NSC 2010: Irene Bookbinder [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Irene Bookbinder, 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, -60, and is ranked #28 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): Irene Surname(s): Bookbinder Home: Tulsa, OK, United States

Round by Round
High score: 444 Average for: 351 Average against: 355
Round 1		Bookbinder played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 365 to 339 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Bookbinder played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Bookbinder played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 363 to 318 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +2.
Round 4		Bookbinder played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 364 to 396 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -30.
Round 5		Bookbinder played #8 Israr Ahmad (Ajax ON) and won 360 to 313 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +17.
Round 6		Bookbinder played #5 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 351 to 408 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -40.
Round 7		Bookbinder played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 341 to 380 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -79.
Round 8		Bookbinder played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 329 to 398 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, -148.
Round 9		Bookbinder played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 368 to 391 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-6, -171.
Round 10		Bookbinder played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 372 to 344 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-6, -143.
Round 11		Bookbinder played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 323 to 393 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, -213.
Round 12		Bookbinder played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and won 444 to 241 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-7, -10.
Round 13		Bookbinder played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 407 to 287 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-7, +110.
Round 14		Bookbinder played #19 Dan Horowitz (Wilmington, DE) and lost 327 to 424 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-8, +13.
Round 15		Bookbinder played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and lost 296 to 443 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-9, -134.
Round 16		Bookbinder played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 314 to 413 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-10, -233.
Round 17		Bookbinder played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 322 to 423 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-11, -334.
Round 18		Bookbinder played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and lost 292 to 344 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-12, -386.
Round 19		Bookbinder played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 315 to 365 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-13, -436.
Round 20		Bookbinder recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-13, -386.
Round 21		Bookbinder played #4 Jayne Boniface (Centennial, CO) and won 344 to 288 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-13, -330.
Round 22		Bookbinder played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and lost 327 to 412 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-14, -415.
Round 23		Bookbinder played #41 Paul Wood (Central City, IA) and won 369 to 278 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-14, -324.
Round 24		Bookbinder played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 375 to 338 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-14, -287.
Round 25		Bookbinder played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 361 to 308 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-14, -234.
Round 26		Bookbinder played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and won 400 to 365 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-14, -199.
Round 27		Bookbinder played #13 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 301 to 321 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-15, -219.
Round 28		Bookbinder played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 390 to 348 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-15, -177.
Round 29		Bookbinder played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 304 to 442 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-16, -315.
Round 30		Bookbinder played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 348 to 227 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-16, -194.
Round 31		Bookbinder played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) again and won 401 to 267 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-16, -60.

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