Gail Linn [#048] at NSC 2002

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Gail Linn [#048] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Gail Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Age: 52 Awards: 2 masters degrees, community service awards, started 2 successful businesses Hobbies: composes music, writes murder-mystery dinner plays, cooking Occupation: Audiologist (Director of Audiology Practices in Industry and Private Practice, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 407 Average for: 353 Average against: 358
Before the Tournament		Linn is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Linn played #103 Dan Wedeking (Los Angeles, CA) and won 359 to 334 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Linn played #089 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 360 to 412 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -27.
Round 3		Linn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +23.
Round 4		Linn played #032 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 337 to 349 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, +11.
Round 5		Linn played #024 Frank Cracchiolo (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 285 to 412 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, -116.
Round 6		Linn played #013 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 404 to 344 (a spread of 60) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, -56.
Round 7		Linn played #101 Ben Villanueva (National City, CA) and won 381 to 317 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +8.
Round 8		Linn played #001 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 354 to 435 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, -73.
Round 9		Linn played #086 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 377 to 361 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, -57.
Round 10		Linn played #088 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 407 to 334 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +16.
Round 11		Linn played #014 Kay Brick (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 334 to 362 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, -12.
Round 12		Linn played #033 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and lost 262 to 452 (a spread of -190) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, -202.
Round 13		Linn played #066 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 326 to 376 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-7, -252.
Round 14		Linn played #069 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 256 to 435 (a spread of -179) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-8, -431.
Round 15		Linn played #107 Jerry White (Shirley, NY) and won 383 to 295 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, -343.
Round 16		Linn played #104 Sara Weidner (Temple, PA) and lost 372 to 422 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -393.
Round 17		Linn played #042 Sylvia King (Calgary AB) and won 366 to 310 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, -337.
Round 18		Linn played #031 Nicholas Fall (Thunder Bay ON) and won 384 to 336 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-9, -289.
Round 19		Linn played #035 Frances Gross (Coconut Creek, FL) and lost 375 to 405 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -319.
Round 20		Linn played #068 Craig Mobley (Albuquerque, NM) and won 393 to 353 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, -279.
Round 21		Linn played #060 Rita Mayes (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 350 to 404 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -333.
Round 22		Linn played #049 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and lost 258 to 329 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-12, -404.
Round 23		Linn played #035 Frances Gross (Coconut Creek, FL) and won 370 to 345 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, -379.
Round 24		Linn played #101 Ben Villanueva (National City, CA) and lost 361 to 378 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-13, -396.
Round 25		Linn played #114 Seymour Zweigoron (Riochardson, TX) and won 404 to 266 (a spread of 138) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, -258.
Round 26		Linn played #078 Lorraine Pariser (Covina, CA) and won 363 to 322 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, -217.
Round 27		Linn played #087 Deborah Sapot (Friendly, WV) and won 359 to 354 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, -212.
Round 28		Linn played #082 Barbara Platt (Pena Blanca, NM) and lost 310 to 353 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, -255.
Round 29		Linn played #101 Ben Villanueva (National City, CA) and won 361 to 345 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 15-14, -239.
Round 30		Linn played #111 Kitty Yamauchi (Campbell, CA) and won 356 to 257 (a spread of 99) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-14, -140.
Round 31		Linn played #082 Barbara Platt (Pena Blanca, NM) and won 378 to 331 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 17-14, -93.

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