NSC 2010: Cathy Poole [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Cathy Poole, 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 17-14, +320, and is ranked #17 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): Cathy Surname(s): Poole Home: Winston-Salem, NC, United States Awards: Teacher of the Year, Delta of the Year Hobbies: Traveling, Crafts, Reading, Playing cards

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 380 Average against: 369
Round 1		Poole played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 483 to 339 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +144.
Round 2		Poole played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +174.
Round 3		Poole played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 410 to 326 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +258.
Round 4		Poole played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 318 to 280 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +296.
Round 5		Poole played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 345 to 373 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +268.
Round 6		Poole played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 363 to 321 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +310.
Round 7		Poole played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 381 to 393 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +298.
Round 8		Poole played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +380.
Round 9		Poole played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 388 to 428 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +340.
Round 10		Poole played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 479 to 403 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +416.
Round 11		Poole played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 425 to 377 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +464.
Round 12		Poole played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 360 to 394 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +430.
Round 13		Poole played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 402 to 396 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +436.
Round 14		Poole played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 466 to 268 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +634. Poole is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Poole played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 296 to 463 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +467.
Round 16		Poole played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 452 to 300 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +619.
Round 17		Poole played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) again and won 337 to 314 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +642.
Round 18		Poole played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 340 to 358 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +624.
Round 19		Poole played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) again and won 431 to 365 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +690.
Round 20		Poole played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) again and won 436 to 342 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +784.
Round 21		Poole played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) again and lost 311 to 435 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +660.
Round 22		Poole played #2 Ted Barrett (JQXZ, NJ) again and lost 304 to 442 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-8, +522.
Round 23		Poole played #6 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) again and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-9, +479.
Round 24		Poole played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) again and lost 275 to 509 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +245.
Round 25		Poole played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 352 to 400 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-11, +197.
Round 26		Poole played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) again and lost 388 to 402 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-12, +183.
Round 27		Poole played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) for the third time and lost 369 to 383 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +169. Poole is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Poole played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 317 to 289 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-13, +197.
Round 29		Poole played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 428 to 307 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +318.
Round 30		Poole played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 464 to 307 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +475.
Round 31		Poole played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) for the third time and lost 293 to 448 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +320.

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