NSC 2013: Vicki Holmes [#67]

[ Congratulations to the 2013 National SCRABBLE Champion, Nigel Richards. ]

On this page, you will find information about Vicki Holmes, 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 19-12, +123, and is ranked #19 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): Vicki Surname(s): Holmes Home: Menominee, MI, United States

Round by Round
High score: 458 Average for: 373 Average against: 369
Round 1		Holmes played #101 Zana Anderson (Layton, UT) and lost 278 to 422 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-1, -144.
Round 2		Holmes played #132 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 333 to 427 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-2, -238.
Round 3		Holmes played #7 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 343 to 303 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-2, -198.
Round 4		Holmes played #100 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 389 to 344 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-2, -153.
Round 5		Holmes played #33 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and lost 318 to 407 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-3, -242.
Round 6		Holmes played #72 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and won 458 to 283 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-3, -67.
Round 7		Holmes played #88 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 388 to 321 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-3, +0.
Round 8		Holmes played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 305 to 350 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -45.
Round 9		Holmes played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 277 to 417 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-5, -185.
Round 10		Holmes played #87 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 387 to 337 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-5, -135.
Round 11		Holmes played #127 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 449 to 488 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-6, -174.
Round 12		Holmes played #39 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 369 to 401 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-7, -206.
Round 13		Holmes played #15 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 381 to 325 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -150.
Round 14		Holmes played #124 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 348 to 394 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-8, -196.
Round 15		Holmes played #135 Nancy Roeder (Seattle, WA) and won 411 to 335 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-8, -120.
Round 16		Holmes played #126 Carolyn Atchison (Avery Island, LA) and won 358 to 335 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-8, -97.
Round 17		Holmes played #95 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 387 to 380 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-8, -90.
Round 18		Holmes played #24 Chad Finley (Las Vegas, NV) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-8, -87.
Round 19		Holmes played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, -66.
Round 20		Holmes played #8 John Price (Cary, NC) and won 401 to 393 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, -58.
Round 21		Holmes played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 355 to 437 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-9, -140.
Round 22		Holmes played #44 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 398 to 360 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-9, -102.
Round 23		Holmes played #89 Eric Miller (New Braunfels, TX) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-9, -94.
Round 24		Holmes played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 336 to 386 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-10, -144.
Round 25		Holmes played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 392 to 399 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-11, -151.
Round 26		Holmes played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 401 to 328 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-11, -78.
Round 27		Holmes played #120 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 422 to 348 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, -4.
Round 28		Holmes played #19 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 383 to 324 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-11, +55.
Round 29		Holmes played #78 Benjamin Ritter (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 393 to 363 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-11, +85.
Round 30		Holmes played #31 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) again and won 436 to 272 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-11, +249.
Round 31		Holmes played #29 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 300 to 426 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 19-12, +123.
After the Tournament		Holmes is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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