NSC 2013: Lynda Finn [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Lynda Finn, 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, +388, and is ranked #51 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): Lynda Surname(s): Finn Home: Madison, WI, United States Hobbies: Golf, Improv Comedy

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 393 Average against: 382
Round 1		Finn played #81 David Slavin (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 311 to 366 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2		Finn played #105 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 408 to 365 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -12.
Round 3		Finn played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 420 to 445 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -37.
Round 4		Finn played #14 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 326 to 476 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-3, -187.
Round 5		Finn played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 366 to 308 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, -129.
Round 6		Finn played #91 Terry Veevers (San Mateo, CA) and lost 417 to 426 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -138.
Round 7		Finn played #38 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 454 to 400 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-4, -84.
Round 8		Finn played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 339 to 347 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-5, -92.
Round 9		Finn played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 413 to 421 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-6, -100.
Round 10		Finn played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and won 466 to 412 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-6, -46.
Round 11		Finn played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and lost 399 to 439 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-7, -86.
Round 12		Finn played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 336 to 383 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-8, -133.
Round 13		Finn played #90 Ryan Burgess (Vancouver BC) and lost 405 to 408 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #113. Current record: 4-9, -136.
Round 14		Finn played #98 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 418 to 386 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-9, -104.
Round 15		Finn played #84 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 311 to 345 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-10, -138.
Round 16		Finn played #117 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 441 to 304 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-10, -1.
Round 17		Finn played #109 Frederick Schneider (Middle Village, NY) and lost 298 to 533 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-11, -236.
Round 18		Finn played #56 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 368 to 492 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6-12, -360.
Round 19		Finn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-12, -310.
Round 20		Finn played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 428 to 308 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-12, -190.
Round 21		Finn played #82 Max Dwyer (Fresno, CA) and lost 357 to 434 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-13, -267.
Round 22		Finn played #120 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 448 to 340 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-13, -159.
Round 23		Finn played #119 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 315 to 433 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-14, -277.
Round 24		Finn played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 520 to 238 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-14, +5.
Round 25		Finn played #97 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 425 to 295 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-14, +135.
Round 26		Finn played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 336 to 406 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-15, +65.
Round 27		Finn played #35 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 372 to 332 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-15, +105.
Round 28		Finn played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 442 to 300 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-15, +247.
Round 29		Finn played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 434 to 404 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-15, +277.
Round 30		Finn played #44 Curran Eggertson (Calgary AB) and won 388 to 381 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-15, +284.
Round 31		Finn played #38 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) again and won 423 to 319 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 16-15, +388.

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