NSC 2014: Elizabeth Ralston [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Elizabeth Ralston, 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, -233, and is ranked #96 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): Elizabeth Surname(s): Ralston Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 385 Average against: 393
Round 1		Ralston played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 314 to 408 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -94.
Round 2		Ralston played #116 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 434 to 390 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-1, -50.
Round 3		Ralston played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 412 to 342 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, +20.
Round 4		Ralston played #21 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 469 to 385 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +104.
Round 5		Ralston played #112 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 440 to 389 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +155.
Round 6		Ralston played #5 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 383 to 432 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +106.
Round 7		Ralston played #126 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 397 to 378 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, +125.
Round 8		Ralston played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 338 to 421 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-3, +42.
Round 9		Ralston played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 535 to 333 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +244.
Round 10		Ralston played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 399 to 405 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +238.
Round 11		Ralston played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 420 to 319 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +339.
Round 12		Ralston played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 442 to 423 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +358.
Round 13		Ralston played #33 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 428 to 416 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +370.
Round 14		Ralston played #95 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 321 to 380 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-5, +311.
Round 15		Ralston played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 353 to 371 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +293.
Round 16		Ralston played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and lost 341 to 412 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +222.
Round 17		Ralston played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 537 to 308 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +451.
Round 18		Ralston played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and lost 385 to 467 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +369.
Round 19		Ralston played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 346 to 455 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-9, +260.
Round 20		Ralston played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and lost 365 to 516 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +109.
Round 21		Ralston played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 441 to 274 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, +276.
Round 22		Ralston played #68 Will Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +307.
Round 23		Ralston played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and lost 353 to 494 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, +166.
Round 24		Ralston played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 297 to 372 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-12, +91.
Round 25		Ralston played #49 Vicki Kahn (New York City, NY) and won 412 to 353 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +150.
Round 26		Ralston played #74 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and won 389 to 375 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, +164.
Round 27		Ralston played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and lost 297 to 414 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, +47.
Round 28		Ralston played #65 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 317 to 423 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-14, -59.
Round 29		Ralston played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 299 to 399 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-15, -159.
Round 30		Ralston played #70 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 315 to 340 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-16, -184.
Round 31		Ralston played #103 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 356 to 405 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-17, -233.

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