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NSC 2013: Cathy Poole [#91]

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On this page, you will find information about Cathy Poole, 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, -727, and is ranked #68 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

[photo of Cathy Poole]

Given name(s): Cathy
Surname(s): Poole
Home: Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Awards: Teacher of the Year, Delta of the Year
Hobbies: Traveling, Crafts, Reading, Playing cards
Round by Round

High score: 498
Average for: 367
Average against: 390

Round 1

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Poole played #59 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and lost 317 to 483 (a spread of -166).

Current ranking: #136.

Current record: 0-1, -166.

Round 2

[photo of Denise Mahnken]

Poole played #22 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and lost 350 to 394 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 0-2, -210.

Round 3

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Poole played #119 Troy Millington (Calgary AB) and won 438 to 397 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 1-2, -169.

Round 4

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Poole played #64 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 320 to 391 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 1-3, -240.

Round 5

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Poole played #104 Meredith Leigh (Des Moines, IA) and won 452 to 415 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 2-3, -203.

Round 6

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Poole played #8 John Price (Cary, NC) and lost 345 to 422 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 2-4, -280.

Round 7

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Poole played #103 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 212 to 560 (a spread of -348).

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 2-5, -628.

Round 8

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Poole played #28 Stan Khury (Unknown city, NV) and won 350 to 340 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 3-5, -618.

Round 9

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Poole played #129 Carol Jones (Tucson, AZ) and won 457 to 307 (a spread of 150).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 4-5, -468.

Round 10

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Poole played #97 Hans Farwig (Unknown city, CO) and won 431 to 271 (a spread of 160).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 5-5, -308.

Round 11

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Poole played #61 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 313 to 419 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 5-6, -414.

Round 12

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Poole played #133 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 302 to 354 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 5-7, -466.

Round 13

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Poole played #140 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 356 to 331 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 6-7, -441.

Round 14

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Poole played #16 Ted Bryde (Mission BC) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 7-7, -401.

Round 15

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Poole played #51 Corina Farwig (Littleton, CO) and won 414 to 384 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 8-7, -371.

Round 16

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Poole played #127 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 398 to 363 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 9-7, -336.

Round 17

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Poole played #58 Michael Bray (Regina SK) and lost 323 to 347 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 9-8, -360.

Round 18

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Poole played #44 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 10-8, -322.

Round 19

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Poole played #38 Alexander Rivard (Austin, TX) and lost 389 to 454 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 10-9, -387.

Round 20

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Poole played #83 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 456 to 371 (a spread of 85).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-9, -302.

Round 21

[photo of Mad Palazzo]

Poole played #36 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 413 to 386 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 12-9, -275.

Round 22

[photo of Miriam Gregory]

Poole played #63 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 325 to 368 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 12-10, -318.

Round 23

[photo of April McCarley]

Poole played #4 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 371 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 13-10, -264.

Round 24

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Poole played #114 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and lost 340 to 425 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 13-11, -349.

Round 25

[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]

Poole played #53 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 498 to 289 (a spread of 209).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 14-11, -140.

Round 26

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Poole played #41 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 208 to 492 (a spread of -284).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 14-12, -424.

Round 27

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Poole played #30 Michelle Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 352 to 429 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 14-13, -501.

Round 28

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Poole played #139 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 359 to 519 (a spread of -160).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 14-14, -661.

Poole is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Poole is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 29

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Poole played #25 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 327 to 402 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 14-15, -736.

Round 30

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Poole played #125 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 15-15, -735.

Round 31

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Poole played #54 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 349 to 341 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 16-15, -727.


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