Bill Kinsella [#095] at NSC 2002

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Bill Kinsella [#095] 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): Bill Surname(s): Kinsella Home: Sumas, WA, United States Age: 67 Awards: Wrote the book that became the movie Field of Dreams Hobbies: scrabble Occupation: retired author

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 375 Average against: 333
Round 1		Kinsella played #038 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 376 to 286 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +90.
Round 2		Kinsella played #025 Evelyn Evans (Queens Village, NY) and won 336 to 304 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +122.
Round 3		Kinsella played #049 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 390 to 285 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +227.
Round 4		Kinsella played #013 Cecile Betts (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 396 to 219 (a spread of 177) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +404.
Round 5		Kinsella played #056 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and won 418 to 221 (a spread of 197) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +601.
Round 6		Kinsella played #008 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and won 408 to 294 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-0, +715. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Kinsella played #058 Jean Lehman (Calgary AB) and won 456 to 244 (a spread of 212) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +927. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Kinsella played #002 Elizabeth Angelone (West Haven, CT) and won 407 to 274 (a spread of 133) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +1060. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Kinsella played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 345 to 380 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +1025.
Round 10		Kinsella played #073 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 419 to 373 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +1071.
Round 11		Kinsella played #078 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 340 to 373 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-2, +1038.
Round 12		Kinsella played #037 May Haney (Mesa, AZ) and won 464 to 343 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-2, +1159.
Round 13		Kinsella played #069 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 335 to 390 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-3, +1104.
Round 14		Kinsella played #020 Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) and lost 379 to 416 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +1067.
Round 15		Kinsella played #082 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 388 to 385 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +1070.
Round 16		Kinsella played #019 Anna marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 470 to 306 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +1234.
Round 17		Kinsella played #048 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 327 to 345 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +1216.
Round 18		Kinsella played #004 Don Austin (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 373 to 379 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +1210.
Round 19		Kinsella played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 379 to 364 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +1225.
Round 20		Kinsella played #078 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 375 to 357 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +1243. Kinsella is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Kinsella played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 413 to 313 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +1343.
Round 22		Kinsella played #020 Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) and lost 365 to 406 (a spread of -41) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +1302.
Round 23		Kinsella played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 386 to 303 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +1385.
Round 24		Kinsella played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 336 to 321 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +1400.
Round 25		Kinsella played #045 John Jacobsen (Fairfield, CT) and lost 349 to 382 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +1367.
Round 26		Kinsella played #029 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 356 to 336 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +1387.
Round 27		Kinsella played #040 Jan Hein (Boulder, CO) and won 365 to 309 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-8, +1443.
Round 28		Kinsella played #045 John Jacobsen (Fairfield, CT) and lost 260 to 397 (a spread of -137) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +1306.
Round 29		Kinsella played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 401 to 279 (a spread of 122) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +1428.
Round 30		Kinsella played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 319 to 378 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +1369.
Round 31		Kinsella played #087 Edgar Thomas (Cambridge, MA) and lost 293 to 362 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +1300.

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