NSC 2014: Lynda Woods Cleary [#59]

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On this page, you will find information about Lynda Woods Cleary, 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 8-23, -2264, and is ranked #61 in Division 5.

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): Lynda Woods Surname(s): Cleary Home: Princeton, NJ, United States Awards: Running for public office in New Jersey as a woman Hobbies: Macrame, gardening, golf, traveling

Round by Round
High score: 454 Average for: 345 Average against: 422
Round 1		Cleary played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 348 to 521 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 0-1, -173.
Round 2		Cleary played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 277 to 494 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-2, -390.
Round 3		Cleary played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 264 to 437 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-3, -563.
Round 4		Cleary played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 391 to 483 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-4, -655.
Round 5		Cleary recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-4, -605.
Round 6		Cleary played #55 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 281 to 381 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-5, -705.
Round 7		Cleary played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 279 to 512 (a spread of -233). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-6, -938.
Round 8		Cleary played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 324 to 286 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-6, -900.
Round 9		Cleary played #54 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 300 to 415 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-7, -1015.
Round 10		Cleary played #58 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 360 to 343 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-7, -998.
Round 11		Cleary played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 329 to 434 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-8, -1103.
Round 12		Cleary played #56 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 412 to 353 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-8, -1044.
Round 13		Cleary played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 383 to 408 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-9, -1069.
Round 14		Cleary played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 398 to 301 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-9, -972.
Round 15		Cleary played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and lost 335 to 363 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-10, -1000.
Round 16		Cleary played #52 Michal Josko (Rochester, NY) and lost 339 to 408 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-11, -1069.
Round 17		Cleary played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 299 to 498 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-12, -1268.
Round 18		Cleary played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) and lost 364 to 523 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-13, -1427.
Round 19		Cleary played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 307 to 529 (a spread of -222). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-14, -1649.
Round 20		Cleary played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 374 to 519 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-15, -1794.
Round 21		Cleary played #44 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 343 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-16, -1807.
Round 22		Cleary played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 272 to 382 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-17, -1917.
Round 23		Cleary played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 381 to 347 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-17, -1883.
Round 24		Cleary played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 454 to 375 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-17, -1804.
Round 25		Cleary played #50 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 369 to 371 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-18, -1806.
Round 26		Cleary played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 288 to 401 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-19, -1919.
Round 27		Cleary played #43 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-20, -1949.
Round 28		Cleary played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 309 to 554 (a spread of -245). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-21, -2194.
Round 29		Cleary played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 367 to 443 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-22, -2270.
Round 30		Cleary played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 428 to 406 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-22, -2248.
Round 31		Cleary played #51 Warodom Geamsakul (Japan) again and lost 388 to 404 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-23, -2264.

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