Barbara Puky [#073] at NSC 2002

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Barbara Puky [#073] 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): Barbara Surname(s): Puky Home: St. Lazare, QC, Canada Age: 50 Hobbies: reading, scrabble, soaring

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 373 Average against: 348
Round 1		Puky played #001 Noreen Anderson (Venice, FL) and won 444 to 346 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +98.
Round 2		Puky played #005 Bruce Babcock (Encinitas, CA) and won 508 to 311 (a spread of 197) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +295.
Round 3		Puky played #007 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and lost 331 to 342 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +284.
Round 4		Puky played #009 Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA) and won 386 to 370 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +300.
Round 5		Puky played #072 Nora Poulos (Albuquerque, NM) and won 454 to 287 (a spread of 167) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +467.
Round 6		Puky played #003 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 433 to 260 (a spread of 173) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +640. Puky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Puky played #079 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 357 to 349 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +648.
Round 8		Puky played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 337 to 328 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-1, +657.
Round 9		Puky played #002 Elizabeth Angelone (West Haven, CT) and won 388 to 369 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-1, +676.
Round 10		Puky played #095 Bill Kinsella (Sumas, WA) and lost 373 to 419 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +630.
Round 11		Puky played #034 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and tied at 312 . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8.5-2.5, +630.
Round 12		Puky played #082 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 340 to 391 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +579.
Round 13		Puky played #092 Gayle Weyers (Superior, WI) and won 317 to 295 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +601.
Round 14		Puky played #078 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 357 to 524 (a spread of -167) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +434.
Round 15		Puky played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 308 to 280 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +462.
Round 16		Puky played #087 Edgar Thomas (Cambridge, MA) and won 454 to 329 (a spread of 125) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11.5-4.5, +587.
Round 17		Puky played #045 John Jacobsen (Fairfield, CT) and lost 360 to 371 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +576.
Round 18		Puky played #019 Anna marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 307 to 437 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +446.
Round 19		Puky played #007 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 379 to 346 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +479.
Round 20		Puky played #006 Suzannah Badgett (Mesa, AZ) and won 478 to 264 (a spread of 214) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +693.
Round 21		Puky played #045 John Jacobsen (Fairfield, CT) and lost 294 to 382 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +605.
Round 22		Puky played #017 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 347 to 308 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +644.
Round 23		Puky played #040 Jan Hein (Boulder, CO) and lost 301 to 358 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +587.
Round 24		Puky played #029 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 346 to 338 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +595.
Round 25		Puky played #034 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and won 388 to 374 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +609.
Round 26		Puky played #078 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 359 to 413 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +555. Puky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Puky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Puky played #020 Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) and lost 345 to 381 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +519.
Round 28		Puky played #048 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 317 to 387 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +449. Puky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 29		Puky played #056 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and won 429 to 247 (a spread of 182) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +631.
Round 30		Puky played #076 Muhit Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 484 to 257 (a spread of 227) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +858.
Round 31		Puky played #079 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 330 to 416 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +772.

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