NSC 2014: Joanne Cohen [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Cohen, who is competing at the 2014 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, -51, and is ranked #107 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): Joanne Surname(s): Cohen Home: Owings Mills, MD, United States Hobbies: reading; world travel

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 390 Average against: 391
Round 1		Cohen played #74 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 374 to 384 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Cohen played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 283 to 350 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-2, -77.
Round 3		Cohen played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 417 to 385 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -45.
Round 4		Cohen played #133 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 348 to 333 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, -30.
Round 5		Cohen played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 370 to 378 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -38.
Round 6		Cohen played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-3, -30.
Round 7		Cohen played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 278 to 356 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-4, -108.
Round 8		Cohen played #49 Vicki Kahn (New York City, NY) and won 476 to 275 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +93.
Round 9		Cohen played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 387 to 404 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, +76.
Round 10		Cohen played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, +56.
Round 11		Cohen played #101 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, +111.
Round 12		Cohen played #114 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 423 to 398 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, +136.
Round 13		Cohen played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 439 to 333 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +242.
Round 14		Cohen played #53 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 457 to 421 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, +278.
Round 15		Cohen played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 427 to 283 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +422.
Round 16		Cohen played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 354 to 526 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +250.
Round 17		Cohen played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 335 to 463 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, +122.
Round 18		Cohen played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 444 to 405 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +161.
Round 19		Cohen played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 464 to 466 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, +159.
Round 20		Cohen played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and lost 301 to 547 (a spread of -246). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, -87.
Round 21		Cohen played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and lost 348 to 393 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-11, -132.
Round 22		Cohen played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 343 to 413 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-12, -202.
Round 23		Cohen played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 501 to 303 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -4.
Round 24		Cohen played #63 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 371 to 393 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -26.
Round 25		Cohen played #36 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 349 to 383 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-14, -60.
Round 26		Cohen played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 313 to 424 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-15, -171.
Round 27		Cohen played #107 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 442 to 462 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-16, -191.
Round 28		Cohen played #129 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 501 to 383 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-16, -73.
Round 29		Cohen played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 407 to 410 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-17, -76.
Round 30		Cohen played #120 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 304 to 349 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 12-18, -121.
Round 31		Cohen played #135 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and won 452 to 382 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-18, -51.

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