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NSC 2013: Raina Gulbrandson [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Raina Gulbrandson, 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 14-17, -517, and is ranked #70 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

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Given name(s): Raina
Surname(s): Gulbrandson
Home: NE, United States
Round by Round

High score: 461
Average for: 350
Average against: 369

Round 1

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Gulbrandson played #11 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 306 to 421 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 0-1, -115.

Round 2

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Gulbrandson played #41 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 374 to 389 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 0-2, -130.

Round 3

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Gulbrandson played #54 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and won 427 to 383 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 1-2, -86.

Round 4

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Gulbrandson played #84 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 382 to 315 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 2-2, -19.

Round 5

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Gulbrandson played #49 Jean Zucherate (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 308 to 385 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 2-3, -96.

Round 6

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Gulbrandson played #45 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 390 to 353 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 3-3, -59.

Round 7

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Gulbrandson played #95 Nikki Hoffmann (Evansville, IN) and lost 350 to 435 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-4, -144.

Round 8

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Gulbrandson played #12 Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) and won 427 to 338 (a spread of 89).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 4-4, -55.

Round 9

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Gulbrandson played #58 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and lost 261 to 443 (a spread of -182).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 4-5, -237.

Round 10

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Gulbrandson played #78 Jennifer Zinn (San Antonio, TX) and won 376 to 359 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 5-5, -220.

Round 11

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Gulbrandson played #72 Norm Garvin (Seattle, WA) and won 461 to 359 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-5, -118.

Round 12

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Gulbrandson played #30 Linda Pearn (Winnipeg MB) and lost 289 to 448 (a spread of -159).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 6-6, -277.

Round 13

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Gulbrandson played #94 Paul Drake (Grand Blanc, MI) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-7, -280.

Round 14

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Gulbrandson played #70 Miriam Kasdan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 321 to 334 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-8, -293.

Round 15

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Gulbrandson played #66 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 328 to 361 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 6-9, -326.

Round 16

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Gulbrandson played #20 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and lost 262 to 439 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 6-10, -503.

Round 17

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Gulbrandson played #89 Maurice W Ross (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 320 to 316 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 7-10, -499.

Round 18

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Gulbrandson played #79 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and won 376 to 354 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 8-10, -477.

Round 19

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Gulbrandson played #80 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 347 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 8-11, -484.

Round 20

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Gulbrandson played #64 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 344 to 492 (a spread of -148).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 8-12, -632.

Round 21

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Gulbrandson played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 347 to 429 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8-13, -714.

Round 22  

Gulbrandson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 9-13, -664.

Round 23

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Gulbrandson played #87 Leanne Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 381 to 323 (a spread of 58).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 10-13, -606.

Round 24

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Gulbrandson played #59 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and won 391 to 340 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 11-13, -555.

Round 25

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Gulbrandson played #60 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 11-14, -577.

Round 26

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Gulbrandson played #77 Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 12-14, -538.

Round 27

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Gulbrandson played #37 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and lost 240 to 395 (a spread of -155).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 12-15, -693.

Round 28

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Gulbrandson played #62 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 287 to 325 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 12-16, -731.

Round 29

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Gulbrandson played #56 Douglas Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 342 to 347 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 12-17, -736.

Round 30

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Gulbrandson played #52 Rana Afeiche (Keller, TX) and won 393 to 298 (a spread of 95).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 13-17, -641.

Round 31

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Gulbrandson played #67 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 389 to 265 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 14-17, -517.


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