NSC 2008: Victor Tantua [#115]

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On this page, you will find information about Victor Tantua, 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, -58, and is ranked #70 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): Victor Surname(s): Tantua Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Awards: Hobbies: Swimming, Traveling Occupation: Tutor NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 12/150, 19-11 +806 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 13/122, 17-11 +1107

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 381 Average against: 383
Round 1		Tantua played #52 Andy Healy (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 322 to 451 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-1, -129.
Round 2		Tantua played #102 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 434 to 403 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-1, -98.
Round 3		Tantua played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and won 393 to 369 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-1, -74.
Round 4		Tantua played #123 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 399 to 337 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-1, -12.
Round 5		Tantua played #1 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 408 to 485 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-2, -89.
Round 6		Tantua played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 411 to 352 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-2, -30.
Round 7		Tantua played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 362 to 347 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, -15.
Round 8		Tantua played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 461 to 369 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +77.
Round 9		Tantua played #122 Brian Wagner (Ashland City, TN) and won 418 to 377 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +118.
Round 10		Tantua played #98 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and won 417 to 387 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +148.
Round 11		Tantua played #87 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 368 to 347 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +169.
Round 12		Tantua played #17 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 346 to 349 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +166.
Round 13		Tantua played #90 Fred Oswald (Lansing, MI) and lost 275 to 352 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +89.
Round 14		Tantua played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 473 to 312 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +250.
Round 15		Tantua played #96 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 411 to 461 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +200.
Round 16		Tantua played #67 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 384 to 399 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, +185.
Round 17		Tantua played #5 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 364 to 359 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +190.
Round 18		Tantua played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 349 to 375 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-7, +164.
Round 19		Tantua played #20 Michael David (Beaver Dam, WI) and lost 337 to 430 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-8, +71.
Round 20		Tantua played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 401 to 456 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-9, +16.
Round 21		Tantua played #51 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 501 to 309 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-9, +208.
Round 22		Tantua played #113 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 351 to 393 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, +166.
Round 23		Tantua played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 408 to 452 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-11, +122.
Round 24		Tantua played #91 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 397 to 307 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-11, +212.
Round 25		Tantua played #3 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-12, +171.
Round 26		Tantua played #127 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 359 to 335 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-12, +195.
Round 27		Tantua played #83 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 324 to 423 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-13, +96.
Round 28		Tantua played #125 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 253 to 407 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-14, -58.

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