NSC 2010: Ruth Brower [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Brower, 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, +344, and is ranked #16 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): Ruth Surname(s): Brower Home: New Castle County, DE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 367 Average against: 356
Round 1		Brower played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 264 to 429 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -165.
Round 2		Brower played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 451 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -265.
Round 3		Brower played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 358 to 296 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-2, -203.
Round 4		Brower played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 485 to 311 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, -29.
Round 5		Brower played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 395 to 349 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +17.
Round 6		Brower played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 279 to 471 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, -175.
Round 7		Brower played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and lost 325 to 366 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-4, -216.
Round 8		Brower played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 361 to 256 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, -111.
Round 9		Brower played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 388 to 367 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, -90.
Round 10		Brower played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 365 to 371 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -96.
Round 11		Brower played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 366 to 329 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, -59.
Round 12		Brower played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 295 to 383 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -147.
Round 13		Brower played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 283 to 374 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -238.
Round 14		Brower played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 326 to 342 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -254.
Round 15		Brower played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 333 to 372 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-9, -293.
Round 16		Brower played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and won 413 to 314 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-9, -194.
Round 17		Brower played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 389 to 324 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, -129.
Round 18		Brower played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and won 401 to 382 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, -110.
Round 19		Brower played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 431 to 288 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +33.
Round 20		Brower played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 431 to 317 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-9, +147.
Round 21		Brower played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 416 to 276 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +287.
Round 22		Brower played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 366 to 395 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +258.
Round 23		Brower played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) again and lost 326 to 376 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-11, +208.
Round 24		Brower played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 302 to 409 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-12, +101.
Round 25		Brower played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 365 to 350 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-12, +116.
Round 26		Brower played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 504 to 234 (a spread of 270). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-12, +386.
Round 27		Brower played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 359 to 351 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +394.
Round 28		Brower played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 350 to 297 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +447.
Round 29		Brower played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 279 to 527 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-13, +199.
Round 30		Brower played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 427 to 269 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +357.
Round 31		Brower played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) for the third time and lost 446 to 459 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-14, +344.

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