NSC 2014: Petronella Read [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Petronella Read, 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, -139, and is ranked #46 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): Petronella Surname(s): Read Home: Cambridge, ON, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 349 Average against: 353
Round 1		Read played #30 Virginia Lauriello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 361 to 353 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Read played #13 Matthew Rupert (State College, PA) and lost 275 to 425 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -142.
Round 3		Read played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and won 450 to 282 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +26.
Round 4		Read played #44 Beverly Roberts (Washington, DC) and lost 332 to 408 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, -50.
Round 5		Read played #27 Marcos Stocco (Houston, TX) and lost 340 to 354 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, -64.
Round 6		Read played #17 Edward Davis (Hampstead, NC) and won 405 to 336 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +5.
Round 7		Read played #2 Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and lost 280 to 511 (a spread of -231). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, -226.
Round 8		Read played #14 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and won 309 to 288 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -205.
Round 9		Read played #33 Lily Gasperetti (Washington, DC) and lost 298 to 357 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -264.
Round 10		Read played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 295 to 397 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -366.
Round 11		Read played #53 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 331 to 373 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-7, -408.
Round 12		Read played #62 Sandra Grant (Jackson, MS) and won 393 to 360 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-7, -375.
Round 13		Read played #63 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 417 to 278 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-7, -236.
Round 14		Read played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and won 355 to 339 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, -220.
Round 15		Read played #71 Gaurav Bhargava (Dublin, OH) and lost 354 to 372 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-8, -238.
Round 16		Read played #52 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 359 to 279 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, -158.
Round 17		Read played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-9, -175.
Round 18		Read played #35 Marc Goldstein (Brighton, MA) and lost 330 to 443 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-10, -288. Read is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Read played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 482 to 279 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-10, -85.
Round 20		Read played #41 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 342 to 291 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-10, -34.
Round 21		Read played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and lost 359 to 363 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-11, -38.
Round 22		Read played #21 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-11, +36.
Round 23		Read played #15 John Green (Lealman, FL) and lost 273 to 378 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-12, -69.
Round 24		Read played #10 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 333 to 389 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-13, -125.
Round 25		Read played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and won 351 to 344 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-13, -118.
Round 26		Read played #36 Joy Brown (Guelph ON) and lost 297 to 312 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-14, -133.
Round 27		Read played #19 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 394 to 348 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-14, -87.
Round 28		Read played #61 Barbara Olsen (Omaha, NE) and won 415 to 354 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-14, -26.
Round 29		Read played #5 Brenda Davis (Hampstead, NC) and lost 303 to 410 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-15, -133.
Round 30		Read played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 344 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-15, -61.
Round 31		Read played #5 Brenda Davis (Hampstead, NC) again and lost 201 to 279 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-16, -139.

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