NSC 2014: Flora Taylor [#122]

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On this page, you will find information about Flora Taylor, who is competing at the 2014 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 15-16, -79, and is ranked #78 in Division 2.

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): Flora Surname(s): Taylor Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 386 Average against: 388
Round 1		Taylor played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 306 to 436 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-1, -130.
Round 2		Taylor played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and lost 363 to 395 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-2, -162.
Round 3		Taylor played #93 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 376 to 351 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -137.
Round 4		Taylor played #94 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 376 to 370 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-2, -131.
Round 5		Taylor played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 304 to 425 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-3, -252.
Round 6		Taylor played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and lost 399 to 419 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-4, -272.
Round 7		Taylor played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 356 to 278 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, -194.
Round 8		Taylor played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 440 to 367 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-4, -121.
Round 9		Taylor played #81 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 336 to 413 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -198.
Round 10		Taylor played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 413 to 362 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -147.
Round 11		Taylor played #85 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 488 to 269 (a spread of 219). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, +72.
Round 12		Taylor played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and won 457 to 314 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, +215.
Round 13		Taylor played #55 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 332 to 450 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, +97.
Round 14		Taylor played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 431 to 362 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +166.
Round 15		Taylor played #65 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 343 to 414 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, +95.
Round 16		Taylor played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 432 to 373 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-7, +154.
Round 17		Taylor played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 327 to 423 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-8, +58.
Round 18		Taylor played #77 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 445 to 354 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, +149.
Round 19		Taylor played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 455 to 346 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-8, +258.
Round 20		Taylor played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 302 to 455 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-9, +105.
Round 21		Taylor played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 406 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-10, +63.
Round 22		Taylor played #79 Zachary Dang (Chevy Chase, MD) and lost 339 to 529 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-11, -127.
Round 23		Taylor played #119 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, -85.
Round 24		Taylor played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 391 to 426 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-12, -120.
Round 25		Taylor played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 401 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-13, -159.
Round 26		Taylor played #57 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 448 to 370 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-13, -81.
Round 27		Taylor played #44 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 361 to 373 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-14, -93.
Round 28		Taylor played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 409 to 436 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -120.
Round 29		Taylor played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 412 to 395 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-15, -103.
Round 30		Taylor played #101 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 394 to 334 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 15-15, -43.
Round 31		Taylor played #125 Robb Griffith (Cary, NC) and lost 379 to 415 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 15-16, -79.

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