NSC 2010: Paul Wood [#41]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Wood, 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 9-22, -1652, and is ranked #39 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): Paul Surname(s): Wood Home: Central City, IA, United States Hobbies: Rugby/Soccer Referee, Published Author, Gardens, Woodwork Occupation: Senior Manager

Round by Round
High score: 414 Average for: 321 Average against: 378
Round 1		Wood played #1 Nancy Bratcher (Lavon, TX) and lost 270 to 358 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Wood played #14 Wilfredo Birondo (Palatine, IL) and won 362 to 349 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -75.
Round 3		Wood played #22 Phyllis Spence (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 350 to 379 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, -104.
Round 4		Wood played #3 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 249 to 522 (a spread of -273). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-3, -377. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Wood played #30 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 269 to 355 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -463.
Round 6		Wood played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) and lost 336 to 400 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-5, -527.
Round 7		Wood recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-5, -477.
Round 8		Wood played #42 Sandy Poulin (Milwaukee, WI) and won 326 to 317 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-5, -468. Wood is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wood played #34 Hanna Raskin (Dallas, TX) and lost 340 to 345 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-6, -473.
Round 10		Wood played #37 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 264 to 401 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-7, -610.
Round 11		Wood played #40 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 338 to 337 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-7, -609.
Round 12		Wood played #38 Mary Logullo (Dallas, TX) and lost 297 to 415 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-8, -727.
Round 13		Wood played #39 Michael Lavoie (Seattle, WA) and lost 302 to 458 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-9, -883.
Round 14		Wood played #32 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 414 to 273 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-9, -742.
Round 15		Wood played #11 Wendell Smith (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 379 to 349 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-9, -712.
Round 16		Wood played #15 Polly Lenzen (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 328 to 438 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-10, -822.
Round 17		Wood played #31 Ruth Brower (New Castle County, DE) and lost 324 to 389 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-11, -887.
Round 18		Wood played #35 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 286 to 421 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-12, -1022.
Round 19		Wood played #10 Emily Lichtman (New York, NY) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-13, -1074.
Round 20		Wood played #28 Sharon Freeman (San Antonio, TX) and lost 284 to 299 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-14, -1089.
Round 21		Wood played #21 Patricia Oppenlander (Denton, TX) and won 377 to 328 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-14, -1040.
Round 22		Wood played #29 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 369 to 329 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-14, -1000.
Round 23		Wood played #18 Irene Bookbinder (Tulsa, OK) and lost 278 to 369 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-15, -1091.
Round 24		Wood played #36 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 340 to 419 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-16, -1170.
Round 25		Wood played #25 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 387 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-17, -1196.
Round 26		Wood played #16 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 308 to 364 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-18, -1252.
Round 27		Wood played #27 Katherine Rybak (Evansville, IN) and lost 356 to 369 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-19, -1265.
Round 28		Wood played #26 Richard Bell (St. Louis, MO) and lost 268 to 390 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-20, -1387.
Round 29		Wood played #20 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and lost 277 to 402 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-21, -1512.
Round 30		Wood played #23 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 307 to 464 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-22, -1669.
Round 31		Wood played #17 Sarah Lowery (Washington, DC) again and won 335 to 318 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-22, -1652.

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