NSC 2008: Katie Buechner [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Katie Buechner, 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 14.5-13.5, -286, and is ranked #37 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): Katie Surname(s): Buechner Home: Beaver Dam, WI, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 466 Average for: 336 Average against: 349
Round 1		Buechner played #53 Matt McCarthy (Cottage Grove, WI) and lost 353 to 399 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2		Buechner played #39 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 384 to 294 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +44.
Round 3		Buechner played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 322 to 336 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, +30.
Round 4		Buechner played #72 Julia Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and lost 281 to 414 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -103.
Round 5		Buechner played #70 Erica Rogers (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 393 to 271 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, +19.
Round 6		Buechner played #1 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 307 to 286 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +40.
Round 7		Buechner played #66 Tat Reistrup (Mclean, VA) and won 383 to 360 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +63.
Round 8		Buechner played #7 Eileen Bradbury (Watchung, NJ) and lost 334 to 360 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +37.
Round 9		Buechner played #54 Sara McLaughlin (Lubbock, TX) and won 466 to 358 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +145.
Round 10		Buechner played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and won 349 to 314 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +180.
Round 11		Buechner played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 297 to 305 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +172.
Round 12		Buechner played #62 Jean Pugh (Pinecrest, FL) and lost 305 to 364 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-6, +113.
Round 13		Buechner played #20 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 365 to 316 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +162.
Round 14		Buechner played #79 Ayal Wolf (Orlando, FL) and lost 313 to 316 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, +159.
Round 15		Buechner played #17 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and won 417 to 293 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-7, +283.
Round 16		Buechner played #73 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and tied at 302. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +283.
Round 17		Buechner played #68 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 260 to 332 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +211.
Round 18		Buechner played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 303 to 402 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +112.
Round 19		Buechner played #67 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 223 to 554 (a spread of -331). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -219.
Round 20		Buechner played #42 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 400 to 307 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -126.
Round 21		Buechner played #64 Vimalan Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 359 to 307 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -74.
Round 22		Buechner recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11.5-10.5, -24.
Round 23		Buechner played #25 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 261 to 455 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -218.
Round 24		Buechner played #19 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 309 to 434 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -343.
Round 25		Buechner played #36 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and lost 312 to 334 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -365.
Round 26		Buechner played #77 Joetta Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -356.
Round 27		Buechner played #59 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and won 378 to 311 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -289.
Round 28		Buechner played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and won 338 to 335 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -286.

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