NSC 2010: Mona Larsen [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Mona Larsen, 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 19-12, +740, and is ranked #12 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): Mona Surname(s): Larsen Home: Glenmont, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 486 Average for: 395 Average against: 371
Round 1		Larsen played #71 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 273 to 294 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 0-1, -21.
Round 2		Larsen played #86 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 486 to 370 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +95.
Round 3		Larsen played #25 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 387 to 385 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +97.
Round 4		Larsen played #64 Sophie Marques (Boca Raton, FL) and won 430 to 358 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +169.
Round 5		Larsen played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 413 to 382 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +200.
Round 6		Larsen played #2 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 344 to 349 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +195.
Round 7		Larsen played #16 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 444 to 286 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +353.
Round 8		Larsen played #10 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 441 to 405 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +389.
Round 9		Larsen played #21 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and won 351 to 320 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +420.
Round 10		Larsen played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 372 to 502 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +290.
Round 11		Larsen played #15 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 314 to 401 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +203.
Round 12		Larsen played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 329 to 408 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +124.
Round 13		Larsen played #84 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 477 to 383 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +218.
Round 14		Larsen played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 343 to 362 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +199.
Round 15		Larsen played #92 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 416 to 290 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +325.
Round 16		Larsen played #58 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 399 to 328 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +396.
Round 17		Larsen played #11 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 455 to 310 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +541.
Round 18		Larsen played #4 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 437 to 441 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +537.
Round 19		Larsen played #22 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 341 to 473 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +405.
Round 20		Larsen played #33 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and won 411 to 346 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +470.
Round 21		Larsen played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and won 398 to 320 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +548.
Round 22		Larsen played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 412 to 468 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +492.
Round 23		Larsen played #5 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 417 to 297 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +612.
Round 24		Larsen played #62 Oliver Roeder (Austin, TX) and lost 439 to 440 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +611. Larsen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Larsen played #55 Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX) and won 373 to 370 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +614.
Round 26		Larsen played #54 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 416 to 361 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +669.
Round 27		Larsen played #19 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 371 to 329 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +711.
Round 28		Larsen played #26 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 385 to 291 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +805.
Round 29		Larsen played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 334 to 380 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, +759.
Round 30		Larsen played #35 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) again and lost 374 to 427 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-12, +706.
Round 31		Larsen played #25 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) again and won 474 to 440 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-12, +740.

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