NSC 2013: Linda Wancel [#100]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Wancel, who is competing at the 2013 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, -35, and is ranked #56 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
	Given name(s): Linda Surname(s): Wancel Home: Flushing, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 505 Average for: 378 Average against: 379
Round 1		Wancel played #16 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 449 to 290 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +159.
Round 2		Wancel played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 268 to 396 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +31.
Round 3		Wancel played #88 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and lost 360 to 400 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -9.
Round 4		Wancel played #15 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 494 to 322 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +163.
Round 5		Wancel played #93 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 453 to 349 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +267.
Round 6		Wancel played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 321 to 393 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +195.
Round 7		Wancel played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 249 to 490 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-4, -46.
Round 8		Wancel played #94 Alan Kait (Unknown city, CA) and won 473 to 321 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, +106.
Round 9		Wancel played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 409 to 442 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-5, +73.
Round 10		Wancel played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 505 to 387 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, +191.
Round 11		Wancel played #120 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 320 to 444 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, +67.
Round 12		Wancel played #46 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 422 to 409 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, +80.
Round 13		Wancel played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 289 to 416 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -47.
Round 14		Wancel played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 415 to 402 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, -34.
Round 15		Wancel played #30 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 332 to 340 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -42.
Round 16		Wancel played #22 Michael Stevens (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 362 to 318 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, +2.
Round 17		Wancel played #47 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 334 to 417 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-9, -81.
Round 18		Wancel played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, +52.
Round 19		Wancel played #101 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 366 to 331 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +87.
Round 20		Wancel played #43 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 294 to 353 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-10, +28.
Round 21		Wancel played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 431 to 302 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-10, +157.
Round 22		Wancel played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 405 to 392 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, +170.
Round 23		Wancel played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 400 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +190.
Round 24		Wancel played #34 Jeanmarie Youngblood (Brooklyn, NY) and won 408 to 340 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +258.
Round 25		Wancel played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 277 to 440 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +95.
Round 26		Wancel played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 435 to 306 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-11, +224.
Round 27		Wancel played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 402 to 408 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-12, +218.
Round 28		Wancel played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 296 to 476 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-13, +38.
Round 29		Wancel played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 305 to 369 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 15-14, -26.
Round 30		Wancel played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 381 to 396 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 15-15, -41.
Round 31		Wancel played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 384 to 378 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-15, -35.

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