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NSC 2009: Flora Taylor [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Flora Taylor, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-18, +116, and is ranked #76 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

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Given name(s): Flora
Surname(s): Taylor
Home: Hillsborough, NC, USA
Hobbies: swimming
Occupation: editor
Round by Round

High score: 499
Average for: 368
Average against: 365

Round 1

[photo of Max Karten]

Taylor played #16 Max Karten (Barrington, RI) and lost 387 to 457 (a spread of -70).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 0-1, -70.

Round 2

[photo of Vivienne Muhling]

Taylor played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 420 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 1-1, -65.

Round 3

[photo of Stacey Decker]

Taylor played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 357 to 394 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 1-2, -102.

Round 4

[photo of Marie Filandro]

Taylor played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 314 to 359 (a spread of -45).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 1-3, -147.

Round 5

[photo of Lois S Oda]

Taylor played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 483 to 273 (a spread of 210).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 2-3, +63.

Round 6

[photo of Jeff Goldstein]

Taylor played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 381 to 279 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-3, +165.

Round 7

[photo of Carol Jones]

Taylor played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and lost 374 to 402 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 3-4, +137.

Round 8

[photo of Risa Horowitz]

Taylor played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 377 to 397 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-5, +117.

Round 9

[photo of Kathy Norman]

Taylor played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and won 499 to 283 (a spread of 216).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 4-5, +333.

Round 10

[photo of Susan Siedschlag]

Taylor played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and won 371 to 323 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 5-5, +381.

Round 11

[photo of M W Schroeder]

Taylor played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 328 to 358 (a spread of -30).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 5-6, +351.

Round 12

[photo of Ida Scaglione]

Taylor played #39 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 5-7, +319.

Round 13

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Taylor played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and lost 336 to 471 (a spread of -135).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 5-8, +184.

Round 14

[photo of Whitney Gould]

Taylor played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 392 to 396 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 5-9, +180.

Round 15

[photo of Barbara Besadny]

Taylor played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 285 to 399 (a spread of -114).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 5-10, +66.

Round 16

[photo of John Spangler]

Taylor played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5-11, +20.

Round 17

[photo of Michael Bassett]

Taylor played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 337 to 333 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-11, +24.

Round 18

[photo of Justine Zollinger]

Taylor played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 271 to 334 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 6-12, -39.

Round 19

[photo of Marie Gier]

Taylor played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 6-13, -71.

Round 20  

Taylor recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 7-13, -21.

Round 21

[photo of Gerianne Abriano]

Taylor played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 337 to 404 (a spread of -67).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 7-14, -88.

Round 22

[photo of Paul Wood]

Taylor played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 425 to 233 (a spread of 192).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 8-14, +104.

Round 23

[photo of Henry De Young]

Taylor played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 279 to 344 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 8-15, +39.

Round 24

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Taylor played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 9-15, +95.

Round 25

[photo of Joyce Spalding]

Taylor played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 10-15, +103.

Round 26

[photo of Melissa Brown]

Taylor played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 361 to 333 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 11-15, +131.

Round 27

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Taylor played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 337 to 417 (a spread of -80).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 11-16, +51.

Round 28

[photo of Emily Saltz]

Taylor played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and lost 362 to 372 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 11-17, +41.

Round 29

[photo of Callie Dunavin]

Taylor played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and lost 234 to 394 (a spread of -160).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 11-18, -119.

Round 30

[photo of Joyce Stock]

Taylor played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 434 to 336 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 12-18, -21.

Round 31

[photo of Barbara Besadny]

Taylor played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) again and won 450 to 313 (a spread of 137).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 13-18, +116.


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