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NSC 2013: Paula Catanese [#59]
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On this page, you will find information about 
Paula Catanese, 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 13-18, -1777, and is ranked
#110 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 |   ![[photo of Paula Catanese]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/catanese_paula_2.jpg) 
  | Given name(s): Paula Surname(s): Catanese Home: Mountain View, CA, United States Hobbies: Travel |  
 | Round by Round |   High score: 464  Average for: 351  Average against: 412  |  | Round 1 |  ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kelly_joan_2.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #92  Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY)  and won 368 to 297 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +71.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[photo of John Fultz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fultz_john.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #76  John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO)  and lost 330 to 402 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -1.  |  | Round 3 |    |  Catanese recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, +49.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[photo of Gerry Greenside]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/greenside_gerry.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #7  Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV)  and lost 356 to 421 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -16.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[photo of Carl Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/davis_carl.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #75  Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA)  and lost 322 to 464 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-3, -158.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[photo of Curran Eggertson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/eggertson_curran.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #44  Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB)  and lost 255 to 439 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-4, -342.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[photo of Diana Grosman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/grosman_diana.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #54  Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD)  and lost 321 to 452 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-5, -473.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[photo of Mariah Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_mariah.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #56  Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX)  and won 353 to 334 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-5, -454.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[photo of Ellen Perr]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/perr_ellen.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #113  Ellen Perr (New York, NY)  and won 367 to 362 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-5, -449.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[photo of Carole Denton]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/denton_carole.jpeg) 
  |  Catanese played #52  Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD)  and lost 347 to 382 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-6, -484.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_joanne_4.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #41  Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD)  and won 464 to 451 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-6, -471.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[photo of Alan Kait]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kait_alan.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #94  Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA)  and lost 304 to 502 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-7, -669.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Catanese played #104  Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY)  and won 351 to 312 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-7, -630.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[photo of Matt DeWaelsche]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/de_waelsche_matt.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #71  Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX)  and won 372 to 349 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-7, -607.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[photo of Gary Moss]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/moss_gary.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #46  Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA)  and lost 170 to 635 (a spread of -465). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, -1072.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[photo of Judy Romann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/romann_judy.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #17  Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA)  and lost 418 to 456 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-9, -1110.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[photo of Betty Cornelison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelison_betty.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #93  Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR)  and won 433 to 417 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, -1094.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[photo of Ryan Burgess]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/burgess_ryan.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #90  Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC)  and lost 275 to 520 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-10, -1339.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[photo of Andrea Michaels]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/michaels_andrea.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #85  Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA)  and lost 326 to 384 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-11, -1397.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[photo of Betsey Wood]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wood_betsey_2.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #121  Betsey Wood (Concord, MA)  and won 407 to 375 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-11, -1365.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[photo of Arnie Horowitz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/horowitz_howie.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #38  Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA)  and won 450 to 301 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-11, -1216.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[photo of Marty Fialkow]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fialkow_marty.jpeg) 
  |  Catanese played #84  Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ)  and won 396 to 395 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-11, -1215. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).  |  | Round 23 |  ![[photo of James Porter]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/porter_james_2.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #53  James Porter (Marysville, WA)  and lost 304 to 439 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-12, -1350.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[photo of Chuck Riordan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/riordan_chuck.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #65  Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA)  and lost 380 to 443 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-13, -1413.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[photo of Carl Stocker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stocker_carl_4.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #15  Carl Stocker (Miami, FL)  and lost 301 to 560 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-14, -1672.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[photo of Lynda Wise]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wise_lynda.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #70  Lynda Wise (Toronto ON)  and won 435 to 376 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-14, -1613.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[photo of Judy Cole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cole_judy_2.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #102  Judy Cole (Concord, MA)  and lost 316 to 341 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -1638.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #23  Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI)  and lost 377 to 397 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12-16, -1658.  |  | Round 29 |  ![[photo of Arun Methaset]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/methaset_arun.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #120  Arun Methaset (Thailand)  and won 405 to 393 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-16, -1646.  |  | Round 30 |  ![[photo of Caesar Jaramillo]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jaramillo_caesar.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #99  Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX)  and lost 363 to 379 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 13-17, -1662.  |  | Round 31 |  ![[photo of Alan Kait]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kait_alan.jpg) 
  |  Catanese played #94  Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA)  again and lost 274 to 389 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 13-18, -1777.  |  
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