NSC 2009: T C Houlgate-West [#78]

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On this page, you will find information about T C Houlgate-West, who is competing at the 2009 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, -705, and is ranked #78 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): T C Surname(s): Houlgate-West Home: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Awards: Many awards and prizes for poetry & prose Hobbies: Bridge, choral music, poetry, travel, peace activism Occupation: Semi-retired bridge teacher & ESOL tutor

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 367 Average against: 390
Round 1		Houlgate-West played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 329 to 473 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -144.
Round 2		Houlgate-West played #27 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 430 to 398 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -112.
Round 3		Houlgate-West played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 304 to 381 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -189.
Round 4		Houlgate-West played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 281 to 538 (a spread of -257). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -446.
Round 5		Houlgate-West played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 349 to 410 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-4, -507.
Round 6		Houlgate-West played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-5, -513.
Round 7		Houlgate-West played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 334 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, -452.
Round 8		Houlgate-West played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 399 to 385 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-5, -438.
Round 9		Houlgate-West played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 380 to 363 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -421.
Round 10		Houlgate-West played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 321 to 401 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -501.
Round 11		Houlgate-West played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 361 to 466 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-7, -606.
Round 12		Houlgate-West played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 379 to 441 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-8, -668.
Round 13		Houlgate-West played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 437 to 331 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, -562.
Round 14		Houlgate-West played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 529 to 406 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-8, -439.
Round 15		Houlgate-West played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and lost 292 to 347 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -494.
Round 16		Houlgate-West played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 405 to 460 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-10, -549.
Round 17		Houlgate-West played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, -532.
Round 18		Houlgate-West played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 417 to 380 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, -495.
Round 19		Houlgate-West played #51 Katie Devanney (Paoli, PA) and won 427 to 292 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-10, -360.
Round 20		Houlgate-West played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 330 to 384 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, -414.
Round 21		Houlgate-West played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 388 to 358 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-11, -384.
Round 22		Houlgate-West played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 302 to 358 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, -440.
Round 23		Houlgate-West played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 459 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -535.
Round 24		Houlgate-West played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 368 to 406 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -573.
Round 25		Houlgate-West played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 348 to 521 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-15, -746.
Round 26		Houlgate-West played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 435 to 384 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-15, -695.
Round 27		Houlgate-West played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-16, -765.
Round 28		Houlgate-West played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 381 to 356 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-16, -740.
Round 29		Houlgate-West played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 320 to 327 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-17, -747.
Round 30		Houlgate-West played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 470 to 329 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-17, -606.
Round 31		Houlgate-West played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) again and lost 131 to 230 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-18, -705.

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