NSC 2008: Linda Bianca [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Bianca, 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, +569, and is ranked #21 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
	Given name(s): Linda Surname(s): Bianca Home: Myrtle Beach, SC, United States Hobbies: tennis Occupation: Retired Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 32/131, 16-12 +376 USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 61/114, 14-14 -111

Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 388 Average against: 368
Round 1		Bianca played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 330 to 406 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -76.
Round 2		Bianca played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 320 to 371 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -127.
Round 3		Bianca played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 394 to 299 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, -32.
Round 4		Bianca played #31 Dan Goldberg (Hicksville, NY) and won 443 to 255 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +156.
Round 5		Bianca played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 415 to 310 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +261.
Round 6		Bianca played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 388 to 381 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +268.
Round 7		Bianca played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 364 to 343 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +289.
Round 8		Bianca played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +330.
Round 9		Bianca played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and lost 341 to 408 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +263.
Round 10		Bianca played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +236.
Round 11		Bianca played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 402 to 254 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +384.
Round 12		Bianca played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +451.
Round 13		Bianca played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +411.
Round 14		Bianca played #40 Jesse Inman (Columbia, SC) and lost 344 to 477 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +278.
Round 15		Bianca played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 362 to 292 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +348.
Round 16		Bianca played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 335 to 424 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +259.
Round 17		Bianca played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 471 to 364 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +366.
Round 18		Bianca played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 481 to 355 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +492.
Round 19		Bianca played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 339 to 515 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +316.
Round 20		Bianca played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and won 410 to 316 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +410.
Round 21		Bianca played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 522 to 356 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +576.
Round 22		Bianca played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 382 to 379 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +579.
Round 23		Bianca played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and lost 413 to 450 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +542.
Round 24		Bianca played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and won 444 to 276 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +710.
Round 25		Bianca played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +749.
Round 26		Bianca played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 284 to 389 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +644.
Round 27		Bianca played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 306 to 356 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +594.
Round 28		Bianca played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +569.

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