NSC 2011: Linda Oliva [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Oliva, who is competing at the 2011 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 16-15, -1046, and is ranked #44 in Division 2.

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): Linda Surname(s): Oliva Home: Lisbon, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 355 Average against: 389
Round 1		Oliva played #20 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and won 415 to 391 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2		Oliva played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 454 to 362 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +116. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Oliva played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 365 to 322 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +159.
Round 4		Oliva played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 283 to 391 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +51. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Oliva played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 281 to 385 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, -53.
Round 6		Oliva played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 342 to 435 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-3, -146.
Round 7		Oliva played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 286 to 574 (a spread of -288). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-4, -434.
Round 8		Oliva played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, -442.
Round 9		Oliva played #64 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 390 to 339 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -391.
Round 10		Oliva played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 438 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -453.
Round 11		Oliva played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 340 to 299 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -412.
Round 12		Oliva played #47 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 445 to 396 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-6, -363.
Round 13		Oliva played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 348 to 390 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, -405.
Round 14		Oliva played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 360 to 331 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -376.
Round 15		Oliva played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 310 to 456 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-8, -522. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Oliva played #60 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 347 to 333 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -508.
Round 17		Oliva played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and lost 270 to 466 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -704.
Round 18		Oliva played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 388 to 329 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -645.
Round 19		Oliva played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 360 to 309 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -594.
Round 20		Oliva played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 377 to 333 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, -550.
Round 21		Oliva played #83 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 479 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, -715.
Round 22		Oliva played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, -756.
Round 23		Oliva played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 301 to 425 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-12, -880.
Round 24		Oliva played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 309 to 375 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-13, -946.
Round 25		Oliva played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 426 to 406 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-13, -926.
Round 26		Oliva played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 333 to 486 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, -1079.
Round 27		Oliva played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 454 to 372 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-14, -997.
Round 28		Oliva played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 377 to 370 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-14, -990.
Round 29		Oliva played #69 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 389 to 358 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-14, -959.
Round 30		Oliva played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 349 to 345 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, -955.
Round 31		Oliva played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 323 to 414 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-15, -1046.

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