NSC 2013: Carmela Long [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Carmela Long, 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, -1018, and is ranked #88 in Division 4.

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): Carmela Surname(s): Long Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 331 Average against: 367
Round 1		Long played #8 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 214 to 456 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -242.
Round 2		Long played #36 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 306 to 338 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -274.
Round 3		Long played #60 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 378 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, -272.
Round 4		Long played #70 Miriam Kasdan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 307 to 352 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-3, -317.
Round 5		Long played #3 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 407 to 357 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -267.
Round 6		Long played #88 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 357 to 343 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, -253.
Round 7		Long played #86 Ruth Haywood (Vancouver BC) and won 421 to 303 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, -135.
Round 8		Long played #93 Sharon Janssen (Toronto ON) and lost 311 to 453 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, -277.
Round 9		Long played #29 Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) and lost 299 to 390 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -368.
Round 10		Long played #33 Christine Engle (Rockledge, FL) and lost 298 to 413 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-6, -483.
Round 11		Long played #64 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 296 to 320 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-7, -507.
Round 12		Long played #69 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 334 to 315 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, -488.
Round 13		Long played #5 Michael Krafchick (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) and lost 307 to 374 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-8, -555.
Round 14		Long played #78 Jennifer Zinn (San Antonio, TX) and won 358 to 312 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, -509.
Round 15		Long played #50 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 222 to 389 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-9, -676. Long is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Long played #80 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 360 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-10, -717.
Round 17		Long played #79 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and lost 238 to 508 (a spread of -270). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-11, -987.
Round 18		Long played #52 Rana Afeiche (Keller, TX) and lost 305 to 415 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-12, -1097.
Round 19		Long played #85 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and lost 365 to 384 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-13, -1116.
Round 20		Long recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-13, -1066.
Round 21		Long played #59 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 410 to 257 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-13, -913.
Round 22		Long played #87 Leanne Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 289 to 344 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-14, -968.
Round 23		Long played #56 Douglas Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 264 to 343 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-15, -1047.
Round 24		Long played #73 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 277 to 432 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-16, -1202.
Round 25		Long played #71 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-16, -1187.
Round 26		Long played #91 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 462 to 253 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-16, -978.
Round 27		Long played #84 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and lost 351 to 356 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-17, -983.
Round 28		Long played #96 Murali Balasubramanyam (Collierville, TN) and lost 320 to 396 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-18, -1059.
Round 29		Long played #95 Nikki Hoffmann (Evansville, IN) and won 448 to 329 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-18, -940.
Round 30		Long played #76 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 262 to 396 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-19, -1074.
Round 31		Long played #52 Rana Afeiche (Keller, TX) again and won 422 to 366 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-19, -1018.

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