NSC 2013: Barbara Drinkwine [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Drinkwine, 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 18-13, +218, and is ranked #30 in Division 3.

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): Barbara Surname(s): Drinkwine Home: Menasha, WI, United States Awards: Elementary Teacher of the Year Hobbies: Volunteer Work, Sudoku, Travel, Writing (self published poetry)

Round by Round
High score: 483 Average for: 376 Average against: 369
Round 1		Drinkwine played #127 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 358 to 343 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2		Drinkwine played #72 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 384 to 402 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Drinkwine played #52 Andy Murphy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 361 to 425 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Drinkwine played #101 Zana Anderson (Layton, UT) and won 381 to 332 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-2, -18.
Round 5		Drinkwine played #25 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 390 to 319 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-2, +53.
Round 6		Drinkwine played #74 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 449 to 363 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +139.
Round 7		Drinkwine played #75 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 453 to 330 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +262.
Round 8		Drinkwine played #9 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 411 to 349 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +324.
Round 9		Drinkwine played #89 Eric Miller (New Braunfels, TX) and lost 404 to 440 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +288.
Round 10		Drinkwine played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and won 427 to 334 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +381.
Round 11		Drinkwine played #99 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and won 483 to 254 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +610.
Round 12		Drinkwine played #3 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 408 to 303 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +715.
Round 13		Drinkwine played #56 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 349 to 320 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +744.
Round 14		Drinkwine played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 363 to 364 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +743.
Round 15		Drinkwine played #6 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 402 to 398 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +747.
Round 16		Drinkwine played #40 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 405 to 478 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +674.
Round 17		Drinkwine played #70 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 308 to 369 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +613.
Round 18		Drinkwine played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 373 to 301 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +685.
Round 19		Drinkwine played #42 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 296 to 306 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +675.
Round 20		Drinkwine played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and won 387 to 323 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +739.
Round 21		Drinkwine played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 402 to 324 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +817.
Round 22		Drinkwine played #27 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and lost 325 to 433 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +709.
Round 23		Drinkwine played #12 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 324 to 360 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +673. Drinkwine is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Drinkwine played #38 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 330 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +746.
Round 25		Drinkwine played #67 Vicki Holmes (Menominee, MI) and won 399 to 392 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-9, +753.
Round 26		Drinkwine played #8 John Price (Cary, NC) and won 415 to 413 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +755.
Round 27		Drinkwine played #43 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 255 to 598 (a spread of -343). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-10, +412.
Round 28		Drinkwine played #117 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) again and lost 294 to 337 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +369.
Round 29		Drinkwine played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 412 to 367 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-11, +414.
Round 30		Drinkwine played #67 Vicki Holmes (Menominee, MI) again and lost 272 to 436 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-12, +250.
Round 31		Drinkwine played #1 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 366 to 398 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 18-13, +218.

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