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BAST 2008: Jan Dixon [#1]
On this page, you will find information about 
Jan Dixon, who is competing
at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 8-7, +367, and is ranked
#11 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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Jan Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Jan Surname(s): Dixon
 Home: Newark, DE, United States
 Awards: 1st place Boston Premier in my prime; 4th place Super Stars; Two superb children; Two amazing grandchildren
 Hobbies: hiking, crossword puzzles, dancing
 Occupation: Accountant/organizational Expert
 NSC 1983 Division: 1
 NSC 1983 Rank: 20/32, 8-9 -566
 NSC 1985 Division: 1
 NSC 1985 Rank: 41/302, 14-8 +316
 NSC 1987 Division: 1
 NSC 1987 Rank: 141, 11-10 +714
 NSC 1989 Division: 1
 NSC 1989 Rank: 61/149, 14-13 +333
 NSC 1989 Division: 1
 NSC 1989 Rank: 61/149, 14-13 +333
 NSC 1990 Division: 1
 NSC 1990 Rank: 64/176, 14.5-12.5 +532
 NSC 1992 Division: 1
 NSC 1992 Rank: 90/176, 13-14 +518
 NSC 1994 Division: 1
 NSC 1994 Rank: 53/134, 14-13 +439
 NSC 1996 Division: 1
 NSC 1996 Rank: 31/108, 15-12 +569
 NSC 1998 Division: 1
 NSC 1998 Rank: 66/126, 15-16 +419
 NSC 2000 Division: 1
 NSC 2000 Rank: 32/98, 17-14 +289
 NSC 2002 Division: 1
 NSC 2002 Rank: 52/132, 16.5-14.5 +283
 NSC 2004 Division: 1
 NSC 2004 Rank: 35/172, 17.5-12.5 +66
 NSC 2005 Division: 1
 NSC 2005 Rank: 54/87, 13-15 +197
 USSO 2006 Division: 2
 USSO 2006 Rank: 50/102, 14-14 -58
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 511Average for: 398
 Average against: 374
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Jackie Wong]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wong_jackie.jpg)
 | Dixon played #29  Jackie Wong (Philadelphia, PA)  and won 511 to 294 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +217. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Mark Rosenberg]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Dixon played #19  Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY)  and won 372 to 306 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +283. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Cynthia V Seales]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/seales_cynthia.jpeg)
 | Dixon played #14  Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA)  and lost 304 to 375 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-1, +212. Dixon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Peter Barkman]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/barkman_peter_2.jpg)
 | Dixon played #6  Peter Barkman (Croton, NY)  and won 458 to 331 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +339. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/withheld.gif)
 | Dixon played #11  Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT)  and lost 361 to 407 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-2, +293. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
 | Dixon played #5  Judy Horn (Reading, MA)  and lost 340 to 386 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-3, +247. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Verna Richards Berg]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/richards_berg_verna.jpg)
 | Dixon played #3  Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY)  and won 431 to 369 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-3, +309. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Robert Kerr]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kerr_robert.jpg)
 | Dixon played #7  Robert Kerr (Brooklyn, NY)  and won 383 to 346 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-3, +346. Dixon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kelly_joan.jpg)
 | Dixon played #12  Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY)  and won 452 to 366 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-3, +432. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/schoenbrun_ben.jpg)
 | Dixon played #18  Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY)  and lost 406 to 434 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-4, +404. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Richard Popper]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/popper_richard_2.jpg)
 | Dixon played #9  Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE)  and lost 396 to 417 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, +383. Dixon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Sharon Swerdloff]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/swerdloff_sharon.jpg)
 | Dixon played #22  Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY)  and won 450 to 369 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-5, +464. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jill Turney]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/turney_jill_2.jpg)
 | Dixon played #2  Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC)  and lost 350 to 398 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-6, +416. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Rebecca Lambert]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lambert_rebecca.jpg)
 | Dixon played #10  Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD)  and lost 393 to 445 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-7, +364. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Jill Turney]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/turney_jill_2.jpg)
 | Dixon played #2  Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC)  again and won 366 to 363 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-7, +367. | 
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