NSC 2014: Tina Cur [#50]

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On this page, you will find information about Tina Cur, 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 17-14, -241, and is ranked #57 in Division 3.

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): Tina Surname(s): Cur Home: Lockport, NY, United States Awards: Ist Place Michigan Madness Div B 2002 Hobbies: Bowling, Crossword Puzzles, Casino Gambling, Crafts

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 367 Average against: 374
Round 1		Cur played #124 Jillian Bathgate (Toronto ON) and lost 333 to 398 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-1, -65.
Round 2		Cur played #170 Merble Reagon (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 448 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #148. Current record: 0-2, -158.
Round 3		Cur played #19 John Dearchs (Bode, IA) and won 408 to 370 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-2, -120.
Round 4		Cur played #149 Arthur Van Tol (Grandville, MI) and won 415 to 339 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-2, -44.
Round 5		Cur played #76 Maggie Poulter (Oshawa ON) and won 366 to 288 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-2, +34.
Round 6		Cur played #4 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 378 to 376 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-2, +36.
Round 7		Cur played #60 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 332 to 387 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-3, -19.
Round 8		Cur played #18 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 363 to 317 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-3, +27.
Round 9		Cur played #151 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 462 to 393 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-3, +96.
Round 10		Cur played #12 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 295 to 354 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-4, +37.
Round 11		Cur played #62 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 397 to 355 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-4, +79.
Round 12		Cur played #81 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 394 to 309 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-4, +164.
Round 13		Cur played #47 Sander Post (Ottawa ON) and won 363 to 349 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-4, +178.
Round 14		Cur played #31 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 304 to 417 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-5, +65.
Round 15		Cur played #51 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 355 to 450 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-6, -30.
Round 16		Cur played #32 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 498 to 215 (a spread of 283). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-6, +253.
Round 17		Cur played #82 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-6, +296.
Round 18		Cur played #37 Jose Daniel dos Santos Figueredo (Chicago, IL) and won 389 to 328 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-6, +357.
Round 19		Cur played #34 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and lost 273 to 428 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-7, +202.
Round 20		Cur played #3 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 364 to 363 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-7, +203.
Round 21		Cur played #7 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 393 to 418 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-8, +178.
Round 22		Cur played #75 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and won 383 to 310 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-8, +251.
Round 23		Cur played #40 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 333 to 392 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-9, +192.
Round 24		Cur played #22 Jonathan Kent (Unknown city, NY) and lost 254 to 391 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-10, +55.
Round 25		Cur played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 376 to 357 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-10, +74.
Round 26		Cur played #85 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and won 387 to 382 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-10, +79.
Round 27		Cur played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 392 to 286 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-10, +185.
Round 28		Cur played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and lost 411 to 446 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-11, +150.
Round 29		Cur played #106 Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) and lost 261 to 569 (a spread of -308). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-12, -158.
Round 30		Cur played #35 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 403 to 445 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 17-13, -200.
Round 31		Cur played #52 Jason Eyolfson (Regina SK) and lost 308 to 349 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 17-14, -241.

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