Brenda Smith [#094] at NSC 2002

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Brenda Smith [#094] 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): Brenda Surname(s): Smith Home: Yazoo City, MS, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: Reading, theater-going, SCRABBLE Occupation: High School Principal

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 506 Average for: 379 Average against: 349
Round 1		Smith played #073 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 340 to 348 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Smith played #061 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 291 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +113.
Round 3		Smith played #020 Matthew Carter (Richmond, VA) and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-2, +107.
Round 4		Smith played #023 Myrna Cohen (San Jose, CA) and lost 329 to 377 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-3, +59.
Round 5		Smith played #087 Deborah Sapot (Friendly, WV) and won 492 to 314 (a spread of 178) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +237.
Round 6		Smith played #104 Sara Weidner (Temple, PA) and lost 352 to 381 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, +208.
Round 7		Smith played #099 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 351 to 330 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, +229.
Round 8		Smith played #060 Rita Mayes (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 347 to 360 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, +216.
Round 9		Smith recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, +266.
Round 10		Smith played #018 Sal Campo (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 403 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-6, +204.
Round 11		Smith played #010 Linda Block (Brooklyn, NY) and won 410 to 356 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +258.
Round 12		Smith played #096 Neill Spector (Los Angeles, CA) and won 483 to 258 (a spread of 225) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, +483.
Round 13		Smith played #042 Sylvia King (Calgary AB) and won 400 to 333 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +550.
Round 14		Smith played #030 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 374 to 313 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +611.
Round 15		Smith played #076 Alvina Palmer (Calgary AB) and lost 354 to 386 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +579.
Round 16		Smith played #001 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 506 to 281 (a spread of 225) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +804.
Round 17		Smith played #021 Nick Carter (Richmond, VA) and won 386 to 321 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +869.
Round 18		Smith played #066 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 335 to 440 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +764.
Round 19		Smith played #012 Doug Bobkovich (Tempe, AZ) and won 358 to 304 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +818.
Round 20		Smith played #034 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 422 to 297 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-8, +943.
Round 21		Smith played #079 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 312 to 377 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +878.
Round 22		Smith played #058 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 331 to 341 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +868.
Round 23		Smith played #077 Emilie Pandolfi (La, CA) and won 417 to 349 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +936.
Round 24		Smith played #051 Celia Lopez (Albuquerque, NM) and won 384 to 377 (a spread of 7) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +943.
Round 25		Smith played #061 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 375 to 312 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +1006.
Round 26		Smith played #081 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 297 to 460 (a spread of -163) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-11, +843.
Round 27		Smith played #058 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 243 to 413 (a spread of -170) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-12, +673.
Round 28		Smith played #106 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 439 to 314 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +798.
Round 29		Smith played #081 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 312 to 341 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, +769.
Round 30		Smith played #060 Rita Mayes (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 442 to 301 (a spread of 141) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +910.
Round 31		Smith played #064 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 431 to 395 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +946.

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