October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Mary Ellen Weisskopf [#24]

On this page, you will find information about Mary Ellen Weisskopf, 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 3.5-11.5, -404, and is ranked #30 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 Mary Ellen Weisskopf]

Given name(s): Mary Ellen
Surname(s): Weisskopf
Home: Huntsville, AL, United States
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Watching Cubs lose
Occupation: University Professor (Computer Science)
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 253/302, 8.5-13.5 -230
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 60, 13-8 +418
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 122/176, 12-15 -275
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 128/134, 9-18 -786
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 103/108, 9-18 -582
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 37/151, 17-14 +764
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 82/105, 13.5-17.5 -594
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 95/139, 14-16 -419
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 100/102, 8-20 -709

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 363 Average against: 390
Round 1		Weisskopf played #17 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 304 to 407 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 0-1, -103.
Round 2		Weisskopf played #10 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 312 to 456 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-2, -247.
Round 3		Weisskopf played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 529 to 257 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-2, +25.
Round 4		Weisskopf played #21 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 347 to 314 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-2, +58.
Round 5		Weisskopf played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-3, +44.
Round 6		Weisskopf played #29 Jackie Wong (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 338 to 453 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-4, -71.
Round 7		Weisskopf played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and lost 296 to 403 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-5, -178.
Round 8		Weisskopf played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and lost 306 to 457 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-6, -329.
Round 9		Weisskopf played #2 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 382 to 401 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-7, -348.
Round 10		Weisskopf played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 367 to 372 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-8, -353.
Round 11		Weisskopf played #23 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 308 to 399 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-9, -444.
Round 12		Weisskopf played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and tied at 343. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-9.5, -444.
Round 13		Weisskopf played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 442 to 477 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2.5-10.5, -479.
Round 14		Weisskopf played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 442 to 351 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -388.
Round 15		Weisskopf played #21 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) again and lost 378 to 394 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3.5-11.5, -404.

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