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NSC 2008: Vera Bigall [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Vera Bigall, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +230, and is ranked #48 in Division 3.

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

[photo of Vera Bigall]

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
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 14/116, 17-11 +584
Round by Round

High score: 522
Average for: 382
Average against: 375

Round 1

[photo of Ted Gest]

Bigall played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 338 to 468 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 0-1, -130.

Round 2

[photo of Jason J Smith]

Bigall played #107 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 0-2, -193.

Round 3

[photo of Victor Li]

Bigall played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 357 to 413 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #127.

Current record: 0-3, -249.

Round 4

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Bigall played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 293 to 445 (a spread of -152).

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 0-4, -401.

Round 5

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Bigall played #63 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 394 to 369 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #127.

Current record: 1-4, -376.

Round 6  

Bigall recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 2-4, -326.

Round 7

[photo of Edward Stewart]

Bigall played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and lost 395 to 407 (a spread of -12).

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 2-5, -338.

Round 8

[photo of Daiva Markelis]

Bigall played #76 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 3-5, -290.

Round 9

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Bigall played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 323 to 366 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 3-6, -333.

Round 10

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Bigall played #89 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 409 to 334 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 4-6, -258.

Round 11

[photo of Lois Greene]

Bigall played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 334 to 388 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 4-7, -312.

Round 12

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Bigall played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 388 to 355 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 5-7, -279.

Round 13

[photo of Pamela Stubblefield]

Bigall played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 371 to 377 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 5-8, -285.

Round 14

[photo of Bob Becker]

Bigall played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 340 to 431 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 5-9, -376.

Round 15

[photo of Derven Francis]

Bigall played #35 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 387 to 324 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 6-9, -313.

Round 16

[photo of Priya Fernando]

Bigall played #31 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 356 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 6-10, -315.

Round 17

[photo of Sarah Rosenblum]

Bigall played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 7-10, -275.

Round 18

[photo of Thomas E Wood]

Bigall played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 8-10, -263.

Round 19

[photo of Ralph B. King]

Bigall played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 408 to 343 (a spread of 65).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 9-10, -198.

Round 20

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Bigall played #33 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 375 to 419 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 9-11, -242.

Round 21

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Bigall played #34 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 522 to 391 (a spread of 131).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 10-11, -111.

Round 22

[photo of Carl Davis]

Bigall played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 402 to 280 (a spread of 122).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 11-11, +11.

Round 23

[photo of Nancy Druskin]

Bigall played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 467 to 355 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 12-11, +123.

Round 24

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Bigall played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 506 to 332 (a spread of 174).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 13-11, +297.

Round 25

[photo of Lynda Wise]

Bigall played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 376 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 13-12, +237.

Round 26

[photo of Linda Hoggatt]

Bigall played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 413 to 452 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 13-13, +198.

Round 27

[photo of Sarah V King]

Bigall played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 381 to 364 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 14-13, +215.

Round 28

[photo of Kevin Turner]

Bigall played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 334 to 319 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 15-13, +230.


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