NSC 2008: Bob Becker [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Becker, 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 14-14, +229, and is ranked #64 in Division 3.

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): Bob Surname(s): Becker Home: Jefferson, MA, United States Hobbies: Travel, games, golf Occupation: Teacher NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 65/169, 16-14 +261 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 69/134, 14-14 -57 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 99/129, 12-16 +116

Round by Round
High score: 512 Average for: 382 Average against: 374
Round 1		Becker played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 337 to 355 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Becker played #58 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and won 427 to 299 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +110.
Round 3		Becker played #78 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, +89.
Round 4		Becker played #120 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +137.
Round 5		Becker played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Au Gres, MI) and lost 347 to 435 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, +49.
Round 6		Becker played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 407 to 374 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-3, +82.
Round 7		Becker played #35 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 373 to 353 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +102.
Round 8		Becker played #134 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and lost 315 to 347 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, +70.
Round 9		Becker played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 359 to 389 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-5, +40.
Round 10		Becker played #57 Nadine Jacobson (Edina, MN) and lost 316 to 478 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-6, -122.
Round 11		Becker played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 334 to 341 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-7, -129.
Round 12		Becker played #75 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 390 to 374 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-7, -113.
Round 13		Becker played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 415 to 294 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-7, +8.
Round 14		Becker played #6 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 431 to 340 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-7, +99.
Round 15		Becker played #83 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 340 to 410 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-8, +29.
Round 16		Becker played #124 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 407 to 383 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, +53.
Round 17		Becker played #94 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 389 to 456 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, -14.
Round 18		Becker played #106 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 353 to 358 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, -19.
Round 19		Becker played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 377 to 368 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-10, -10.
Round 20		Becker played #7 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and lost 375 to 395 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, -30.
Round 21		Becker played #107 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 345 to 438 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-12, -123.
Round 22		Becker played #41 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 299 to 432 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-13, -256.
Round 23		Becker played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-13, -247.
Round 24		Becker played #36 Jeanne Freebody (Oakland, CA) and won 398 to 324 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -173.
Round 25		Becker played #33 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 416 to 371 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-13, -128.
Round 26		Becker played #38 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 492 to 373 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-13, -9.
Round 27		Becker played #130 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 512 to 265 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-13, +238.
Round 28		Becker played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 406 to 415 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, +229.

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