Club 42 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
Club 42's contingent posed for a photo at the end of day three. Click on
the photo to view a full-size copy.
Standing (left to right): Tim Adamson, Harriet Strasberg, Fran Galt,
Dennis Fenichel, Jim Kramer, Michael David, Greg Edwards, Rob Robinsky,
Carol Dustin, Myron Wilson, Janice Kaye, Sue Hoehn
Seated: Lisa Odom, Steve Pellinen, Mary Atwood, Tom Adams, Diane
Weinermann, Stephanie Steele
On the floor: Steve Bachman, Angelina Scroggins
Twenty players from club 42 played in the tournament, and one club player -- Sue Hoehn -- worked as a data administrator. Some highlights:
- Jim Kramer's ninth-place finish in division one. Jim acheived his third career top-ten NSC finish with the help of two tie games. His +1495 spread was the highest in the top division.
- Steve Pellinen's fifth-place finish in a very strong division two with an impressive 19-9, +926 performance. Steve held second place for five consecutive rounds on the last day of the tournament before slipping to fifth.
- Fran Galt came back from 50th place (8-7, +107) at the end of the first round of day three, winning ten of his last thirteen games to finish in ninth place with an 18-10 +820 mark.
- Michael David finished in the money, placing fifth in division five. His fifth-place finish and 19 wins matched Steve Pellinen for the best club 42 performances of the tournament.
- Club 42 players won 55 percent of their games and finished with a positive spread of more than 5,000 points.
Division One PL W- L-T SPR PRIZE Jim Kramer 9 16-10-2 +1495 ($600) Tim Adamson 21 16-12 +292 Lisa Odom 27 15-12-1 +476 Division Two Steve Pellinen 5 19- 9 +926 ($700) Rob Robinsky 9 18-10 +683 Bob Prentiss 13 17-11 +826 Tom Adams 20 16-11-1 +298 Carol Dustin 97 10-17-1 -606 Division Three Mary Atwood 76 14-14 -743 Greg Edwards 78 13-14-1 -545 Harriet Strasberg 114 12-16 -112 Division Four Fran Galt 9 18-10 +820 Angelina Scroggins 26 16-12 +479 Dennis Fenichel 27 16-12 +425 Stephanie Steele 60 14-14 +98 Steve Bachman 61 14-14 +66 Myron Wilson 70 14-14 -768 Division Five Michael David 5 19- 9 +518 ($200) Diane Weinermann 54 13-15 +154 Division Six Janice Kaye 34 16-12 +291 Aggregate Stats: W L T PCT SPREAD Division One 47 - 34 - 3 57.7% +2263 Division Two 80 - 58 - 2 57.9% +2127 Division Three 39 - 44 - 1 42.1% -1400 Division Four 92 - 76 - 0 54.8% +1120 Division Five 32 - 24 - 0 57.1% +672 Division Six 16 - 12 - 0 57.1% +291 ---------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 306 - 248 - 6 55.2% +5073 Avg per player 15.3 - 12.4 - 0.3 +254