NSC 2008: Linda Wancel [#108]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Wancel, 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 11-17, -743, and is ranked #104 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): Linda Surname(s): Wancel Home: Flushing, NY, United States Occupation: Attorney

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 349 Average against: 376
Round 1		Wancel played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 264 to 438 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-1, -174.
Round 2		Wancel played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 402 to 384 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -156.
Round 3		Wancel played #24 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 354 to 340 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -142.
Round 4		Wancel played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 373 to 381 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -150.
Round 5		Wancel played #38 Edward Gowash (Ft. Worth, TX) and won 385 to 366 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -131.
Round 6		Wancel played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and won 375 to 294 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, -50.
Round 7		Wancel played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 393 to 317 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +26.
Round 8		Wancel played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 330 to 449 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, -93.
Round 9		Wancel played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 339 to 441 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, -195.
Round 10		Wancel played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 402 to 382 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, -175.
Round 11		Wancel played #93 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 336 to 375 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-5, -214.
Round 12		Wancel played #45 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 333 to 375 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, -256.
Round 13		Wancel played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 506 to 235 (a spread of 271). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +15.
Round 14		Wancel played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 407 to 340 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +82.
Round 15		Wancel played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 297 to 487 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, -108.
Round 16		Wancel played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 345 to 394 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, -157.
Round 17		Wancel played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 342 to 352 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, -167.
Round 18		Wancel played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 302 to 480 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-10, -345.
Round 19		Wancel played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 369 to 477 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-11, -453.
Round 20		Wancel played #117 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 345 to 355 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-12, -463.
Round 21		Wancel played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 343 to 326 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-12, -446.
Round 22		Wancel played #86 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 302 to 428 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-13, -572.
Round 23		Wancel played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 324 to 318 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -566.
Round 24		Wancel played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 336 to 361 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-14, -591.
Round 25		Wancel played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 263 to 362 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-15, -690.
Round 26		Wancel played #82 Martin Rosen (Tamarac, FL) and lost 331 to 424 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-16, -783.
Round 27		Wancel played #26 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 403 to 291 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-16, -671.
Round 28		Wancel played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 278 to 350 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-17, -743.

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