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Typo Catcher Standings
Here are the most recently updated figures for Independent typo-catchers:
Round beginning Jan. 1, 2024:
- Anne Tubis 37
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 23
- Hannah Goodwillie 8
- Miriam Grossman 7
- Susan Papa 6
- Andy Gottlieb 5
- Julia Webb 2
- Debbie Elkin 2
- Aaron Goode 1
- Tommy Thornhill 1
- Harriet Bergmann 1
- Mike Melanson 1
- Dennis Kelly 1
- Kevin McCarthy 1
- Suzanne Kiss 1
- Jane Comins 1
Round beginning Jan. 2, 2023:
• Hannah Goodwillie 523
• Anne Tubis 394
• Barb Levine-Ritterman 163
• Gretchen Pritchard 41
• Miriam Grossman 35
• Pat Hagan 21
• Anstress Farwell 14
• Andy Gottlieb 12
• Debbie Elkin 7
• Peter Black 5
• Nathaniel Rosenberg 5
• Kevin McCarthy 5
• Edward Dunar 4
• Rebecca Miller 5
• Aishwarya Pillai 3
• AG Barry 3
• Anne Sommer 2
• Eric Woodward 2
• Aaron Goode 2
• Misty Maza 2
• Jane Comins 1
• Stephanie Arrell 1
• Kirsten Walker 1
• Tom Dudchik 1
• Andrew Ruff 1
• Paula Panzarella 1
• Kirsten Walker 1
• Geoffrey Staysniak 1
• Julia Rosado 1
• Daniel Schick 1
• Charles Riley 2
• Martha Smith 1
• Bradley Woodworth 1
Round beginning Jan. 2, 2022:
• Joy Wang 1,119
• Barb Levine-Ritterman 856
• Anne Tubis 407
• Avi Hack 212
• Adam Weber 90
• Gretchen Pritchard 90
• Hannah Goodwillie 73
• Miriam Grossman 44
• Anstress Farwell 17
• Peter Black 15
• Rachel Bashevkin 8
• Edward Dunar 8
• Rebecca Miller 7
• Nathaniel Rosenberg 6
• Geoffrey Staysniak 5
• Susan Papa 5
• Jane Comins 5
• Mike Melanson 4
• Kevin McCarthy 4
• Kirsten Walker 4
• Jill Merselis 4
• Debbie Elkin 4
• Laura Rosado 3
• Joseph Montagna 3
• Rob Narracci 2
• William Clark 2
• David Kohn 2
• John Mordecai 2
• Bruce Oren 2
• Henry Fernandez 1
• Lucy Gellman 1
• Paula Panzarella 1
• Richard Schreiner 1
• Michael Melanson 1
• Melinda Tuhus 1
• Anne Sommer 1
• Sam Hadelman 1
• James Murray 1
• James Farnam 1
• Tom Dudchik 1
• Dennis Riordan 1
• Katharine Weber 1
• Doug Stewart 1
• Allyx Schiavone 1
• Ronahi Saeed 1
•Joe Montagna 1
• Elvin Tapper 1
• Eddie Camp 1
• Carole Chu 1
• Paul Saubestre 1
Here are the most recently updated figures for Independent typo-catchers:
Round beginning Jan. 3, 2021:
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 1,100
- Adam Weber 1,065
- Rachel Handler 238
- Anne Tubis 180
- Miriam Grossman 129
- Gretchen Pritchard 98
- Joy Wang 45
- Carla Pinto 44
- Avi Hack 33
- Anna Barry 12
- Ken McGill 11
- Peter Black 11
- Kirsten Walker 7
- Clio Nicolakis 6
- Ada Fenick 5
- Gage Frank 5
- Charles Riley 5
- Debbie Elkin 6
- Megan Fountain 4
- Hannah Goodwillie 4
- James Murray 4
- Daniel Hunt 3
- Kevin McCarthy 3
- Bruce Oren 3
- Pat Dillon 3
- Tom Dudchik 3
- Anstress Farwell 3
- Tessa Marquis 2
- Linda Young 2
- Uri Tavyah 2
- Mike Melanson 2
- Ken McGill 2
- Carole Bass 2
- Rebecca Miller 2
- Max Krupnick 1
- Anne Sommer 1
- Alyson Heimer 1
- Misty Maza 1
- Sabir Abdussabur 1
- Martha Smith 1
- Henry Sailer 1
- Pat Hagan 1
- Dennis Kelly 1
- Karen Peart 1
- Anthony Duff 1
- Jill Ryan 1
- Harriet Friedman 1
- Nancy Alexander 1
- Katharine Weber 1
- Rose Murphy 1
- Bruce Crowder 1
- Kermit Carolina 1
- David Weinreb 1
- Mark Oppenheimer 1
- Amy Marx 1
- William Kurtz 1
- Dorthula Green 1
- Greg Morehead 1
- Janna King 1
- Laura Cahn 1
Round beginning Jan. 1, 2020:
- Anne Tubis 1,089
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 704
- Amy Marx 149
- Anna Barry 93
- Gretchen Pritchard 42
- Miriam Grossman 40
- Uri Tayvah 21
- Peter Black 20
- Sharon Bass 10
- Anthony Duff 10
- Hannah Goodwillie 9
- Gage Frank 9
- Kirsten Walker 8
- Krystal Augustine 7
- Alex Taubes 6
- Pat Dillon 6
- Beth Stenger 6
- Sarah Khan 6
- Hacibey Catalbasoglu 6
- Anstress Farwell 6
- Carole Bass 5
- Julia Rosado 4
- Debbie Elkin 4
- Paula Panzarella 3
- Daniel Schick 3
- Mickey Mercier 3
- Laura Snow Robinson 2
- Jill Merselis 2
- Tara Meeker 2
- Pat Hagan 3
- Charles Riley 2
- Ken McGill 1
- Jenya Weinreb 1
- Kyle Kearson 1
- Kevin McCarthy 1
- Carolyn Lusch 1
- Martha Smith 1
- Jonathan BIondi 1
- Ted Lorson 1
- Seamus Joyce-Johnson 1
- Rebecca Bombero 1
- Dennis Serfilippi 1
- Henry Fernandez 1
- Bob Caplan 1
- Rebecca Kramer 1
- Elia Alexiades 1
- Heather Carrano 1
- Shaunda Sekai Holloway 1
Round beginning Jan. 3, 2019:
- Anne Tubis 551
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 218
- Norman Oder 85
- Anna Barry 73
- Gage Frank 38
- Peter Black 32
- Aly Heimer 13
- Jill Ryan 6
- Kevin McCarthy 6
- Pat Hagan 6
- Zoe Keller 4
- Max Krupnick 4
- Gretchen Pritchard 4
- Sophie Wheelock 3
- Anika Singh Lemar 2
- Laura Snow Robinson 2
- Zoe Keller 2
- Chris Willems 2
- Tom Lehtonen 2
- Anne Sommer S
- Jonathan Reeve 1
- Bruce Crowder 1
- Debbie Elkin 1
- Mickey Mercier 1
- Jackie James 1
- Jonathan Reeve 1
- Amy Marx 1
- Jim Farnam 1
- Martha Smith 1
Round beginning Aug. 25, 2018:
- Anne Tubis 292
- Norman Oder 195
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 77
- Gretchen Pritchard 28
- Clare Murdoch 2
- Jennifer Lu 2
- Kevin McCarthy 2
- Bruce Crowder 2
- Peter Cunningham 1
- Edwin Camp 1
- James Farnam 1
Round beginning Aug. 25, 2017:
- Anne Tubis 367
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 256
- Gretchen Pritchard 99
- Paul Wessel 10
- Jennifer Lu 5
- Anstress Farwell 4
- Martha Smith 4
- Sophie Wheelock 8
- Bruce Crowder 2
- Mickey Mercier 1
- Debbie Elkin 1
- Paul Wessel 1
- Zoe Keller 1
- Chris Walsh 1
- Peter Cunningham 1
- Lynda Blancato 1
- Janna King 1
- Tim Farmer 1
- Leslie Radcliffe 1
- Richard Therrien 1
- David Deering 1
Round beginning Aug. 29, 2016:
- Anne Tubis 195
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 142
- Andy Feldman 43
- Scott Greenberg 32
- Bion Piepmeier 10
- Gretchen Pritchard 5
- Christopher Whitback 5
- Jane Comins 4
- Anstress Farwell 4
- Jenya Weinrab 3
- Bruce Crowder 3
- Pat Hagan 2
- Martha Smith 2
- Judi Janette 2
- Janna King 2
- Bion Piepmeier 2
- Rob N 1
- Sara Jamison 1
- Debbie Elkin 1
- Yan Searcy 1
- Misha Rabinovich 1
- Roger Senserrich 1
- Mary Rudzis 1
- Stuart Miller 1
- Jon-Jay Tilsen 1
- John Mordecai 1
- Conor LaHiff 1
- Edward Anderson 1
- Peter Cunningham 1
Round beginning Jan. 7, 2015:
- Anne Tubis 522
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 205
- Gretchen Pritchard 109
- Kelly Monaghan 45
- Bradley 36
- Lynda Blancato 27
- Karen King 20
- Martha Smith 16
- N’Zinga Shani 9
- Debbie Elkin 6
- Anstress Farwell 6
- Juli Stupakevich 4
- Alex Karman 3
- Jennifer Sun 2
- Al Lucas 2
- Paul Wessel 2
- Citoyen 2
- Mickey Mercier 2
- Kevin McCarthy 2
- Tracey Johnson 2
- Stuart Miller 2
- Jenya Weinreb 2
- Dennis Riordan 1
- Avital SIlverman 1
- Pat Dillon 1
- Janna Wagner 1
- Melissa Bailey 1
- Noelle Shipley 1
- Peter Cunningham 1
- Katie P 1
- Anna Mariotti 1
- Laurence Grotheer 1
- Loretta 1
- Jayuan Carter 1
- Thomas Breen 1
- Mario Cerame 1
- Pamela Soulos 1
- Kelly Monaghan 1
- David Elkin-Ginnetti 1
- Hart Friedman 1
- Caroline Rosenstone 1
- Mark D’Antonio 1
Round beginning June 30, 2014:
- Pamela Soulos 245
- Gretchen Pritchard 97
- RY King 15
- Alyson Heimer 13
- Amy Marx 9
- Martha Smith 7
- Anstress Farwell 5
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 4
- Rick Lawson 4
- Jack Kramer 2
- Randi Ruben Rodriguez 2
- Anne Sommer 2
- Paul Wessel 2
- Rebecca Miller 2
- Dennis Wilson 2
- Nicole Brown 2
- Nicole Garger 1
- Edward Anderson 1
- Noelle Shipley 1
- Carole Chu 1
- Greta Blau 1
- Mickey Mercier 1
- Nick Allen 1
- Dennis Wilson 1
- Martha Smith 1
- Anthony 1
- Jane 1
- Robbin Seipold 1
- Kelly Monaghan 1
- Chris Willems 1
Previous round:
- Gretchen Pritchard 90
- Alyson Heimer 32
- Colin Burke 9
- Tom Breen 6
- Martha Smith 4
- Sarah Eidelson 3
- Nick Allen 2
- Cyn Savo 2
- Barb Levine-Ritterman 2
- Anstress Farwell 2
- Martha Smith 1
- Dana Marnane 1
- Laura Rosado 1
- Steve Whinfield 1
- Anne Sommer 1
- Scott Muir 1
- Bill Richo 1
- Andrew Small 1
- Carole Chu 1
Our Past Winners:
- Gretchen Pritchard
- Debbie Elkin & Mindi Englart
- Anne Sommer
- Karen Wood
- Susan Papa
- Alyson Heimer & Anne Sommer
- Leanna Boychenko & Sean Harrigan
- Chuck Riley
- Jonathan Boulware
- Laurie Desiato
- Juli Stupakevich
- Matt Presser
- Natalie Shonka
- Dennis Kelly
- Hunter Smith
- Christian Pettker
- Keith Johnson
- Chris Lewine
- Heather Locklear
- Dave Kysela
- Jonathan Boulware
- Deborah Marcuse
- Jonathan Boulware
- Mark Abraham
- Karen Wood
- Alex Karman
- Joe Jolly
- Bruce Crowder
- Jon-Jay Tilsen
- Keith Malloy
- Peter Stein**
