NSC 2010: Nancy Bratcher [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Nancy Bratcher, who is competing at the 2010 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 18-13, +421, and is ranked #10 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): Nancy Surname(s): Bratcher Home: Lavon, TX, United States Hobbies: scrabble club & visiting grandchildren Occupation: homemaker & piano teacher for beginners

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 361 Average against: 347
Round 1		Bratcher played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 358 to 270 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2		Bratcher played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and won 443 to 302 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +229.
Round 3		Bratcher played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 395 to 331 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +293.
Round 4		Bratcher played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 362 to 360 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +295.
Round 5		Bratcher played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 373 to 345 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +323.
Round 6		Bratcher played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and won 418 to 330 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +411.
Round 7		Bratcher played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 436 to 305 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +542.
Round 8		Bratcher played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 302 to 356 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +488.
Round 9		Bratcher played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 464 to 312 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +640.
Round 10		Bratcher played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 317 to 388 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-2, +569.
Round 11		Bratcher played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 320 to 316 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +573.
Round 12		Bratcher played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 307 to 341 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-3, +539.
Round 13		Bratcher played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 336 to 303 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-3, +572.
Round 14		Bratcher played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 337 to 451 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +458. Bratcher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Bratcher played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 354 to 327 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +485.
Round 16		Bratcher played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 355 to 342 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +498.
Round 17		Bratcher played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) again and lost 313 to 419 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +392.
Round 18		Bratcher played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 409 to 290 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +511.
Round 19		Bratcher played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) again and won 329 to 308 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +532.
Round 20		Bratcher played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) again and lost 350 to 399 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +483.
Round 21		Bratcher played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) again and won 435 to 311 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +607.
Round 22		Bratcher played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 446 to 308 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +745.
Round 23		Bratcher played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 332 to 377 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +700.
Round 24		Bratcher played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 257 to 394 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +563.
Round 25		Bratcher played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) again and lost 386 to 408 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +541. Bratcher is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Bratcher played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) again and won 367 to 364 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-9, +544.
Round 27		Bratcher played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) again and won 343 to 338 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +549.
Round 28		Bratcher played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) for the third time and lost 322 to 325 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-10, +546.
Round 29		Bratcher played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 381 to 421 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-11, +506.
Round 30		Bratcher played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) for the third time and lost 291 to 343 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +454.
Round 31		Bratcher played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) for the third time and lost 347 to 380 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-13, +421.

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