NSC 2009: Barbara Major [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Major, 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, +379, and is ranked #18 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
	Given name(s): Barbara Surname(s): Major Home: Alexandria, VA, USA Hobbies: Knitting, Crocheting, Reading, Cards Occupation: Publishing

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 358 Average against: 346
Round 1		Major played #34 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 366 to 311 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Major played #43 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 396 to 359 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +92.
Round 3		Major played #5 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 347 to 343 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +96.
Round 4		Major played #24 Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 323 to 351 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +68.
Round 5		Major played #44 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 401 to 295 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +174.
Round 6		Major played #38 Lisa Green (Charleston, WV) and lost 311 to 316 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +169.
Round 7		Major played #4 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and lost 341 to 408 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +102.
Round 8		Major played #29 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 356 to 338 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +120.
Round 9		Major played #39 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 381 to 427 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, +74.
Round 10		Major played #25 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 298 to 382 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, -10.
Round 11		Major played #6 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 300 to 397 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, -107.
Round 12		Major played #40 Mary Zarse (Wawatosa, WI) and lost 329 to 344 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-7, -122.
Round 13		Major played #51 David Steinke (Indianapolis, IN) and won 420 to 262 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-7, +36.
Round 14		Major played #9 JC Green (Lealman, FL) and won 448 to 212 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, +272.
Round 15		Major played #15 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 280 to 379 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-8, +173.
Round 16		Major played #1 David Goldberg (Loveland, CO) and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-9, +93.
Round 17		Major played #10 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and lost 336 to 449 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-10, -20.
Round 18		Major played #14 Polly Lenzen (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 286 to 378 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-11, -112.
Round 19		Major played #50 Dorothy M Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 462 to 301 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-11, +49.
Round 20		Major played #52 Evan Winston (North Salem, NY) and won 364 to 237 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-11, +176.
Round 21		Major played #30 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 328 to 306 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-11, +198.
Round 22		Major played #8 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 407 to 354 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-11, +251.
Round 23		Major played #32 Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 303 to 367 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-12, +187.
Round 24		Major played #22 Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA) and won 449 to 323 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-12, +313.
Round 25		Major played #28 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and lost 357 to 387 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-13, +283.
Round 26		Major played #45 Lillian Zoller (Dayton, OH) and won 400 to 334 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-13, +349.
Round 27		Major played #31 Stephen Winston (North Salem, NY) and won 401 to 239 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-13, +511.
Round 28		Major played #23 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 358 to 288 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-13, +581.
Round 29		Major played #19 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 329 to 322 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +588.
Round 30		Major played #39 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) again and won 431 to 419 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-13, +600.
Round 31		Major played #11 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 274 to 495 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +379. Major is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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