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Denise Mahnken [#114] at 2007 Dallas Open
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On this page, you will find information about
Denise Mahnken, who is a contestant at the 2007 Dallas Open.
Mahnken currently has a record of 10-12, -703, and is ranked
#90.
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 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/m/mahnken_denise.jpg)
| Given name(s): Denise Surname(s): Mahnken Home: Long Beach, NY, United States Awards: Scrabble record holder, greatest difference between rating and performance ratin Hobbies: Bowling, Cribbage Occupation: Teacher of the Deaf |
Career History | | 6-year record against other players at this event | 18-21 (0.462) | |
| Past 1-12 months | 11-15 (0.423) | LL W L W LL W LLLLL W L WWW L W LL WW L W |
| Past 13-24 months | 2-4 (0.333) | LLL W L W |
| Past 25-36 months | 4-1 (0.800) | W L WWW |
| Past 37-48 months | no games |
| Past 49-60 months | 0-1 (0.000) | L |
| Past 61-72 months | 1-0 (1.000) | W |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 463 Average for: 357 Average against: 389 | | Before the Tournament | | Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | | Round 1 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/s/swift_orry.jpg)
| Mahnken played #13 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX; 1806) and lost 232 to 552 (a spread of -320) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Swift in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-1, -320. | | Round 2 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/d/delgado_maureen.jpg)
| Mahnken played #51 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX; 1563) and won 383 to 349 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Delgado in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-1, -286. | | Round 3 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/s/scott_nancy.jpeg)
| Mahnken played #93 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX; 1240) and lost 357 to 523 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-2, -452. | | Round 4 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/m/macneil_rod_2.jpg)
| Mahnken played #5 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA; 1873) and lost 334 to 530 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played MacNeil in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-3, -648. | | Round 5 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/e/epstein_barbara.jpg)
| Mahnken played #91 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY; 1268) and lost 273 to 341 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BAYSIDE, NY Mahnken’s record vs. Epstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W.Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-4, -716. | | Round 6 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/s/snider_mary.jpg)
| Mahnken played #124 Mary Snider (Austin, TX; 906) and lost 302 to 412 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Snider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-5, -826. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | | Round 7 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/w/wade_marcia.jpg)
| Mahnken played #94 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN; 1228) and won 360 to 344 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Wade in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 2-5, -810. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | | Round 8 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Mahnken played #116 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC; 1040) and won 395 to 353 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ALBANY, NY Mahnken’s record vs. Lezin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-5, -768. | | Round 9 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/s/sanders_teresa.jpg)
| Mahnken played #96 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX; 1211) and won 426 to 323 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Sanders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-5, -665. | | Round 10 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/b/bradley_austin.jpg)
| Mahnken played #61 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX; 1461) and lost 314 to 339 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Bradley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-6, -690. | | Round 11 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/m/melvin_cheryl.jpg)
| Mahnken played #102 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI; 1127) and won 406 to 388 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Mahnken’s record vs. Melvin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-6, -672. | | Round 12 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/s/speicher_gregg.jpg)
| Mahnken played #80 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX; 1366) and lost 316 to 420 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Speicher in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-7, -776. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | | Round 13 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/j/jeng_t_j.jpg)
| Mahnken played #60 T J Jeng (Dallas, TX; 1463) and lost 349 to 425 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Jeng in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-8, -852. | | Round 14 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/g/gillis_marsha.jpg)
| Mahnken played #122 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL; 916) and won 393 to 376 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-8, -835. | | Round 15 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/a/altazan_peggy.jpg)
| Mahnken played #121 Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA; 925) and lost 310 to 370 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Altazan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-9, -895. | | Round 16 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/b/brooks_lee.jpg)
| Mahnken played #89 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK; 1278) and lost 320 to 325 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-10, -900. | | Round 17 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/m/mickelson_jess.jpg)
| Mahnken played #130 Jess Mickelson (Murray, UT; 0) and won 458 to 439 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Mickelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-10, -881. Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mahnken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | | Round 18 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/k/kowalik_tom.jpg)
| Mahnken played #113 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL; 1071) and lost 383 to 400 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Mahnken’s record vs. Kowalik in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-11, -898. | | Round 19 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/g/gaudier_deborah.jpg)
| Mahnken played #119 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX; 941) and lost 314 to 345 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-12, -929. | | Round 20 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/o/orourke_thomas.jpg)
| Mahnken played #84 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA; 1311) and won 366 to 315 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Mahnken had not played O'Rourke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-12, -878. | | Round 21 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/m/moore_erica.jpg)
| Mahnken played #123 Erica Moore (New York, NY; 909) and won 463 to 343 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Mahnken’s record vs. Moore in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LWLWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-12, -758. | | Round 22 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabble-assoc.com///players/c/chen_woody.jpeg)
| Mahnken played #79 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY; 1367) and won 407 to 352 (a spread of 55) . The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Mahnken’s record vs. Chen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-12, -703. |
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