NSC 2010: Sandra Bloom [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Sandra Bloom, 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 18-13, +315, and is ranked #20 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): Sandra Surname(s): Bloom Home: Tamarac, FL, United States Hobbies: Graphic Arts, Painting, Scrabble, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Reading

Round by Round
High score: 477 Average for: 371 Average against: 361
Round 1		Bloom played #62 Oliver Roeder (Austin, TX) and lost 386 to 435 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Bloom played #87 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 373 to 452 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -128.
Round 3		Bloom played #1 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and lost 363 to 365 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-3, -130.
Round 4		Bloom played #25 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 477 to 368 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-3, -21.
Round 5		Bloom played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 358 to 372 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, -35.
Round 6		Bloom played #82 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 405 to 351 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-4, +19.
Round 7		Bloom played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 322 to 484 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, -143.
Round 8		Bloom played #78 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 357 to 351 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -137.
Round 9		Bloom played #86 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 333 to 306 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, -110.
Round 10		Bloom played #92 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 375 to 324 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -59.
Round 11		Bloom played #16 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 432 to 301 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +72.
Round 12		Bloom played #73 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +127.
Round 13		Bloom played #54 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 404 to 328 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +203.
Round 14		Bloom played #2 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 298 to 457 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +44.
Round 15		Bloom played #11 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +13.
Round 16		Bloom played #45 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 298 to 382 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, -71.
Round 17		Bloom played #60 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 353 to 360 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-9, -78.
Round 18		Bloom played #71 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 384 to 368 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -62.
Round 19		Bloom played #50 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and won 378 to 344 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, -28.
Round 20		Bloom played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 329 to 308 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, -7.
Round 21		Bloom played #69 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 344 to 383 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, -46.
Round 22		Bloom played #9 John Redding (Dallas, TX) and lost 347 to 354 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -53.
Round 23		Bloom played #37 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 374 to 372 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -51.
Round 24		Bloom played #59 Waheed Thompson (Mesquite, TX) and won 358 to 346 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-11, -39.
Round 25		Bloom played #8 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 382 to 420 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -77.
Round 26		Bloom played #32 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 338 to 392 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-13, -131.
Round 27		Bloom played #56 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 360 to 300 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-13, -71.
Round 28		Bloom played #30 Robb Griffith (Marshall Islands) and won 391 to 314 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-13, +6.
Round 29		Bloom played #95 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 436 to 287 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-13, +155.
Round 30		Bloom played #23 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 441 to 307 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-13, +289.
Round 31		Bloom played #92 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) again and won 356 to 330 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-13, +315.

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