NSC 2010: Verna Richards Berg [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, who is competing at the 2010 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 15-16, -232, and is ranked #54 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): Verna Richards Surname(s): Berg Home: Manhattan, NY, United States Awards: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING

Round by Round
High score: 490 Average for: 384 Average against: 392
Round 1		Berg played #55 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 339 to 358 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Berg played #77 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 316 to 383 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-2, -86.
Round 3		Berg played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 307 to 490 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-3, -269.
Round 4		Berg played #78 Arthur McMillion (Mobile, AL) and lost 351 to 381 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-4, -299.
Round 5		Berg played #34 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 490 to 395 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-4, -204.
Round 6		Berg played #84 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 412 to 432 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-5, -224.
Round 7		Berg played #62 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 456 to 386 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-5, -154.
Round 8		Berg played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 402 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-6, -179.
Round 9		Berg played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 387 to 320 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-6, -112.
Round 10		Berg played #37 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 449 to 350 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -13.
Round 11		Berg played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 337 to 302 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +22.
Round 12		Berg played #56 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 319 to 541 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, -200.
Round 13		Berg played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 472 to 331 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-7, -59.
Round 14		Berg played #72 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 408 to 368 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, -19.
Round 15		Berg played #58 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 465 to 326 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +120.
Round 16		Berg played #6 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 385 to 338 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +167. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Berg played #33 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 391 to 463 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +95.
Round 18		Berg played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 296 to 480 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-9, -89.
Round 19		Berg played #75 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 361 to 302 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-9, -30.
Round 20		Berg played #69 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 449 to 366 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +53.
Round 21		Berg played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 371 to 383 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, +41.
Round 22		Berg played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 333 to 487 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, -113.
Round 23		Berg played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 413 to 353 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -53.
Round 24		Berg played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 319 to 431 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, -165.
Round 25		Berg played #40 James Frankki (Houston, TX) and won 453 to 401 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -113.
Round 26		Berg played #71 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and lost 379 to 419 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -153.
Round 27		Berg played #86 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 454 to 311 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, -10.
Round 28		Berg played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and lost 376 to 393 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, -27.
Round 29		Berg played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 346 to 367 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-15, -48.
Round 30		Berg played #64 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 436 to 418 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-15, -30.
Round 31		Berg played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) again and lost 266 to 468 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-16, -232.

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