NSC 2010: Wilfredo Birondo [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Wilfredo Birondo, 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 14-17, -237, and is ranked #31 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): Wilfredo Surname(s): Birondo Home: Palatine, IL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 471 Average for: 348 Average against: 358
Round 1		Birondo played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and won 405 to 359 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +46.
Round 2		Birondo played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and lost 349 to 362 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +33.
Round 3		Birondo played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 331 to 395 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, -31.
Round 4		Birondo played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 411 to 286 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-2, +94.
Round 5		Birondo played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 253 to 421 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-3, -74.
Round 6		Birondo played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 471 to 279 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-3, +118.
Round 7		Birondo played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 378 to 345 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +151.
Round 8		Birondo played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 437 to 345 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +243.
Round 9		Birondo played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-3, +251.
Round 10		Birondo played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 320 to 422 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, +149.
Round 11		Birondo played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 336 to 334 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-4, +151.
Round 12		Birondo played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 327 to 386 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +92. Birondo is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Birondo played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 347 to 393 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +46.
Round 14		Birondo played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 326 to 325 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +47.
Round 15		Birondo played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 356 to 405 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, -2.
Round 16		Birondo played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 337 to 340 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, -5.
Round 17		Birondo played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 326 to 362 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-9, -41.
Round 18		Birondo played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and lost 312 to 350 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-10, -79.
Round 19		Birondo played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 381 to 345 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-10, -43.
Round 20		Birondo played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 358 to 327 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-10, -12.
Round 21		Birondo played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 271 to 426 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-11, -167.
Round 22		Birondo played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and lost 328 to 404 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-12, -243.
Round 23		Birondo recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-12, -193.
Round 24		Birondo played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and lost 317 to 333 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-13, -209.
Round 25		Birondo played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 308 to 361 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-14, -262.
Round 26		Birondo played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 312 to 311 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-14, -261.
Round 27		Birondo played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 379 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-15, -321.
Round 28		Birondo played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 357 to 406 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-16, -370.
Round 29		Birondo played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 457 to 264 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-16, -177.
Round 30		Birondo played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 381 to 307 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-16, -103.
Round 31		Birondo played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) again and lost 267 to 401 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-17, -237.

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