NSC 2012: Vivian Minden [#84]

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On this page, you will find information about Vivian Minden, who is competing at the 2012 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 13-18, -1106, and is ranked #75 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): Vivian Surname(s): Minden Home: Dundas, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 357 Average against: 395
Round 1		Minden played #21 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 253 to 460 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -207.
Round 2		Minden played #29 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 412 to 296 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -91.
Round 3		Minden played #45 Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL) and won 336 to 322 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -77.
Round 4		Minden played #78 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 438 to 422 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, -61.
Round 5		Minden played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 333 to 397 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, -125.
Round 6		Minden played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 313 to 438 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -250.
Round 7		Minden played #30 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 385 to 400 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, -265.
Round 8		Minden played #54 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 401 to 423 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-5, -287.
Round 9		Minden played #27 Aniekan B Uwan (Orlando, FL) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, -272.
Round 10		Minden played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 264 to 476 (a spread of -212). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-6, -484.
Round 11		Minden played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 379 to 460 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-7, -565.
Round 12		Minden played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 399 to 365 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, -531.
Round 13		Minden played #49 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 308 to 335 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-8, -558.
Round 14		Minden played #17 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 426 to 380 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -512.
Round 15		Minden played #77 James Clark (Clayton, DE) and lost 276 to 394 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-9, -630.
Round 16		Minden played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 449 to 268 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-9, -449.
Round 17		Minden played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 309 to 487 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-10, -627.
Round 18		Minden played #57 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 313 to 427 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-11, -741.
Round 19		Minden played #58 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 299 to 413 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-12, -855.
Round 20		Minden played #79 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and lost 315 to 467 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-13, -1007.
Round 21		Minden played #67 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and lost 409 to 430 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-14, -1028.
Round 22		Minden recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-14, -978.
Round 23		Minden played #52 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 345 to 499 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-15, -1132.
Round 24		Minden played #71 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 356 to 355 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-15, -1131.
Round 25		Minden played #31 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 352 to 415 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-16, -1194.
Round 26		Minden played #82 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 285 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-16, -1108.
Round 27		Minden played #64 Conrad Braud (Dutchtown, LA) and lost 346 to 424 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-17, -1186.
Round 28		Minden played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and lost 361 to 388 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-18, -1213.
Round 29		Minden played #80 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 406 to 339 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-18, -1146.
Round 30		Minden played #69 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 374 to 357 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-18, -1129.
Round 31		Minden played #82 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) again and won 375 to 352 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-18, -1106.

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