NSC 2008: Barbara Dixon [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Dixon, 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 17-11, +325, and is ranked #16 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): Barbara Surname(s): Dixon Home: Lafayette, IN, United States Occupation: Associate Dean At Purdue University

Round by Round
High score: 489 Average for: 375 Average against: 364
Round 1		Dixon played #85 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 380 to 352 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Dixon played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and won 414 to 345 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +97.
Round 3		Dixon played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 375 to 393 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +79.
Round 4		Dixon played #92 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 345 to 337 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +87.
Round 5		Dixon played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 388 to 313 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +162.
Round 6		Dixon played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 371 to 341 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +192.
Round 7		Dixon played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 391 to 384 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +199.
Round 8		Dixon played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +234.
Round 9		Dixon played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 370 to 316 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +288.
Round 10		Dixon played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and won 428 to 330 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +386.
Round 11		Dixon played #16 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and won 400 to 340 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +446.
Round 12		Dixon played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 434 to 276 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-1, +604.
Round 13		Dixon played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and won 384 to 351 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-1, +637.
Round 14		Dixon played #47 Lesesne Kunz (Denver, CO) and lost 418 to 421 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-2, +634.
Round 15		Dixon played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 395 to 369 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-2, +660. Dixon is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Dixon played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and lost 244 to 402 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-3, +502.
Round 17		Dixon played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) and lost 361 to 394 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +469.
Round 18		Dixon played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 369 to 401 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +437.
Round 19		Dixon played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and won 423 to 300 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +560.
Round 20		Dixon played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 376 to 411 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +525.
Round 21		Dixon played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) again and lost 343 to 461 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +407.
Round 22		Dixon played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) again and lost 317 to 469 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +255.
Round 23		Dixon played #40 Jesse Inman (Columbia, SC) and won 337 to 281 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +311.
Round 24		Dixon played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 489 to 280 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +520.
Round 25		Dixon played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 386 to 429 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +477.
Round 26		Dixon played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 389 to 284 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +582.
Round 27		Dixon played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) again and lost 308 to 416 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +474.
Round 28		Dixon played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) again and lost 296 to 445 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +325.

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