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NSC 2011: Linda Oliva [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Oliva, who is competing at the 2011 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 16-15, -1046, and is ranked #44 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Given name(s): Linda
Surname(s): Oliva
Home: Lisbon, MD, United States
Round by Round

High score: 454
Average for: 355
Average against: 389

Round 1

[photo of Keil Shults]

Oliva played #20 Keil Shults (Corinth, TX) and won 415 to 391 (a spread of 24).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-0, +24.

Round 2

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Oliva played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 454 to 362 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-0, +116.

Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Carl Davis]

Oliva played #48 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 365 to 322 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-0, +159.

Round 4

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Oliva played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 283 to 391 (a spread of -108).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 3-1, +51.

Oliva is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Harriette Lakernick]

Oliva played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 281 to 385 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-2, -53.

Round 6

[photo of David Gremaud]

Oliva played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 342 to 435 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 3-3, -146.

Round 7

[photo of Matt Canik]

Oliva played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 286 to 574 (a spread of -288).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 3-4, -434.

Round 8

[photo of Debbie Scholz]

Oliva played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 3-5, -442.

Round 9

[photo of Olinga Flisock]

Oliva played #64 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 390 to 339 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 4-5, -391.

Round 10

[photo of Tim Anglin]

Oliva played #26 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 438 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 4-6, -453.

Round 11

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Oliva played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 340 to 299 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 5-6, -412.

Round 12

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Oliva played #47 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 445 to 396 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 6-6, -363.

Round 13

[photo of Broderick Larkins]

Oliva played #85 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 348 to 390 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-7, -405.

Round 14

[photo of David S Adams]

Oliva played #68 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 360 to 331 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-7, -376.

Round 15

[photo of Michael Willis]

Oliva played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 310 to 456 (a spread of -146).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-8, -522.

Oliva is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Glenda Short]

Oliva played #60 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 347 to 333 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 8-8, -508.

Round 17

[photo of Steven Karp]

Oliva played #56 Steven Karp (Waterloo ON) and lost 270 to 466 (a spread of -196).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 8-9, -704.

Round 18

[photo of Mary Pastore]

Oliva played #65 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 388 to 329 (a spread of 59).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-9, -645.

Round 19

[photo of Derek Martinez]

Oliva played #28 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 360 to 309 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 10-9, -594.

Round 20

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

Oliva played #37 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 377 to 333 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 11-9, -550.

Round 21

[photo of Geoff Gibson]

Oliva played #83 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 479 (a spread of -165).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 11-10, -715.

Round 22

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Oliva played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 340 to 381 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 11-11, -756.

Round 23

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

Oliva played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 301 to 425 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 11-12, -880.

Round 24

[photo of Shelley Ubeika]

Oliva played #62 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 309 to 375 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 11-13, -946.

Round 25

[photo of Jeremy Jeffers]

Oliva played #52 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 426 to 406 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 12-13, -926.

Round 26

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Oliva played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 333 to 486 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 12-14, -1079.

Round 27

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

Oliva played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 454 to 372 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 13-14, -997.

Round 28

[photo of Connie Creed]

Oliva played #42 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 377 to 370 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 14-14, -990.

Round 29

[photo of Judy Cole]

Oliva played #69 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 389 to 358 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 15-14, -959.

Round 30

[photo of Paul Thornton]

Oliva played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 349 to 345 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 16-14, -955.

Round 31

[photo of Martin Weisskopf]

Oliva played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 323 to 414 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 16-15, -1046.


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