NSC 2014: Sylvia Polson [#18]

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On this page, you will find information about Sylvia Polson, 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, +194, and is ranked #21 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
	Given name(s): Sylvia Surname(s): Polson Home: Montreal, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 357 Average against: 351
Round 1		Polson played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 385 to 237 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +148.
Round 2		Polson played #43 James Krycka (Shirley, MA) and lost 371 to 402 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +117.
Round 3		Polson played #29 Laurie Holz (Unknown city, CA) and won 457 to 292 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +282.
Round 4		Polson played #39 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 330 to 366 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-2, +246.
Round 5		Polson played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and won 344 to 319 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +271.
Round 6		Polson played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 368 to 322 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +317.
Round 7		Polson played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and won 404 to 340 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +381.
Round 8		Polson played #38 Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, +335.
Round 9		Polson played #1 Roderick McDonald (Long Sault ON) and lost 401 to 483 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-4, +253.
Round 10		Polson played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and lost 344 to 396 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-5, +201.
Round 11		Polson played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 282 to 387 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-6, +96.
Round 12		Polson played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 353 to 335 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, +114.
Round 13		Polson played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and won 362 to 339 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +137.
Round 14		Polson played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and won 323 to 288 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +172.
Round 15		Polson played #27 Marcos Stocco (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 380 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +204.
Round 16		Polson played #55 Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) and lost 322 to 343 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +183.
Round 17		Polson played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 358 to 360 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-8, +181.
Round 18		Polson played #20 Randy Morrison (Richmond, VA) and won 387 to 286 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +282.
Round 19		Polson played #60 Dawn Mennear (Des Moines, IA) and won 334 to 327 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +289.
Round 20		Polson played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and won 355 to 305 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +339.
Round 21		Polson played #26 Gert Cavanagh (London ON) and won 368 to 275 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +432.
Round 22		Polson played #25 Martyna Domurad (Brampton ON) and lost 318 to 343 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +407.
Round 23		Polson played #28 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 378 to 390 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-10, +395.
Round 24		Polson played #23 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 413 to 307 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +501.
Round 25		Polson played #17 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 333 to 369 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-11, +465.
Round 26		Polson played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 301 to 462 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-12, +304.
Round 27		Polson played #11 Pat Parsons (Vancouver BC) and won 356 to 353 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +307.
Round 28		Polson played #44 Beverly Roberts (Washington, DC) and won 351 to 328 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-12, +330.
Round 29		Polson played #8 Josh Kattsir (Toronto ON) and won 371 to 365 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-12, +336.
Round 30		Polson played #7 Timothy Schwab (Cheektowaga, NY) and lost 311 to 419 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-13, +228.
Round 31		Polson played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) again and lost 344 to 378 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-14, +194.

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