NSC 2010: Wendell Smith [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Wendell Smith, 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, +91, and is ranked #19 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): Wendell Surname(s): Smith Home: Myrtle Beach, SC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 445 Average for: 357 Average against: 355
Round 1		Smith played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 400 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2		Smith played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 328 to 286 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3		Smith played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 318 to 363 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-2, -69.
Round 4		Smith played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 389 to 343 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, -23.
Round 5		Smith played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 361 to 398 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, -60.
Round 6		Smith played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -46.
Round 7		Smith played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 353 to 310 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, -3.
Round 8		Smith played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 291 to 550 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-4, -262.
Round 9		Smith played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -270.
Round 10		Smith played #33 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 271 to 395 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-6, -394.
Round 11		Smith played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and won 390 to 324 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, -328.
Round 12		Smith played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 310 to 381 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-7, -399.
Round 13		Smith played #34 Hanna Raskin (Dallas, TX) and lost 293 to 384 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-8, -490.
Round 14		Smith played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-9, -510.
Round 15		Smith played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and lost 349 to 379 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-10, -540.
Round 16		Smith recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-10, -490.
Round 17		Smith played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 442 to 316 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-10, -364.
Round 18		Smith played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 339 to 325 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-10, -350.
Round 19		Smith played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 363 to 278 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-10, -265.
Round 20		Smith played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 401 to 366 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, -230.
Round 21		Smith played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 353 to 274 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, -151.
Round 22		Smith played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 445 to 367 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, -73.
Round 23		Smith played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 341 to 366 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, -98.
Round 24		Smith played #7 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale,, FL) and won 431 to 294 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-11, +39.
Round 25		Smith played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 334 to 390 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, -17.
Round 26		Smith played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 369 to 302 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-12, +50.
Round 27		Smith played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +90.
Round 28		Smith played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 309 to 369 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-13, +30.
Round 29		Smith played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 388 to 267 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +151.
Round 30		Smith played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 271 to 368 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +54.
Round 31		Smith played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 392 to 355 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +91.

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