NSC 2008: Sandra Bloom [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Sandra Bloom, 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 13-15, -934, and is ranked #97 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

[photo of Sandra Bloom]

Given name(s): Sandra
Surname(s): Bloom
Home: Tamarac, FL, United States
Hobbies: Graphic Arts, Painting, Scrabble, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Reading
Occupation: Retired - Marketing and Advertising
Notes: Celebrated 20th year as Director of NSA Club #276 in 2008
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 90/106, 11-16 -533
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 56/122, 16-15 -211

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 363 Average against: 396
Round 1		Bloom played #75 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 303 to 456 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 0-1, -153.
Round 2		Bloom played #123 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 413 to 303 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Bloom played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 317 to 479 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-2, -205.
Round 4		Bloom played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and won 421 to 291 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, -75.
Round 5		Bloom played #86 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 445 to 422 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-2, -52.
Round 6		Bloom played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 386 to 450 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-3, -116.
Round 7		Bloom played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 299 to 369 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, -186.
Round 8		Bloom played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 278 to 506 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-5, -414.
Round 9		Bloom played #81 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 354 to 340 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-5, -400.
Round 10		Bloom played #66 Patricia A Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 261 to 418 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-6, -557.
Round 11		Bloom played #117 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 336 to 407 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-7, -628.
Round 12		Bloom played #54 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 447 to 332 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-7, -513.
Round 13		Bloom played #77 Sophie Marques (Boca Raton, FL) and won 413 to 317 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-7, -417.
Round 14		Bloom played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 283 to 473 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-8, -607.
Round 15		Bloom played #78 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 308 to 452 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 6-9, -751. Bloom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Bloom played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 462 to 380 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-9, -669.
Round 17		Bloom played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 376 to 393 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-10, -686.
Round 18		Bloom played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 412 to 330 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-10, -604.
Round 19		Bloom played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 379 to 491 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-11, -716.
Round 20		Bloom played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 395 to 375 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-11, -696.
Round 21		Bloom played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 336 to 484 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-12, -844.
Round 22		Bloom played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 414 to 272 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-12, -702.
Round 23		Bloom played #2 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 390 to 362 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-12, -674.
Round 24		Bloom played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 290 to 507 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-13, -891.
Round 25		Bloom played #108 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 338 to 373 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-14, -926.
Round 26		Bloom played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 450 to 293 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-14, -769.
Round 27		Bloom played #38 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 275 to 461 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-15, -955.
Round 28		Bloom played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 378 to 357 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-15, -934.

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