NSC 2014: Linda Wancel [#124]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Wancel, 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 14-17, -528, and is ranked #100 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): Linda Surname(s): Wancel Home: Flushing, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 450 Average for: 354 Average against: 373
Round 1		Wancel played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 273 to 349 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -76.
Round 2		Wancel played #52 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 365 to 331 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -42.
Round 3		Wancel played #74 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 369 to 405 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -78.
Round 4		Wancel played #87 Olivia Durant (Webster, NY) and won 390 to 314 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -2.
Round 5		Wancel played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 319 to 434 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-3, -117.
Round 6		Wancel played #85 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 363 to 349 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-3, -103.
Round 7		Wancel played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and lost 332 to 361 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-4, -132.
Round 8		Wancel played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 370 to 414 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-5, -176. Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Wancel played #118 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 420 to 323 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-5, -79.
Round 10		Wancel played #49 Vicki Kahn (New York City, NY) and won 369 to 324 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -34.
Round 11		Wancel played #30 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 317 to 406 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-6, -123.
Round 12		Wancel played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and lost 309 to 455 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-7, -269.
Round 13		Wancel played #78 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 436 to 307 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -140.
Round 14		Wancel played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 315 to 391 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-8, -216.
Round 15		Wancel played #75 Richard Landau (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 266 to 359 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-9, -309. Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Wancel played #103 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 450 to 378 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-9, -237.
Round 17		Wancel played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 368 to 469 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-10, -338.
Round 18		Wancel played #88 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 364 to 386 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-11, -360.
Round 19		Wancel played #116 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 343 to 499 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 7-12, -516.
Round 20		Wancel played #134 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 324 to 418 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #125. Current record: 7-13, -610.
Round 21		Wancel played #117 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 325 to 303 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-13, -588.
Round 22		Wancel played #104 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-14, -615.
Round 23		Wancel played #123 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 312 to 260 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-14, -563.
Round 24		Wancel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-14, -513.
Round 25		Wancel played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 271 to 303 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 10-15, -545.
Round 26		Wancel played #94 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 392 to 333 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-15, -486. Wancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Wancel played #106 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 436 to 394 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-15, -444.
Round 28		Wancel played #93 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 387 to 422 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 12-16, -479.
Round 29		Wancel played #64 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 372 to 335 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 13-16, -442.
Round 30		Wancel played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 289 to 420 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-17, -573.
Round 31		Wancel played #47 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 392 to 347 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 14-17, -528.

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