NSC 2008: Barbara Besadny [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Besadny, 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, -221, and is ranked #50 in Division 5.

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 Barbara Besadny]

Given name(s): Barbara
Surname(s): Besadny
Home: Madison, WI, United States
Hobbies: Golf, Bridge, Bowling, Gardening
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 92/120, 12-15 -463
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 46/133, 17-14 -83
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 106/118, 12-19 -582
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 70/111, 15-16 -558
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 48/90, 15-15 -269
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 23/131, 17-11 +266
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 63/88, 12.5-15.5 -271

Round by Round
High score: 456 Average for: 356 Average against: 364
Round 1		Besadny played #28 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Besadny played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 451 to 343 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +126.
Round 3		Besadny played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 412 to 389 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +149.
Round 4		Besadny played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and won 315 to 295 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +169.
Round 5		Besadny played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 341 to 394 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +116.
Round 6		Besadny played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 379 to 303 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +192.
Round 7		Besadny played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 434 to 390 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +236.
Round 8		Besadny played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 355 to 366 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +225.
Round 9		Besadny played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and lost 347 to 390 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +182.
Round 10		Besadny played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and won 375 to 370 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +187.
Round 11		Besadny played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 217 to 400 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +4.
Round 12		Besadny played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 350 to 417 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, -63.
Round 13		Besadny played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 372 to 329 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, -20.
Round 14		Besadny played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 325 to 407 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, -102.
Round 15		Besadny played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and lost 336 to 361 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, -127.
Round 16		Besadny played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 422 to 377 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, -82.
Round 17		Besadny played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 321 to 326 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, -87.
Round 18		Besadny played #43 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 327 to 344 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -104.
Round 19		Besadny played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 265 to 319 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -158.
Round 20		Besadny played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 423 to 329 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, -64.
Round 21		Besadny played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 286 to 429 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, -207.
Round 22		Besadny played #24 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 456 to 328 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, -79.
Round 23		Besadny played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 297 to 427 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, -209.
Round 24		Besadny played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, -258.
Round 25		Besadny played #33 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 348 to 339 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -249.
Round 26		Besadny played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and won 326 to 316 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-13, -239.
Round 27		Besadny played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 450 to 349 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -138.
Round 28		Besadny played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) again and lost 313 to 396 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, -221.

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