NSC 2013: Linda Oliva [#97]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Oliva, 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 12-19, -987, and is ranked #116 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): Oliva Home: Lisbon, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 459 Average for: 354 Average against: 388
Round 1		Oliva played #1 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and won 459 to 453 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-0, +6.
Round 2		Oliva played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 333 to 393 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -54.
Round 3		Oliva played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, +9.
Round 4		Oliva played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 371 to 421 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -41.
Round 5		Oliva played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 353 to 404 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -92.
Round 6		Oliva played #42 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 285 to 377 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-4, -184.
Round 7		Oliva played #41 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 302 to 405 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-5, -287.
Round 8		Oliva played #106 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 381 to 522 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-6, -428. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Oliva played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 306 to 395 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-7, -517.
Round 10		Oliva played #64 Daniel Tinkelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 264 to 546 (a spread of -282). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-8, -799.
Round 11		Oliva recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-8, -749.
Round 12		Oliva played #98 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 342 to 370 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-9, -777.
Round 13		Oliva played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 388 to 392 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-10, -781.
Round 14		Oliva played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 403 to 349 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-10, -727.
Round 15		Oliva played #108 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 281 to 436 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 4-11, -882.
Round 16		Oliva played #115 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 345 to 302 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-11, -839.
Round 17		Oliva played #119 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 420 to 392 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-11, -811.
Round 18		Oliva played #116 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and lost 359 to 426 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 6-12, -878.
Round 19		Oliva played #111 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 389 to 337 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-12, -826.
Round 20		Oliva played #107 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 369 to 311 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-12, -768.
Round 21		Oliva played #95 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 368 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-13, -810.
Round 22		Oliva played #57 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-13, -790.
Round 23		Oliva played #117 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 373 to 442 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 9-14, -859.
Round 24		Oliva played #110 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 379 to 395 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-15, -875.
Round 25		Oliva played #37 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 295 to 425 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-16, -1005.
Round 26		Oliva played #113 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 303 to 383 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-17, -1085.
Round 27		Oliva played #38 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 282 to 407 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9-18, -1210.
Round 28		Oliva played #92 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 390 to 361 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-18, -1181.
Round 29		Oliva played #54 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 363 to 355 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-18, -1173.
Round 30		Oliva played #70 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 430 to 226 (a spread of 204). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-18, -969.
Round 31		Oliva played #114 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) again and lost 317 to 335 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-19, -987.

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