NSC 2009: Linda Wancel [#128]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Wancel, 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 11-20, -1093, and is ranked #121 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): Linda Surname(s): Wancel Home: Flushing, NY, USA Awards: too many to list Hobbies: reading, writing, scrabbling, traveling Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor (Like Law and Order)

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 335 Average against: 370
Before the Tournament		Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Wancel played #29 Vera Bigall (East York ON) and won 313 to 305 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Wancel played #43 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 297 to 395 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -90.
Round 3		Wancel played #69 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 342 to 374 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-2, -122.
Round 4		Wancel played #58 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -48.
Round 5		Wancel played #24 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 348 to 438 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, -138.
Round 6		Wancel played #129 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 310 to 544 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, -372.
Round 7		Wancel played #111 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 362 to 357 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, -367.
Round 8		Wancel played #59 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 263 to 450 (a spread of -187). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-5, -554.
Round 9		Wancel played #21 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 350 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3-6, -593.
Round 10		Wancel played #71 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 314 to 350 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-7, -629.
Round 11		Wancel played #53 Terry Oblander (Medina, OH) and won 361 to 348 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-7, -616.
Round 12		Wancel played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 448 to 390 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-7, -558.
Round 13		Wancel played #45 Emma Perryman (Mobile, AL) and won 357 to 336 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-7, -537.
Round 14		Wancel played #83 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 303 to 334 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-8, -568.
Round 15		Wancel played #116 Celia Dayrit Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and lost 366 to 377 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-9, -579.
Round 16		Wancel played #88 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 389 to 308 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-9, -498.
Round 17		Wancel played #109 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 339 to 354 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-10, -513.
Round 18		Wancel played #84 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 286 to 408 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-11, -635.
Round 19		Wancel played #125 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 271 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-11, -454.
Round 20		Wancel played #99 Benton Bowen (Bluffton, SC) and lost 287 to 335 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-12, -502.
Round 21		Wancel played #106 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 382 to 244 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-12, -364.
Round 22		Wancel played #119 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 317 to 379 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-13, -426.
Round 23		Wancel played #98 Shelley Kirk (Cincinnati, OH) and won 457 to 399 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -368.
Round 24		Wancel played #118 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 263 to 430 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-14, -535.
Round 25		Wancel played #82 Nancy Scott (San Antonio, TX) and lost 367 to 499 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-15, -667.
Round 26		Wancel played #93 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 350 to 315 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-15, -632.
Round 27		Wancel played #112 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 247 to 304 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-16, -689.
Round 28		Wancel played #85 Susan Hoehn (St. Paul, MN) and lost 243 to 438 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-17, -884.
Round 29		Wancel played #75 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 290 to 449 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 11-18, -1043.
Round 30		Wancel played #113 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 293 to 300 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-19, -1050.
Round 31		Wancel played #106 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) again and lost 335 to 378 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 11-20, -1093.

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