NSC 2013: Denise Mahnken [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Denise Mahnken, 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 16-15, +754, and is ranked #52 in Division 3.

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): Denise Surname(s): Mahnken Home: Tillman, SC, United States Awards: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 393 Average against: 368
Round 1		Mahnken played #119 Troy Millington (Calgary AB) and lost 301 to 455 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -154.
Round 2		Mahnken played #91 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 394 to 350 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-1, -110.
Round 3		Mahnken played #59 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 437 to 356 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -29.
Round 4		Mahnken played #76 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-2, -88.
Round 5		Mahnken played #86 Vicki Zimny (Morton Grove, IL) and lost 386 to 388 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-3, -90.
Round 6		Mahnken played #112 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 341 to 368 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-4, -117.
Round 7		Mahnken played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 415 to 377 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, -79.
Round 8		Mahnken played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 429 to 397 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-4, -47.
Round 9		Mahnken played #77 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 376 to 377 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-5, -48.
Round 10		Mahnken played #33 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and lost 284 to 399 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-6, -163.
Round 11		Mahnken played #84 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 488 to 337 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -12.
Round 12		Mahnken played #132 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 561 to 306 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, +243.
Round 13		Mahnken played #121 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 489 to 308 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +424.
Round 14		Mahnken played #133 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 372 to 431 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, +365.
Round 15		Mahnken played #109 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 412 to 286 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +491.
Round 16		Mahnken played #68 Judy Smith (Abbotsford BC) and lost 379 to 488 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +382.
Round 17		Mahnken played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 478 to 363 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, +497.
Round 18		Mahnken played #95 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-9, +479.
Round 19		Mahnken played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 450 to 342 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +587.
Round 20		Mahnken played #20 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 496 to 267 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +816.
Round 21		Mahnken played #2 Randy Urist (San Diego, CA) and lost 402 to 439 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +779. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Mahnken played #73 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 331 to 356 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, +754.
Round 23		Mahnken played #98 Jacqueline Heller (Los Angeles, CA) and won 383 to 365 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-11, +772. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Mahnken played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and won 413 to 281 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +904.
Round 25		Mahnken played #52 Andy Murphy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 263 to 461 (a spread of -198). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-12, +706.
Round 26		Mahnken played #115 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 388 to 403 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, +691.
Round 27		Mahnken played #107 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 381 to 363 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, +709.
Round 28		Mahnken played #71 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 452 to 252 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +909.
Round 29		Mahnken played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 338 to 377 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-14, +870.
Round 30		Mahnken played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 337 to 336 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-14, +871.
Round 31		Mahnken played #23 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and lost 285 to 402 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-15, +754.

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