NSC 2008: Carolyn Boyd [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Boyd, 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 15-13, +651, and is ranked #23 in Division 6.

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): Carolyn Surname(s): Boyd Home: Houston, TX, United States Occupation: Graphic Designer

Round by Round
High score: 460 Average for: 356 Average against: 332
Round 1		Boyd played #9 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 326 to 355 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -29.
Round 2		Boyd played #63 Dave Rauppius (Athens, GA) and lost 285 to 397 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -141.
Round 3		Boyd played #49 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 460 to 271 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-2, +48.
Round 4		Boyd played #8 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 373 to 339 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +82.
Round 5		Boyd played #34 Samaria Graham (Henderson, NV) and lost 298 to 320 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-3, +60.
Round 6		Boyd played #23 Brian Farello (West Hills, NY) and lost 322 to 394 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-4, -12.
Round 7		Boyd played #32 Esther Gluskin (Orlando, FL) and lost 304 to 306 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-5, -14.
Round 8		Boyd played #28 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 403 to 331 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, +58.
Round 9		Boyd played #60 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and lost 316 to 332 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, +42.
Round 10		Boyd played #15 Cynthia Caprise (Mattituck, NY) and won 425 to 276 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, +191.
Round 11		Boyd played #53 Matt McCarthy (Cottage Grove, WI) and won 379 to 271 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-6, +299.
Round 12		Boyd played #12 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 296 to 429 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-7, +166.
Round 13		Boyd played #64 Vimalan Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 436 to 272 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-7, +330.
Round 14		Boyd played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and won 344 to 277 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, +397.
Round 15		Boyd played #11 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 348 to 410 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, +335.
Round 16		Boyd played #62 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and won 394 to 279 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +450.
Round 17		Boyd played #7 Eileen Bradbury (Watchung, NJ) and won 378 to 336 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +492.
Round 18		Boyd played #13 Katie Buechner (Beaver Dam, WI) and won 402 to 303 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +591.
Round 19		Boyd played #57 Aune Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 334 to 348 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +577.
Round 20		Boyd played #79 Ayal Wolf (Orlando, FL) and lost 276 to 372 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-10, +481.
Round 21		Boyd played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 329 to 356 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-11, +454.
Round 22		Boyd played #74 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 353 to 318 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-11, +489.
Round 23		Boyd played #2 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 365 to 341 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-11, +513.
Round 24		Boyd played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +544.
Round 25		Boyd played #73 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 287 to 359 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +472.
Round 26		Boyd played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and won 399 to 262 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +609.
Round 27		Boyd played #25 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 392 to 302 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-12, +699.
Round 28		Boyd played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) again and lost 350 to 398 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-13, +651.

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