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Linda Brandt [#19] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Brandt, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Brandt currently has a record of 13-15, -146, and is ranked #91 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

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Given name(s): Linda
Surname(s): Brandt
Home: Brandon, FL, United States
Occupation: Accountant

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event15-8 (0.652) 
Past 1-12 months2-0 (1.000)WW
Past 13-24 months8-5 (0.615)W L WW L WW LLL WWW
Past 25-36 months2-0 (1.000)WW
Past 37-48 months3-3 (0.500)L WW LL W
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 488
Average for: 342
Average against: 347

Round 1

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Brandt played #67 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 287 to 345 (a spread of -58) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Jackson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 0-1, -58.

Round 2

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Brandt played #73 Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB) and won 388 to 288 (a spread of 100) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Kendel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 1-1, +42.

Round 3

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Brandt played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and lost 367 to 381 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Moutet in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 1-2, +28.

Round 4

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Brandt played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 356 to 329 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Wadley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 2-2, +55.

Round 5

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Brandt played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 359 to 278 (a spread of 81) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 3-2, +136.

Round 6

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Brandt played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 345 to 408 (a spread of -63) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Carroll in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-3, +73.

Round 7

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Brandt played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 284 to 341 (a spread of -57) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL

Brandt’s record vs. Buckley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-4, +16.

Round 8

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Brandt played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 331 to 344 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 3-5, +3.

Round 9

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Brandt played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Davis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 3-6, -22.

Round 10

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Brandt played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 398 to 288 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Julian in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 4-6, +88.

Round 11

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Brandt played #126 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 340 to 264 (a spread of 76) .

The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA

Brandt’s record vs. Thompson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 5-6, +164.

Round 12

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Brandt played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and won 329 to 301 (a spread of 28) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Brandt’s record vs. Souza in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 6-6, +192.

Round 13

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Brandt played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and lost 227 to 403 (a spread of -176) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 6-7, +16.

Round 14

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Brandt played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 324 to 322 (a spread of 2) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Besadny in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 7-7, +18.

Round 15

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Brandt played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 312 to 399 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Besadny in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7-8, -69.

Round 16

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Brandt played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 305 to 353 (a spread of -48) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Rott in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 7-9, -117.

Round 17

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Brandt played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and won 488 to 363 (a spread of 125) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Roter in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 8-9, +8.

Round 18

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Brandt played #68 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 333 to 453 (a spread of -120) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 8-10, -112.

Round 19

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Brandt played #40 Edith Einstein (Roseville, CA) and won 348 to 302 (a spread of 46) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Einstein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 9-10, -66.

Round 20

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Brandt played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 292 to 424 (a spread of -132) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 9-11, -198.

Round 21

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Brandt played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 430 to 368 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 10-11, -136.

Round 22

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Brandt played #25 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 325 to 375 (a spread of -50) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Burns in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 10-12, -186.

Round 23

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Brandt played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 336 to 325 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 11-12, -175.

Round 24

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Brandt played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 401 (a spread of -92) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Cook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 11-13, -267.

Round 25

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Brandt played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and lost 331 to 332 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Goss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 11-14, -268.

Round 26

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Brandt played #87 Sara McLaughlin (Lubbock, TX) and won 368 to 356 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played McLaughlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 12-14, -256.

Round 27

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Brandt played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 314 to 325 (a spread of -11) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Brandt’s record vs. Matthews in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: W.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 12-15, -267.

Round 28

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Brandt played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 368 to 247 (a spread of 121) .

Before this event, Brandt had not played Antolak in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 13-15, -146.


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