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NASC 2015: Paula Catanese [2-64]

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, +45, and is ranked #29 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]

Given name(s): Paula
Surname(s): Catanese
Home: Mountain View, CA, United States
Hobbies: Travel
Round by Round

High score: 502
Average for: 381
Average against: 380

Round 1

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Catanese played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 448 to 392 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-0, +56.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Gunther Jacobi]

Catanese played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-0, +96.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Brian Nelson]

Catanese played #68 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 414 to 347 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-0, +163.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 4

[photo of John Karris]

Catanese played #2 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 318 to 338 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 3-1, +143.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Catanese played #86 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 330 to 349 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 3-2, +124.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 6

[photo of Carlene Wallis]

Catanese played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 415 to 387 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-2, +152.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Catanese played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 331 to 353 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 4-3, +130.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Connie Creed]

Catanese played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 369 to 416 (a spread of -47).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 4-4, +83.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Gwen Stewart]

Catanese played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 336 to 470 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 4-5, -51.

Round 10

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Catanese played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 502 to 272 (a spread of 230).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 5-5, +179.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Catanese played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 430 to 310 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-5, +299.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Catanese played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 408 to 382 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-5, +325.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]

Catanese played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 484 to 353 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-5, +456.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Sam Masling]

Catanese played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 436 to 416 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 9-5, +476.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Catanese played #51 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 325 to 393 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-6, +408.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Tod Taylor]

Catanese played #55 Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) and won 407 to 283 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-6, +532.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Robin Lewis]

Catanese played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 381 to 467 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-7, +446.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 18

[photo of Chris Schneider]

Catanese played #18 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 427 to 403 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11-7, +470.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Catanese played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 324 to 450 (a spread of -126).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 11-8, +344.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 20

[photo of Edward Gowash]

Catanese played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 260 to 526 (a spread of -266).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 11-9, +78.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 21

[photo of Gerry Greenside]

Catanese played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 316 to 437 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 11-10, -43.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Kay Patterson]

Catanese played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 323 to 372 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 11-11, -92.

Round 23

[photo of John Dalton]

Catanese played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 391 to 319 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12-11, -20.

Round 24

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Catanese played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 402 to 356 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 13-11, +26.

Round 25

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Catanese played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 323 to 426 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 13-12, -77.

Round 26

[photo of Geoff Tongue]

Catanese played #7 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 347 to 411 (a spread of -64).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 13-13, -141.

Round 27

[photo of Mark Peltier]

Catanese played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 386 to 389 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 13-14, -144.

Round 28

[photo of Ruchi Gupta]

Catanese played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 359 to 385 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 13-15, -170.

Round 29

[photo of Jon Demeter]

Catanese played #65 Jon Demeter (Alameda, CA) and won 378 to 315 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 14-15, -107.

Round 30

[photo of Marichelle Roque-Lutz]

Catanese played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 485 to 334 (a spread of 151).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 15-15, +44.

Round 31

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Catanese played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 380 to 379 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 16-15, +45.


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