NSC 2008: Cathy Poole [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Cathy Poole, 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 13-15, -31, and is ranked #59 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): Cathy Surname(s): Poole Home: Winston-Salem, NC, United States Awards: Teacher of the Year, Delta of the Year Hobbies: Traveling, Crafts, Reading, Playing cards Occupation: Special Education Teacher NSC 1996 Division: 4 NSC 1996 Rank: 25/78, 15-12 -51 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 99/150, 14-16 -270

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 371 Average against: 372
Round 1		Poole played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and lost 272 to 393 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -121.
Round 2		Poole played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 336 to 378 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -163.
Round 3		Poole played #29 Jane Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 319 to 345 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-3, -189.
Round 4		Poole played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 293 to 296 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-4, -192.
Round 5		Poole played #31 Dan Goldberg (Hicksville, NY) and won 359 to 353 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-4, -186.
Round 6		Poole played #80 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and lost 374 to 410 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-5, -222.
Round 7		Poole played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 379 to 400 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-6, -243.
Round 8		Poole played #76 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 444 to 351 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-6, -150.
Round 9		Poole played #78 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 382 to 235 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-6, -3.
Round 10		Poole played #11 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 378 to 346 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-6, +29.
Round 11		Poole played #58 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +73.
Round 12		Poole played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 290 to 465 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, -102.
Round 13		Poole played #6 Merry L Bern (Vacaville, CA) and won 452 to 337 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-7, +13.
Round 14		Poole played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 339 to 407 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, -55.
Round 15		Poole played #51 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 379 to 417 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-9, -93.
Round 16		Poole played #63 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 314 to 389 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-10, -168.
Round 17		Poole played #45 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and lost 367 to 491 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-11, -292.
Round 18		Poole played #60 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 392 to 502 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-12, -402.
Round 19		Poole played #67 Brian Ruddeforth (Wimauma, FL) and won 471 to 265 (a spread of 206). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-12, -196.
Round 20		Poole played #70 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 311 to 369 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-13, -254.
Round 21		Poole played #77 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 347 to 329 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-13, -236.
Round 22		Poole played #52 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 373 to 371 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-13, -234.
Round 23		Poole played #55 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 473 to 394 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -155.
Round 24		Poole played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 363 to 415 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-14, -207.
Round 25		Poole played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 364 to 450 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-15, -293.
Round 26		Poole played #91 Brenda Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 402 to 333 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-15, -224.
Round 27		Poole played #12 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 370 to 294 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-15, -148.
Round 28		Poole played #80 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) again and won 434 to 317 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, -31.

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