NSC 2011: Bob Blyler [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Blyler, 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 17-14, -279, and is ranked #24 in Division 3.

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): Bob Surname(s): Blyler Home: Clearwater, FL, United States

Round by Round
High score: 494 Average for: 374 Average against: 383
Round 1		Blyler played #21 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and lost 324 to 383 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 0-1, -59.
Round 2		Blyler played #13 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 291 to 496 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-2, -264. Blyler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Blyler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Blyler played #59 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 363 to 374 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-3, -275.
Round 4		Blyler played #61 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 353 to 441 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-4, -363.
Round 5		Blyler played #71 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 358 to 421 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-5, -426.
Round 6		Blyler played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-5, -421.
Round 7		Blyler played #68 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 353 to 296 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-5, -364.
Round 8		Blyler played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 377 to 363 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-5, -350.
Round 9		Blyler played #38 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 445 to 319 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-5, -224.
Round 10		Blyler played #60 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 494 to 363 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-5, -93.
Round 11		Blyler played #32 Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX) and lost 372 to 414 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-6, -135.
Round 12		Blyler played #20 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 410 to 275 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, +0.
Round 13		Blyler played #14 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 389 to 435 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-7, -46.
Round 14		Blyler played #54 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 348 to 314 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-7, -12.
Round 15		Blyler played #57 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 357 to 337 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-7, +8.
Round 16		Blyler played #12 Rhonda Roederer (New Orleans, LA) and won 404 to 320 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-7, +92.
Round 17		Blyler played #35 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 389 to 369 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +112.
Round 18		Blyler played #39 Kate Graham (Atlanta, GA) and won 457 to 343 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +226.
Round 19		Blyler played #15 Mike Lean (Washington, DC) and lost 359 to 384 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +201.
Round 20		Blyler played #24 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 412 to 295 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +318.
Round 21		Blyler played #6 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 462 to 339 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +441.
Round 22		Blyler played #18 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 358 to 353 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +446.
Round 23		Blyler played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 348 to 342 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +452.
Round 24		Blyler played #56 Suhas Rao (Apex, NC) and lost 386 to 488 (a spread of -102) (loss vacated 2012-09-19). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +350. Blyler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Blyler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Blyler played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 309 to 468 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +191. Blyler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Blyler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Blyler played #25 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 333 to 525 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, -1.
Round 27		Blyler played #18 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) again and won 398 to 348 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-11, +49.
Round 28		Blyler played #46 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 307 to 383 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, -27.
Round 29		Blyler played #28 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 376 to 488 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, -139.
Round 30		Blyler played #27 Susan Blanchard (Charlotte, NC) and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, -112.
Round 31		Blyler played #7 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 303 to 470 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-14, -279.

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