2000: 23rd Annual Crossword Puzzle Tournament Results

New York City

• "ID#" = CONTESTANT NUMBER: As assigned upon registration to the tournament.
• "A" = AGE: J-Junior F-Fifties X-Sixties S-Seniors
• "D" = SKILL DIVISION: A to E
• "G" = GEOGRAPHIC REGION: 0-West, 1-Connecticut, 2-Other New England, 3-New York City, 4-Long Island, 5-Westchester/Upstate New York, 6-New Jersey, 7-Other Mid-Atlantic, 8-South, 9-Midwest, N-Foreign
• "R" = ROOKIE: Rookies shown by an "R"

    ID# A D G R NAME                PUZ1 PUZ2 PUZ3 PUZ4 PUZ5 PUZ6 PUZ7 TOTAL RANK 
  1 209   A 3   Ellen Ripstein      1185 1550 1880 1330 1640 1950 2470 12005   2 
  2  59   A 3   Jon Delfin          1185 1575 1855 1330 1640 1755 2445 11785   6 
  3  93 F B 3   Howard Gross        1160 1475 1805 1280 1515 1925 2420 11580  10 
  4 102   A 3   Francis Heaney      1185 1475 1880 1305 1295 1900 2370 11410  18 
  5  17   B 3   Leslie Billig       1160 1350 1830 1110 1565 1925 2420 11360  20 
  6 195   A 3   Greg Pliska         1185 1475 1780 1330 1390 1730 2420 11310  21 
  7 216   A 3   Laura Sabel         1160 1450 1830 1305 1300 1695 2445 11185  24 
  8  50 X B 3   Charlotte Cremin    1160 1400 1780 1255 1215 1900 2395 11105  30 
  9 183   A 3   Brian Olewnick      1160 1425 1830 1305 1125 1730 2445 11020  34 
 10  20   B 3   Janet Bradlow       1160 1325 1535 1280 1465 1875 2320 10960  35 
 11  79   B 3   Howard Friedman     1135 1075 1805 1230 1515 1850 2320 10930  39 
 12 156   C 3   Marc Maximov        1135 1225 1515 1280 1415 1875 2295 10740  50 
 13 181 F B 3   Daniel Okrent        940 1425 1680 1305 1160 1875 2320 10705  53 
 14   5 F B 3   Alan Arbesfeld      1110 1275 1655 1035 1390 1825 2295 10585  58 
 15 234 J C 3   Ken Stern           1110  940 1730 1230 1390 1655 2030 10085  79 
 16  71   C 3   Sandy Fein          1110  860 1605 1010 1340 1775 2245  9945  84 
 17  53 F D 3   Mark Danna          1060  960 1630 1230 1120 1750 2170  9920  86 
 18 177 X D 3   John O'Brien        1085 1200 1505 1180  870 1800 2195  9835  91 
 19 257 F D 3   Patricia West       1085 1150 1530 1035  870 1825 2295  9790  95 
 20 148 F C 3   Jonathan Lowe       1135  850 1555 1230  730 1850 2395  9745  97 
 21 171   C 3   Robert Moy           940  800 1680 1230 1045 1850 2175  9720  98 
 22  90 J C 3   Mark Gottlieb        965  920 1680 1060 1415 1825 1805  9670 102 
 23 289 S C 3   Jeri Sopanen        1035 1225 1480 1180  790 1750 2120  9580 110 
 24 139   C 3 R Wendy Leifer        1110 1200 1150 1180  900 1630 2245  9415 115 
 25  80 F D 3   Mona Frishman       1085  880 1505 1205  620 1800 2220  9315 119 
 26  39   B 3   Adam Cohen           965  870 1360 1205  900 1900 2105  9305 121 
 27 193 X C 3 R Harry Petchesky      895  780 1530 1015  840 1750 2245  9055 134 
 28 261   C 3   Diana Zalph          815  680 1580 1055 1190 1530 2120  8970 136 
 29 137   D 3   Matthew Lees         940  900 1505  860  790 1595 1750  8340 161 
 30  35   C 3 R Pamela Chance        960  760 1070 1105  920 1555 1825  8195 173 
 31  62   C 3 R Joe DiPietro        1110  590 1140  865  840 1545 1770  7860 190 
 32  66   D 3   Beth Dunn            985  510 1160  930  530 1775 1700  7590 198 
 33  89 X E 3   Brian Gottlieb      1010  500 1150  860  350 1480 2020  7370 205 
 34 122 S E 3   Joan Kan             960  640 1000  980  540 1525 1720  7365 207 
 35  54 S E 3   Eleanor Dantignac   1010  470 1130  740  500 1650 1820  7320 209 
 36 115   C 3 R Jeff Janus          1010  600 1060 1130  610 1255 1655  7320 210 
 37  26 F C 3 R Melody Bunting      1110  960 1385  830  790 1825    0  6900 228 
 38  31   C 3 R Sarah Canham        1010  270 1110  650  520 1425 1505  6490 237 
 39 243 X C 3 R Sara Tomay          1110  640 1430 1080  330 1750    0  6340 242 
 40 184   E 3   Linda Olewnick      1010  300  820  600  390 1455 1585  6160 249 
 41 130   C 3 R Aimee Kligman        680  610  590  740  240 1085 1250  5195 264 
 42 229 F E 3   Delores Singh        690  210  660  630  360 1325 1060  4935 266 
 43  60 S C 3 R Michael Deskey       650  330  590  550  260 1070 1090  4540 269 
 44  97 F E 3   Parnell Hall         600  230  540  490  230  810  980  3880 276 
 45 103   C 3 R Jennifer Hecht       630  170  710  420  290  660  950  3830 278