Vera Bigall [#7] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Vera Bigall, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Bigall currently has a record of 17-11, +584, and is ranked #14 in Division 4.

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
	Given name(s): Vera Surname(s): Bigall Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: tennis, camping, skydiving - not Occupation: teacher NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 25/76, 16-14 +817

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	11-14 (0.440)
Past 1-12 months	10-10 (0.500)	WW L W LLLLL WWW L WWW LL W L
Past 13-24 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL 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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 388 Average against: 367
Round 1		Bigall played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 446 to 375 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Bigall had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-0, +71.
Round 2		Bigall played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 409 to 413 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Bigall had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +67.
Round 3		Bigall played #90 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 410 to 376 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Bigall had not played Rosin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Bigall played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 271 to 370 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Bigall had not played Burton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, +2.
Round 5		Bigall played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 374 to 386 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Bigall had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, -10.
Round 6		Bigall played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Bigall had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +60.
Round 7		Bigall played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 250 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Bigall had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-3, +186.
Round 8		Bigall played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 357 to 416 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: CAMBRIDGE, ONT CAN Bigall’s record vs. Palazzo in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, +127.
Round 9		Bigall played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 390 to 364 (a spread of 26). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Bigall’s record vs. Sullivan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +153.
Round 10		Bigall played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 498 to 356 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Bigall had not played Cur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +295.
Round 11		Bigall played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 419 to 348 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Bigall had not played McCarley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +366.
Round 12		Bigall played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 350 to 425 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Bigall had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +291.
Round 13		Bigall played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 366 to 346 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Bigall had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +311.
Round 14		Bigall played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 288 to 382 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Bigall had not played Nang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +217.
Round 15		Bigall played #75 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Bigall had not played Moyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +196.
Round 16		Bigall played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and lost 417 to 458 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Bigall had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +155.
Round 17		Bigall played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 399 to 392 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Bigall had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, +162.
Round 18		Bigall played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 383 to 358 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Bigall had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +187.
Round 19		Bigall played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 328 to 343 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Bigall had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, +172.
Round 20		Bigall played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 360 to 377 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Bigall had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-10, +155.
Round 21		Bigall played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 474 to 388 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Bigall had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, +241.
Round 22		Bigall played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) again and won 435 to 281 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Bigall had not played Burton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +395.
Round 23		Bigall played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) again and won 418 to 381 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Bigall had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +432.
Round 24		Bigall played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 269 to 375 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Bigall had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, +326.
Round 25		Bigall played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) again and won 383 to 362 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Bigall had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +347.
Round 26		Bigall played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 399 to 321 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Bigall had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +425.
Round 27		Bigall played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 402 to 324 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Bigall had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +503.
Round 28		Bigall played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) for the third time and won 439 to 358 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Bigall had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +584.

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