NSC 2008: Gina Braden [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Gina Braden, 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, -955, and is ranked #73 in Division 6.

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): Gina Surname(s): Braden Home: Berkeley, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 460 Average for: 327 Average against: 364
Round 1		Braden played #69 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 246 to 504 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -258.
Round 2		Braden played #2 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and lost 350 to 374 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-2, -282.
Round 3		Braden played #65 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 283 to 303 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-3, -302.
Round 4		Braden played #6 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 339 to 373 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-4, -336.
Round 5		Braden played #81 Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) and lost 232 to 467 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-5, -571.
Round 6		Braden played #10 Jill Brooks (Brookline, MA) and won 412 to 225 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-5, -384.
Round 7		Braden recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-5, -334.
Round 8		Braden played #53 Matt McCarthy (Cottage Grove, WI) and won 460 to 361 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-5, -235.
Round 9		Braden played #33 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 308 to 334 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-6, -261.
Round 10		Braden played #59 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 299 to 384 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-7, -346.
Round 11		Braden played #55 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-8, -356.
Round 12		Braden played #40 Mary Kay Huizel (Coon Rapids, MN) and lost 340 to 382 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-9, -398.
Round 13		Braden played #15 Cynthia Caprise (Mattituck, NY) and lost 250 to 419 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-10, -567.
Round 14		Braden played #80 John Wright (Paris, VA) and lost 253 to 449 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-11, -763.
Round 15		Braden played #1 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and lost 323 to 325 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-12, -765.
Round 16		Braden played #4 Kathrene Berger (Columbia, SC) and won 370 to 369 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-12, -764.
Round 17		Braden played #30 David Gilmore (Chicago, IL) and won 361 to 306 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-12, -709.
Round 18		Braden played #49 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 261 to 444 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-13, -892.
Round 19		Braden played #5 Arlene Bibbs (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 338 to 326 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-13, -880.
Round 20		Braden played #75 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 257 to 408 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-14, -1031.
Round 21		Braden played #24 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 379 to 370 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-14, -1022.
Round 22		Braden played #32 Esther Gluskin (Orlando, FL) and won 404 to 303 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-14, -921.
Round 23		Braden played #71 Helen Russell (Fellsmere, FL) and lost 298 to 342 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-15, -965.
Round 24		Braden played #17 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and lost 292 to 360 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-16, -1033.
Round 25		Braden played #58 Susie M Moon (Gainesville, FL) and won 371 to 301 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-16, -963.
Round 26		Braden played #42 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 301 to 316 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-17, -978.
Round 27		Braden played #37 Lois M Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 372 to 353 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-17, -959.
Round 28		Braden played #58 Susie M Moon (Gainesville, FL) again and won 356 to 352 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-17, -955.

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