NSC 2010: Phyllis Spence [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Phyllis Spence, 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, +403, and is ranked #11 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): Phyllis Surname(s): Spence Home: Tuscon, AZ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 360 Average against: 347
Round 1		Spence played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 359 to 405 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2		Spence played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 302 to 443 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -187.
Round 3		Spence played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 379 to 350 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -158.
Round 4		Spence played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 351 to 323 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, -130.
Round 5		Spence played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 398 to 361 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, -93.
Round 6		Spence played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 384 to 349 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, -58.
Round 7		Spence played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and won 380 to 341 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, -19.
Round 8		Spence played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 402 to 300 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +83. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Spence played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 363 to 288 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-2, +158.
Round 10		Spence played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 318 to 342 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +134.
Round 11		Spence played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 376 to 302 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +208.
Round 12		Spence played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 394 to 360 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +242.
Round 13		Spence played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 338 to 400 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +180.
Round 14		Spence played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and lost 386 to 422 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +144.
Round 15		Spence played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 269 to 360 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, +53.
Round 16		Spence played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 335 to 307 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +81.
Round 17		Spence played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 305 to 353 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +33.
Round 18		Spence played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 413 to 286 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +160.
Round 19		Spence played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 492 to 290 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-7, +362.
Round 20		Spence played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) again and lost 337 to 359 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +340.
Round 21		Spence played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) again and lost 280 to 386 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, +234.
Round 22		Spence played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 395 to 366 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +263.
Round 23		Spence played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) again and won 376 to 326 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +313.
Round 24		Spence played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 301 to 303 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-10, +311.
Round 25		Spence played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) again and won 448 to 383 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +376. Spence is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Spence played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) again and lost 286 to 343 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +319.
Round 27		Spence played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) again and lost 314 to 343 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +290.
Round 28		Spence played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 314 to 343 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-13, +261.
Round 29		Spence played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 314 to 288 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +287.
Round 30		Spence played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 392 to 289 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +390.
Round 31		Spence played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) for the third time and won 459 to 446 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-13, +403.

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