NSC 2008: Esla Ewida [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Esla Ewida, 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 8.5-19.5, -1183, and is ranked #113 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

[photo of Esla Ewida]

Given name(s): Esla
Surname(s): Ewida
Home: Jersey City, NJ, United States
Hobbies: Music, reading, card games
Occupation: College Instructor Of E.s.l.
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 8/133, 20-11 +898
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 35/118, 17-14 +248
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 70/126, 15-16 +197
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 35/150, 17-13 +422
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 99/122, 11.5-16.5 -231
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 101/116, 11-17 -525

Round by Round
High score: 463 Average for: 337 Average against: 380
Round 1		Ewida played #90 Teresa Schaeffer (Durham, NC) and lost 324 to 412 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Ewida played #92 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-2, -91.
Round 3		Ewida played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 321 to 393 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -163.
Round 4		Ewida played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 304 to 408 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-4, -267.
Round 5		Ewida played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 395 to 391 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-4, -263.
Round 6		Ewida played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 188 to 404 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-5, -479.
Round 7		Ewida played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 380 to 316 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-5, -415.
Round 8		Ewida played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 310 to 500 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-6, -605.
Round 9		Ewida played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 318 to 439 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-7, -726.
Round 10		Ewida played #35 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 375 to 347 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-7, -698.
Round 11		Ewida played #94 Rick Settle (Stephens City, VA) and lost 367 to 434 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-8, -765.
Round 12		Ewida played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and tied at 366. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -765.
Round 13		Ewida played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and won 463 to 329 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -631.
Round 14		Ewida played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 386 to 450 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4.5-9.5, -695.
Round 15		Ewida played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 335 to 370 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4.5-10.5, -730.
Round 16		Ewida played #32 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 378 to 314 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5.5-10.5, -666.
Round 17		Ewida played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 241 to 333 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -758.
Round 18		Ewida played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 345 to 404 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5.5-12.5, -817.
Round 19		Ewida played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 376 to 399 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5.5-13.5, -840.
Round 20		Ewida played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and lost 318 to 341 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5.5-14.5, -863.
Round 21		Ewida played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 281 to 491 (a spread of -210). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5.5-15.5, -1073.
Round 22		Ewida played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 328 to 381 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5.5-16.5, -1126.
Round 23		Ewida played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 339 to 298 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6.5-16.5, -1085.
Round 24		Ewida played #2 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 324 to 404 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6.5-17.5, -1165.
Round 25		Ewida played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 311 to 269 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7.5-17.5, -1123.
Round 26		Ewida played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 320 to 348 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7.5-18.5, -1151.
Round 27		Ewida played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 291 to 403 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7.5-19.5, -1263.
Round 28		Ewida played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) again and won 412 to 332 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8.5-19.5, -1183.

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