NSC 2014: Barbara Olsen [#61]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Olsen, 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, -67, and is ranked #45 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): Barbara Surname(s): Olsen Home: Omaha, NE, United States

Round by Round
High score: 476 Average for: 334 Average against: 336
Round 1		Olsen played #1 Roderick McDonald (Long Sault ON) and lost 344 to 353 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -9. Olsen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Olsen played #22 Ann Elwood (Brantford ON) and lost 246 to 396 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -159.
Round 3		Olsen played #37 Pamela Pudelka (Unknown city, TX) and lost 283 to 335 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-3, -211.
Round 4		Olsen played #70 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and won 349 to 320 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, -182.
Round 5		Olsen played #59 Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) and lost 308 to 329 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-4, -203.
Round 6		Olsen played #64 Jim Goeken (Omaha, NE) and won 351 to 327 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-4, -179.
Round 7		Olsen played #68 Wyeth Robertson (Toronto ON) and won 476 to 223 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, +74.
Round 8		Olsen played #40 Steven Gonzales (Boston, MA) and lost 287 to 400 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-5, -39.
Round 9		Olsen played #3 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 287 to 417 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, -169.
Round 10		Olsen played #46 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 219 to 498 (a spread of -279). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-7, -448.
Round 11		Olsen played #32 Carol Robbins (Hamilton ON) and lost 326 to 332 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-8, -454.
Round 12		Olsen played #56 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 398 to 348 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-8, -404.
Round 13		Olsen played #57 Judy Troutman (Lincoln, NE) and won 382 to 269 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-8, -291.
Round 14		Olsen played #42 Linda Nervis (Dayton, OH) and lost 296 to 327 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-9, -322.
Round 15		Olsen played #31 Sara J Sweeney (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 298 to 354 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-10, -378.
Round 16		Olsen played #66 Diane Stanish (Oshawa ON) and lost 260 to 370 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-11, -488.
Round 17		Olsen played #50 Lois Lockhart (Newark, NJ) and won 458 to 248 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-11, -278.
Round 18		Olsen played #72 Victoria Cox (Egg Harbor City, NJ) and lost 315 to 409 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-12, -372.
Round 19		Olsen played #58 Edward Phelps (Arkport, NY) and lost 283 to 358 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-13, -447.
Round 20		Olsen played #47 Jean Trotman (West Memphis, AR) and won 351 to 331 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-13, -427.
Round 21		Olsen played #67 Irene Gedney (Toronto ON) and won 411 to 295 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-13, -311.
Round 22		Olsen played #51 Barbara Palmer (Ajax ON) and won 381 to 304 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-13, -234.
Round 23		Olsen played #49 Samuel Austin (Cheektowaga, NY) and won 377 to 319 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-13, -176.
Round 24		Olsen played #69 Mike Bell (Manistee, MI) and won 336 to 274 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-13, -114.
Round 25		Olsen played #55 Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) and lost 326 to 388 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-14, -176.
Round 26		Olsen played #54 Priscilla Jones (Whitby ON) and won 316 to 302 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-14, -162.
Round 27		Olsen played #65 Valerie Cohen (Des Moines, IA) and won 369 to 257 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-14, -50.
Round 28		Olsen played #48 Petronella Read (Cambridge ON) and lost 354 to 415 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-15, -111.
Round 29		Olsen played #4 Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) and won 399 to 241 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-15, +47.
Round 30		Olsen played #6 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 329 to 323 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, +53.
Round 31		Olsen played #34 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, ME) and lost 236 to 356 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-16, -67.

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