.5, -113.
Round 22		Mahnken played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 447 to 319 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +15.
Round 23		Mahnken played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 420 to 275 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +160.
Round 24		Mahnken played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 377 to 362 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +175.
Round 25		Mahnken played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and won 396 to 378 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +193.
Round 26		Mahnken played #55 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 425 to 448 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +170.
Round 27		Mahnken played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +248.
Round 28		Mahnken played #76 Michael Perl (Ithaca, NY) and won 419 to 415 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +252.

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