NSC 2008: Elspeth Abbate [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Elspeth Abbate, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, +89, and is ranked #98 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
	Given name(s): Elspeth Surname(s): Abbate Home: Venice, FL, United States Hobbies: scrabble Occupation: Retired NSC 1992 Division: 1 NSC 1992 Rank: 124/176, 12-15 -397 NSC 2004 Division: 2 NSC 2004 Rank: 118/139, 12-18 -424

Round by Round
High score: 587 Average for: 390 Average against: 387
Round 1		Abbate played #58 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 587 to 343 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +244.
Round 2		Abbate played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 305 to 389 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +160.
Round 3		Abbate played #139 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 389 to 394 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, +155.
Round 4		Abbate played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 434 to 372 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +217.
Round 5		Abbate played #87 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 465 to 341 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +341.
Round 6		Abbate played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 326 to 431 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +236.
Round 7		Abbate played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 434 to 291 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +379.
Round 8		Abbate played #99 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 327 to 423 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +283.
Round 9		Abbate played #76 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 411 to 421 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, +273.
Round 10		Abbate played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and lost 294 to 416 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-6, +151.
Round 11		Abbate played #61 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 383 to 440 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-7, +94. Abbate is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Abbate played #30 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 373 to 354 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-7, +113.
Round 13		Abbate played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 363 to 393 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-8, +83.
Round 14		Abbate played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 426 to 357 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-8, +152.
Round 15		Abbate played #108 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 335 to 444 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-9, +43.
Round 16		Abbate played #97 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-10, +2.
Round 17		Abbate played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-10, +49.
Round 18		Abbate played #118 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 368 to 344 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-10, +73.
Round 19		Abbate played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 341 to 358 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-11, +56.
Round 20		Abbate played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 416 to 279 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-11, +193.
Round 21		Abbate played #53 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 461 to 353 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, +301.
Round 22		Abbate played #36 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and lost 364 to 423 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-12, +242.
Round 23		Abbate played #129 Christiane Tran (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 447 to 362 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, +327.
Round 24		Abbate played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 401 to 399 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, +329.
Round 25		Abbate played #128 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 299 to 328 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-13, +300.
Round 26		Abbate played #127 Susi Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 308 to 406 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-14, +202.
Round 27		Abbate played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and lost 374 to 436 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-15, +140.
Round 28		Abbate played #21 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 448 to 499 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-16, +89.

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