NSC 2009: Jim Barker [#8]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Barker, 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 17-14, +618, and is ranked #17 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

[photo of Jim Barker]

Given name(s): Jim
Surname(s): Barker
Home: San Jose, CA, USA
Awards: Former Olympic Trails-Marathon Qualifier, Best 50 Miles in USA,1977, 5:35, Ironman Triathlon 2X, Top 21%,WWorld of Sport
Hobbies: L-Distance running.cycling Triathlons,custom pet home construction, human rights & Veterans riadvocacy,community service
Occupation: Retired, VAMC, Sr. Psychiatric Social Wkr. Current: P-Time Vietnamese Language Instructor,Writer

Round by Round
High score: 510 Average for: 359 Average against: 339
Round 1		Barker played #32 Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 287 to 313 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Barker played #31 Stephen Winston (North Salem, NY) and won 510 to 287 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-1, +197.
Round 3		Barker played #13 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 302 to 449 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, +50.
Round 4		Barker played #39 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 319 to 447 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-3, -78.
Round 5		Barker played #51 David Steinke (Indianapolis, IN) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, +0.
Round 6		Barker played #46 Cathy Steinke (Indianapolis, IN) and won 422 to 273 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +149.
Round 7		Barker played #26 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 398 to 405 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, +142.
Round 8		Barker played #9 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 385 to 261 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +266.
Round 9		Barker played #7 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 357 to 304 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +319.
Round 10		Barker played #44 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 376 to 328 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +367.
Round 11		Barker played #19 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 356 to 396 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +327.
Round 12		Barker played #22 Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA) and lost 299 to 399 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, +227.
Round 13		Barker played #36 Merran Dunlop (Toronto ON) and lost 253 to 362 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, +118.
Round 14		Barker played #34 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 300 to 326 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-8, +92.
Round 15		Barker played #27 Maryjane Cook (Jacksonville, FL) and won 431 to 245 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, +278.
Round 16		Barker played #14 Polly Lenzen (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 357 to 334 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, +301.
Round 17		Barker played #21 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and won 448 to 273 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, +476.
Round 18		Barker played #43 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and lost 303 to 323 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, +456.
Round 19		Barker played #3 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and lost 304 to 526 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-10, +234.
Round 20		Barker played #33 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 406 to 473 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-11, +167.
Round 21		Barker played #23 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 384 to 242 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-11, +309.
Round 22		Barker played #20 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and lost 354 to 407 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-12, +256.
Round 23		Barker played #35 Pamela Cass (Columbus, OH) and won 445 to 276 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-12, +425.
Round 24		Barker played #28 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 285 to 260 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-12, +450.
Round 25		Barker played #30 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 387 to 380 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, +457.
Round 26		Barker played #1 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and won 359 to 319 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-12, +497.
Round 27		Barker played #37 Marion Brien (New Hope, PA) and won 447 to 253 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-12, +691.
Round 28		Barker played #5 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and lost 312 to 354 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-13, +649.
Round 29		Barker played #38 Lisa Green (Charleston, WV) and won 330 to 316 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-13, +663.
Round 30		Barker played #11 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 279 to 371 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-14, +571.
Round 31		Barker played #39 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) again and won 327 to 280 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +618.

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