NSC 2008: Marlene Boyda [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Marlene Boyda, 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 16-12, -19, and is ranked #34 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 Marlene Boyda]

Given name(s): Marlene
Surname(s): Boyda
Home: St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Awards: 1st Place Livonia, MI and Toronto
Hobbies: Travel, Mosaics, Scrapbooking, Decorating
Occupation: Receptionist
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 38/133, 17-14 +624
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 105/105, 8-23 -2055
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 112/134, 12-16 -572

Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 378 Average against: 379
Round 1		Boyda played #121 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 330 to 378 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -48.
Round 2		Boyda played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and won 406 to 398 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -40.
Round 3		Boyda played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 382 to 370 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-1, -28.
Round 4		Boyda played #32 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 440 to 340 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-1, +72.
Round 5		Boyda played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 451 to 328 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +195.
Round 6		Boyda played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 311 to 389 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +117.
Round 7		Boyda played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 323 to 330 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +110.
Round 8		Boyda played #11 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 357 to 321 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +146.
Round 9		Boyda played #130 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 415 to 399 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-3, +162.
Round 10		Boyda played #26 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 402 to 391 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +173.
Round 11		Boyda played #18 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 404 to 337 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +240.
Round 12		Boyda played #28 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 387 to 347 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +280.
Round 13		Boyda played #98 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and lost 329 to 473 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +136.
Round 14		Boyda played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 381 to 342 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-4, +175.
Round 15		Boyda played #84 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 502 to 273 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +404.
Round 16		Boyda played #56 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 322 to 487 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +239.
Round 17		Boyda played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and won 388 to 326 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +301.
Round 18		Boyda played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 430 to 398 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +333.
Round 19		Boyda played #129 Errol Wilson (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 370 to 387 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-6, +316.
Round 20		Boyda played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) again and lost 223 to 422 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-7, +117.
Round 21		Boyda played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and lost 328 to 478 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-8, -33.
Round 22		Boyda played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 411 to 434 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-9, -56.
Round 23		Boyda played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Au Gres, MI) and lost 324 to 396 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, -128.
Round 24		Boyda played #44 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 400 to 384 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-10, -112.
Round 25		Boyda played #102 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 441 to 261 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-10, +68.
Round 26		Boyda played #74 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 416 to 302 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-10, +182.
Round 27		Boyda played #53 Jill Heffner (Clearwater, FL) and lost 348 to 421 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +109.
Round 28		Boyda played #15 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 373 to 501 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-12, -19.

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