NSC 2008: Lois S Oda [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Lois S Oda, 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, -48, and is ranked #36 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): Lois S Surname(s): Oda Home: Honolulu, HI, United States Awards: BA , Speech MFA Theatre Hobbies: travel, gambling, reading Occupation: Private Tutor NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 98/131, 12.5-15.5 -113

Round by Round
High score: 422 Average for: 351 Average against: 352
Round 1		Oda played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and won 422 to 285 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Oda played #85 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +74.
Round 3		Oda played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and won 393 to 375 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +92.
Round 4		Oda played #10 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +76.
Round 5		Oda played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and won 385 to 383 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +78.
Round 6		Oda played #46 Chris Knight (Gulfport, FL) and won 361 to 351 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +88.
Round 7		Oda played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 343 to 364 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +67.
Round 8		Oda played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 364 to 354 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +77.
Round 9		Oda played #74 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 338 to 290 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +125.
Round 10		Oda played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 254 to 466 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, -87.
Round 11		Oda played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and won 404 to 394 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, -77.
Round 12		Oda played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 403 to 253 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +73.
Round 13		Oda played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 329 to 372 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +30.
Round 14		Oda played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 369 to 298 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +101.
Round 15		Oda played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 345 to 383 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +63.
Round 16		Oda played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 331 to 330 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +64.
Round 17		Oda played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and lost 313 to 324 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +53.
Round 18		Oda played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 298 to 353 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, -2.
Round 19		Oda played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 323 to 343 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, -22.
Round 20		Oda played #33 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 317 to 284 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, +11.
Round 21		Oda played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 394 to 301 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +104.
Round 22		Oda played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and won 383 to 272 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, +215.
Round 23		Oda played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 343 to 421 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +137.
Round 24		Oda played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 339 to 446 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +30.
Round 25		Oda played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 384 to 326 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, +88.
Round 26		Oda played #6 Merry L Bern (Vacaville, CA) and won 372 to 306 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +154.
Round 27		Oda played #19 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 320 to 368 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, +106.
Round 28		Oda played #87 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 279 to 433 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-13, -48.

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