NSC 2008: Merry L Bern [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Merry L Bern, 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 14-14, -216, and is ranked #49 in Division 5.

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): Merry L Surname(s): Bern Home: Vacaville, CA, United States Occupation: Registered Nurse

Round by Round
High score: 475 Average for: 348 Average against: 356
Round 1		Bern played #35 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and won 465 to 328 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Bern played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 366 to 294 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +209.
Round 3		Bern played #19 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 337 to 316 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +230.
Round 4		Bern played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 360 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +173.
Round 5		Bern played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 282 to 496 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-2, -41.
Round 6		Bern played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -47.
Round 7		Bern played #39 Candace Hurley (Columbia, CA) and won 355 to 332 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -24.
Round 8		Bern played #66 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 353 to 391 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, -62.
Round 9		Bern played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) and lost 316 to 400 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, -146.
Round 10		Bern played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 285 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-5, -55.
Round 11		Bern played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 356 to 360 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -59.
Round 12		Bern played #60 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 365 to 335 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, -29.
Round 13		Bern played #62 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 337 to 452 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-7, -144.
Round 14		Bern played #86 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and lost 309 to 351 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -186.
Round 15		Bern played #26 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and won 384 to 338 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, -140.
Round 16		Bern played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 356 to 267 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -51.
Round 17		Bern played #69 Maxine Saperstein (Aventura, FL) and won 381 to 291 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +39.
Round 18		Bern played #85 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and won 405 to 355 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +89.
Round 19		Bern played #87 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 348 to 342 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +95.
Round 20		Bern played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 475 to 320 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +250.
Round 21		Bern played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 326 to 290 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +286.
Round 22		Bern played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +344.
Round 23		Bern played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 321 to 385 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +280.
Round 24		Bern played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 344 to 366 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +258.
Round 25		Bern played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 286 to 420 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, +124.
Round 26		Bern played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 306 to 372 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +58.
Round 27		Bern played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and lost 234 to 485 (a spread of -251). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, -193.
Round 28		Bern played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 297 to 320 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-14, -216.

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