October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Jo Anne Cohen [#21]

On this page, you will find information about Jo Anne Cohen, 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 6.5-8.5, -157, and is ranked #31 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

[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]

Given name(s): Jo Anne
Surname(s): Cohen
Home: Montgomery, NY, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Computer games, crosswords, bicycling
Occupation: Happily Retired
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 115/122, 11-20 -566
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/126, 16-15 +634
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 90/150, 14-16 +271
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 84/122, 13-15 -416

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 375 Average against: 385
Round 1		Cohen played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 321 to 433 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		Cohen played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 433 to 364 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Cohen played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 383 to 338 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +2.
Round 4		Cohen played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 347 to 392 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, -43. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cohen played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 284 to 403 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-3, -162.
Round 6		Cohen played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 344 to 410 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -228.
Round 7		Cohen played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 464 to 408 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, -172.
Round 8		Cohen played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 464 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -249.
Round 9		Cohen played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 445 to 362 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-5, -166.
Round 10		Cohen played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 363 to 332 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-5, -135.
Round 11		Cohen played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and tied at 363. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5.5-5.5, -135. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Cohen played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 430 to 378 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6.5-5.5, -83.
Round 13		Cohen played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and lost 327 to 348 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6.5-6.5, -104.
Round 14		Cohen played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 362 to 377 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6.5-7.5, -119.
Round 15		Cohen played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 367 to 405 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -157. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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