NSC 2009: Nola Hembrook [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Nola Hembrook, 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 17.5-13.5, +320, and is ranked #21 in Division 4.

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): Nola Surname(s): Hembrook Home: Marshfield, WI, USA Hobbies: reading, traveling, bowling Occupation: retired English teacher

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 381 Average against: 370
Round 1		Hembrook played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 409 to 298 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +111.
Round 2		Hembrook played #48 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 319 to 340 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +90.
Round 3		Hembrook played #23 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 370 to 326 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +134.
Round 4		Hembrook played #8 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 378 to 414 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +98.
Round 5		Hembrook played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and won 407 to 306 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +199.
Round 6		Hembrook played #1 Harold Stone (Winnipeg MB) and won 435 to 410 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-2, +224.
Round 7		Hembrook played #46 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 377 to 350 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +251.
Round 8		Hembrook played #64 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 418 to 444 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +225. Hembrook is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Hembrook played #43 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 350 to 389 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +186.
Round 10		Hembrook played #7 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 435 to 324 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +297.
Round 11		Hembrook played #27 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 321 to 492 (a spread of -171). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +126.
Round 12		Hembrook played #37 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 368 to 317 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +177.
Round 13		Hembrook played #21 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 336 to 319 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +194.
Round 14		Hembrook played #5 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 394 to 442 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +146.
Round 15		Hembrook played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and won 500 to 344 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +302.
Round 16		Hembrook played #65 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 363 to 347 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +318.
Round 17		Hembrook played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 322 to 334 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +306.
Round 18		Hembrook played #25 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 326 to 434 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +198.
Round 19		Hembrook played #14 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 291 to 485 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-9, +4.
Round 20		Hembrook played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 347 to 455 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-10, -104.
Round 21		Hembrook played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 353 to 261 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, -12.
Round 22		Hembrook played #47 Jackie Prince (Newton, MA) and won 385 to 319 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +54.
Round 23		Hembrook played #10 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and lost 337 to 427 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -36.
Round 24		Hembrook played #11 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and won 451 to 331 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-11, +84.
Round 25		Hembrook played #6 Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB) and won 392 to 304 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +172.
Round 26		Hembrook played #35 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 436 to 265 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +343.
Round 27		Hembrook played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 331 to 357 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +317.
Round 28		Hembrook played #45 Paul May (Rochester, MI) and won 446 to 401 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +362.
Round 29		Hembrook played #40 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and tied at 365. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +362.
Round 30		Hembrook played #4 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 442 to 356 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +448.
Round 31		Hembrook played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 525 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +320.

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