NSC 2010: Burke Riley [#7]

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On this page, you will find information about Burke Riley, 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, -163, and is ranked #29 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): Burke Surname(s): Riley Home: Ft Lauderdale,, FL, United States Hobbies: Tennis, Singing

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 345 Average against: 352
Round 1		Riley played #34 Hanna Raskin (Dallas, TX) and won 358 to 338 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Riley played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and won 318 to 308 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +30.
Round 3		Riley played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +14.
Round 4		Riley played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 385 to 351 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +48.
Round 5		Riley played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 327 to 434 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, -59.
Round 6		Riley played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and won 447 to 275 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +113.
Round 7		Riley played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and won 366 to 325 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +154.
Round 8		Riley played #9 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 375 to 417 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +112.
Round 9		Riley played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 288 to 363 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-4, +37.
Round 10		Riley played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 359 to 318 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-4, +78.
Round 11		Riley played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and lost 285 to 384 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, -21.
Round 12		Riley played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 354 to 325 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +8.
Round 13		Riley played #12 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 369 to 315 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-5, +62.
Round 14		Riley played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and won 370 to 359 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +73.
Round 15		Riley played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 327 to 354 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +46.
Round 16		Riley played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 300 to 452 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, -106.
Round 17		Riley played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and lost 334 to 340 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, -112.
Round 18		Riley played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 523 to 278 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +133.
Round 19		Riley played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 326 to 330 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-9, +129.
Round 20		Riley played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 339 to 430 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-10, +38.
Round 21		Riley played #24 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 303 to 353 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-11, -12.
Round 22		Riley played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and won 361 to 324 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-11, +25.
Round 23		Riley played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 243 to 408 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-12, -140.
Round 24		Riley played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 294 to 431 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-13, -277.
Round 25		Riley played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 435 to 278 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-13, -120.
Round 26		Riley recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-13, -70.
Round 27		Riley played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 234 to 411 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-14, -247.
Round 28		Riley played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 330 to 283 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-14, -200.
Round 29		Riley played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 384 to 317 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-14, -133.
Round 30		Riley played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and lost 342 to 354 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-15, -145.
Round 31		Riley played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) again and lost 336 to 354 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-16, -163.

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