NSC 2013: Luise Shafritz [#2]

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On this page, you will find information about Luise Shafritz, who is competing at the 2013 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 15-16, +442, and is ranked #67 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): Luise Surname(s): Shafritz Home: Las Vegas, NV, United States Awards: 1st Senior Champion, winner 1990 Open Division, Hall of Famer Hobbies: quilting, bridge, travel Occupation: retired puppeteer, actress, writer

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 403 Average against: 388
Round 1		Shafritz played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 425 to 385 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Shafritz played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, -9.
Round 3		Shafritz played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 355 to 361 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -15.
Round 4		Shafritz played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 464 to 381 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +68.
Round 5		Shafritz played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 397 to 401 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, +64.
Round 6		Shafritz played #51 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 311 to 356 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-4, +19.
Round 7		Shafritz played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 389 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-4, +48.
Round 8		Shafritz played #52 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 408 to 351 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +105.
Round 9		Shafritz played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 432 to 440 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, +97.
Round 10		Shafritz played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and won 472 to 358 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, +211.
Round 11		Shafritz played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 436 to 383 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +264.
Round 12		Shafritz played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 445 to 361 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +348.
Round 13		Shafritz played #62 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 407 to 357 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +398.
Round 14		Shafritz played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 365 to 366 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +397.
Round 15		Shafritz played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 332 to 399 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +330.
Round 16		Shafritz played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 403 to 376 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +357.
Round 17		Shafritz played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 461 to 400 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +418.
Round 18		Shafritz played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 430 to 324 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +524.
Round 19		Shafritz played #10 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 382 to 402 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +504.
Round 20		Shafritz played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 377 to 518 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, +363.
Round 21		Shafritz played #20 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 482 to 388 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +457.
Round 22		Shafritz played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and won 436 to 319 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +574.
Round 23		Shafritz played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +474.
Round 24		Shafritz played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 401 to 409 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +466.
Round 25		Shafritz played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 364 to 470 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, +360.
Round 26		Shafritz played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 434 to 435 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, +359.
Round 27		Shafritz played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 415 to 343 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-13, +431.
Round 28		Shafritz played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 371 to 409 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, +393.
Round 29		Shafritz played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 329 to 407 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-15, +315.
Round 30		Shafritz played #38 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 377 to 398 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-16, +294.
Round 31		Shafritz played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and won 426 to 278 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 15-16, +442.
After the Tournament		Shafritz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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