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NASC 2015 Commentary: Round 14

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Round 14

I catch Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) vs. Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) in the endgame. ATONERS is the only bingo I can see. Both players are angling to take the same spot (at the end of JERK, already on the board). Jim gets to it first, paying Is/JERKs. Dustin smirked and said, “I had the Y and was going there next!” In the end, Dustin pulled out the win, 384-342.

Art Moore, division 4 leader, saw an impressive play on table 1. Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) played OERSTED, which drew a challenge from his opponent, Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX). He won that game, 489-344. On a side note, Jennifer wins the prize for having the most bejeweled board in the room! Her board is personalized with her name and little swirls on either side in what looks like expensive crystal! The ballroom lights make them glint when the board is turned around! It is positively royal!

I ran into Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) outside the playing room. He won two games today (but it should have been three!) and is now 3-11. Ben’s spoken English is excellent, but he hasn’t had much time to study Collins (since he plays in German most of the time). He is the 2014 German champion and the highest rated player in Germany. I asked about this year and he said, “Well I had final exams during the tournament and some people thought they were more important than the championship.” He is close to finishing his law degree. He explained that in Germany what one does with a law degree depends on grades earned and tests passed, so he isn’t sure quite yet what he’ll do with his degree. He thinks winning 6 out of the 31 games in an achievable goal, but he’d be happier to win 8.

As I walked around today, I noticed two clocks that look like the clocks we are used to, but these display the words SCRABBLE across the products digital windows when it isn’t actively in the middle of a game. This type of clock, from ZMartFun, runs on 4 C batteries, and is mostly used for chess, but it can be set for SCRABBLE (so that it goes overtime). It displays SCRABBLE so that anyone going to use it knows it is set to work with overtime (a feature not used in chess games).

Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) is 7-7 now. He’s drawn 6 blanks so far, so he figures he’s due some games in the next few days with more than his share of blanks to even things out. His favorite play thus far isn’t even one he made himself. It is the word CAVITATED through the disconnected second A and E. It won his opponent the game.

Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) stops by and tells me that he won his last two games. He admitted he should not have won the last one. I laughed and said I’d just spoken to someone who said he’d lost his last game and should not have. He said, “Did you talk to Ben?” I said, “Berger? Yes. Was he your opponent?” He laughed and said he was. Both of them told about the same story of Ben needing to go out in two and mucking it up somehow, which let Liam slip in and take the game away. At least they both agreed!

Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) is gathering her game materials and I asked her about her afternoon. She said, “Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) played super good.” I look at her result slip and see that he won, 465-414, their round 14 game. She went 4-3 today and ends today 7-7.

Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) are in an extended endgame chat. I note Wally’s opening play of NYALA. The word DEFOREST jumps out. Judy says she played it, but she should have played FORESTED instead. Wally played WINTLEs and REAwAKEN. As I comb the board, I notice Judy’s clock. She went over by 3:41. She explained, “My last rack was ANESTRI, and I was sure there was a play somewhere, but it turns out that there really was nothing with the openings I had at that point in the game.” His win, 346-278.

As he packs up his gear, Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) says, “Hey Sherrie! I’m beginning to feel like I’m in the movie Groundhog Day.” This stops me long enough for him to explain how he duplicated his record two days in a row. He went 1-3 in the morning and 3-0 in the afternoon.

Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) had a rough afternoon. She lost to Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA), Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA), Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ), and now to Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR). I see her SCOOPERS and BAULkIER and his SNAILING, mOGULED, CHEMISE, and MINNEOLA. A nonbingo fun word: GUTTLED. Kolton’s 557-361 win.

Today was just not his day. I encounter yet another losing game for Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA), this time to Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID). I see SHARIAT, BURNIES, ZESTIER, DIVALENt, and zINCITES. A 431-378 victory for Reid.

Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) ends today at 7-7. He has the “end of the day wishes for better tile parity,” but he knows that the cookie crumbles that way sometimes for us all.

Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) has a gorgeous game with Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and because it ends later than other games, many players gather around and listen in on their endgame analysis. I see Jesse’s EFFUsION and TOENAIL. Joey played GOrGETED through the T, TARDIEST, and SUBPRIME. Joey’s win, 423-407.

I catch Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) packing up his game. I say, “You played someone interesting this last round.... and I wanted to check out your game, but didn’t make it over.... now who was it?” He said, “Oh, John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA).” I nodded vigorously and Jason Idalski, the CSW leader, overhearing this said, “You think there is someone more interesting than Bradley?” And he said, “No, it is implied, always, that I am already interesting.” And, he was exactly right! That was what I meant! I think Jason was afraid I was being dismissive of Bradley. Never! Of his game with John, he said, “It boiled down to me being unable to prevent him from playing AgEUSIAS#. I was down by 10 or 12 before he slammed it down and once he did, well, it was over.” A 451-390 win for John. Bradley ends today at 7-7.

A face I hadn’t seen yet in two days of games: Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA). He stopped by to say hi. He admitted he’d been playing lousily and was, at one point, 4-8. He is now 6-8 and much happier.

One of the last games to wrap up was between Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL). The board is prettily peppered with great words. Marty opened with PREmUNE. Two turns later, Avery played ELaTEDLY for 72, creating EL, ma, UT, NE, and ED. Marty played NEUTRALS for 68 and ANTEDATE for 83 while Avery played PROTEASE for 83. Both players ended the game with less than a minute on their clocks. And in that endgame, Avery had a chance to win, but Marty played MOVING so that Avery could not go out. A 442-435 win for Marty, and one they both think that Avery could have won had the chips fallen a bit differently in the endgame.

We end today with three players at 11-3 in division A: Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX), Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY), and Orry Swift (Houston, TX). Division B has only one 12-2, Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL), one 11-3 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC), and 6 players at 10-4. Division C ends today with Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) two games ahead of the pack at 13-1. Both Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) and April McCarley (Austin, TX) are at 11-3. Division D has one 11-3, Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX), and three at a 10-4 record: Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA), Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC), and Jim Laris (Altadena, CA). Collins continues to feature Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) in the top spot at 12-2. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and Austin Shin (United Kingdom) are close behind at 11-3. Look for these folks to cement a spot in the playoffs!

I have enjoyed having Jesse and Robin help with today’s color. Depending on their other duties, they will pitch in some more during the event. I apologize for treading on some of their games (and for scooping them sometimes). Great minds think alike, I guess!

Jesse Matthews writes:

Let’s see if you can spot some of the nice plays that we’ve seen in various divisions this round. Here are some alphagrams that showed up:

*1 ACEMOSU (Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) versus Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR)) *2 AFFHILST (Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) versus Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ)) *3 GIILPSTU (Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) versus Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI)) *4 BEIMPRSU (Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) versus Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA)) *5 AGGILNRY (Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) versus Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ))

Answers at the bottom...

Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) has STODGI R lined up on his rack, but there’s no open E to play through. Too bad!

Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) has challenged off OVERATED* after Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) attempted it just moments ago. Nearby Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) challenges off SHEEPIER#, which is a phoney in this division. Deanna plays ESQuIRE instead several turns later for lots of points!

OMG! That’s what Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) is saying, or at least the leftover letters on her rack are, after her high scoring play of CHAP against Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE). Ruth has an OMG play of her own as she comes back with CINQ+, a recent TWL15 addition.

I see OVERWIND, RERULED*, MATIEST and ZITI as high scoring plays in the game between Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and Sonia Wilmot (Littleton, CO). Cornelia has AAAGI as her last rack but is showing her best poker face in the endgame.

DONKEYS has been played as a nice natural 7 in the matchup between Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and Charlene White (Kearny, NJ). Other nice high-scoring plays are BANDItS and JUNCO.

Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) exclaims, “I love that word!” after Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) plays QOPH. Richard smiles as he hits his clock. It’s so nice to see not just a competitive spirit in a player, but the pure love of words too!

Nicole Kazarian (Worcester, MA) doesn’t like RYUS after Greg Harper (Reno, NV) puts it down. She challenges, but the play comes back as acceptable. New word knowledge (RYU and RYUS now work in both TWL and CSW) is showing itself extremely valuable in all divisions so far!

Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) has just beaten Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) 461-371. Shauna says she was fortunate to draw well at opportune times in this game. She is quick to credit Mike’s nice find of OUTmOVES, which she challenged and gave him the 5 extra points on for the failed challenge. Continuing on the OUT trend, Mike also played OUTrAGE. Shauna, meanwhile, played EATERIES, but also had key high scoring plays of MAIZE and XI. Mike also got a little bit of book confusion when he played GRR+. GRR is now acceptable in TWL, but is not yet acceptable in CSW (that will change in one month’s time in North America).

Answers from the earlier alphagram puzzles: *1 MUCOSAE *2 FLATFISH *3 PUGILIST *4 SUBPRIME *5 GRAYLING

Robin Pollock Daniel writes:

Quote of the day, from Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR): “It was neck and neck the whole way, but I won by 147.” Playing Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA), and up by a mere 6 points late in the game, Dave simultaneously blocked the board and set up his K by playing BAC# at C5. He then slapped down PUKED at 8A for 50, followed immediately by PONGIEST# off the P in PUKED for 86. As if that weren’t bad enough, he caught Martin with 32 points on his rack! Dave also got down cHANTER for 85, BEGAZE for 48, and extended Martin’s DEIF# down the triple row to DEIFIERS for 36. Martin didn’t help his own case by playing vISIONS (77), thus blocking the board. The kicker? Here’s how the game started: Dave played VROT, and Martin responded with... VROT to the T.

Also in CSW country, Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) played Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) in a game won by Jean, 441-361. You know things are going well when you get to play an otherwise unplayable QAID for 69 points off your opponent’s bingo (ENErGIES for 74 by Walker), hooking QAID above the IES and negating his bingo. Jean also played CAJOLEs for 74 and the Collins-only AZURY# for 75 at 1H, hooking the A over a floating B.

Over the metaphorical pond, Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) played ex-champ Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA), whom we welcome back to Nationals play after too long an absence. Kate played a newly-added word, VeRONALS (also good in Collins) for 70 through the A with a less than stellar rack, as well as SLAVERED for 76 and ALIENERS for 62. Trey played NEGATED for 66 and things weren’t looking too good for him, but he managed to pull CEIORTU for his last rack, and bingoed off an N along row 15 to play one half of one of my favourite anagram pairs, NEUROTIC.*

*Anagrams to UNEROTIC. A propos, no?

Division 1 Round 14 Auto-Commentary

Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) claims the lead, 11-3 +919, on a 3-game winning streak. Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) is +861, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 up from #3. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is +656, #3 down from #1. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is 1 game behind at 10-4 +1016, on a 5-game winning streak, #4 up from #6. Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) is +762, on a 5-game winning streak, #5 improving from #7. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +555, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 improving from #9. Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) is +252, #7 slipping from #5. Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) is +38, #8 falling from #4. Doug Brockmeier (San Francisco, CA) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-5 +701, on a 6-game winning streak, #9 jumping up from #15. Will Anderson (Croton, NY) is +663, #10 rising from #12.

In Class B: Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is the lead, 10-4 +1016, on a 5-game winning streak. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +555, on a 3-game winning streak, #6 rising from #9. Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) is 1 game behind at 9-5 +317, on a 3-game winning streak, #15 climbing from #19. Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) is +311, #16 down from #10. Sal Piro (New York, NY) is +122, #17 rising from #20. Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) is 2 games behind the leader at 8-6 +510, on a 3-game losing streak, #20 tumbling from #13. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +501, #21 jumping up from #26. Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) is +214, #23 up from #29. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is -4, on a 4-game winning streak, #24 up from #32. Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) is -94, on a 3-game winning streak, #26 jumping up from #34.

In Class C: Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is the lead, 7-7 +251. Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) is +120, on a 3-game winning streak, #35 leaping up from #43. Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) is -48, #37 down from #31. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) is -72, #38 rising from #44. Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) is -602, on a 3-game winning streak, #43 rising from #47. Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) is 1 game behind at 6-8 -66, #46 up from #49. Tom Bond (Everett, WA) is -107, on a 3-game losing streak, #47 tumbling from #41. Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) is -202, on a 3-game losing streak, #50 jumping down from #42. Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) is -567, #52 rocketing up from #62. Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) is -610, on a 4-game losing streak, #53 down from #46.

High Win: Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) 599-300 vs. Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC). Low Win: Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) 346-278 vs. Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX). High Loss: Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) 435-442 vs. Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL). Low Loss: Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) 258-512 vs. Ross Brown (Ottawa ON).

Division 2 Round 14 Auto-Commentary

Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) seizes the lead, 12-2 +996, on a 6-game winning streak. Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) is 1 game behind at 11-3 +784, #2 slipping from #1. Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) is 2 games behind the leader at 10-4 +1005, on an 8-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #5. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is +997, hovering at #4. Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) is +777, #5 climbing from #6. Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) is +585, #6 improving from #7. Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) is +189, on a 6-game winning streak, #7 improving from #11. Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) is -38, #8 down from #3.

In Class : In Class B: Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) is the lead, 10-4 +777. Tod Taylor (Seattle, WA) is +189, on a 6-game winning streak, #7 rising from #11. Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) is -38, #8 dropping from #3. Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) is 1 game behind at 9-5 +346, on a 4-game winning streak, #12 up from #19. Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) is +279, #14 up from #20. Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 8.5-5.5 -190, #20 up from #23.

In Class C: Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is the lead, 9-5 +476, on a 5-game winning streak. Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) is +208, #16 dropping from #10. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is +74, #18 rising from #22. Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) is 1 game behind at 8-6 +0, on a 4-game winning streak, #29 rising from #36. Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) is -82, #31 whizzing down from #21. Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) is 2 games behind the leader at 7-7 +117, #36 dropping from #32. Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) is +82, #39 whizzing up from #53. Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) is +81, on a 3-game winning streak, #40 leaping up from #47. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is -187, #49 collapsing from #34. Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) is -197, #50 up from #54.

High Win: John Karris (San Jose, CA) 544-322 vs. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA). Low Win: Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) 331-317 vs. Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA). High Loss: Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) 421-461 vs. Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA). Low Loss: Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) 170-451 vs. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON).

Division 3 Round 14 Auto-Commentary

Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) stays in the lead for the 7th consecutive round, 13-1 +787. Charles Dupont (Seattle, WA) is 2 games behind at 11-3 +944, on a 3-game winning streak, unchanged at #2 for 3 rounds. April McCarley (Austin, TX) is +397, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 rising from #5. Daniel Novinson (San Francisco, CA) is 3 games behind the leader at 10-4 +634, #4 climbing from #6. Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) is +389, #5 falling from #3. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +332, #6 falling from #4. Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) is +162, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 rising from #13.

In Class B: Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) is the lead, 9-5 +481. Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) is +93, #19 up from #23. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is -66, #20 tumbling from #12. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is 1 game behind at 8-6 +474, #23 dropping from #16. Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) is +111, #30 tumbling from #22. Claudia Finn (Seattle, WA) is +7, #31 jumping up from #37. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 7.5-6.5 +356, #33 up from #41.

In Class C: Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) is the lead, 9-5 +202. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is +106, #18 climbing from #24. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 8-6 +301, #24 dropping from #17. Sander Post (Ottawa ON) is +261, #26 rising from #28. Chris Autio (Missoula, MT) is +113, #29 leaping up from #36. Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) is -175, #32 down from #26. Dani Roter (Valley Village, CA) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 7.5-6.5 +176, #34 leaping up from #43.

High Win: Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) 567-269 vs. Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH). Low Win: Bill Ewing (Missoula, MT) 350-328 vs. Dave Lockrem (Blaine, MN). High Loss: Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) 420-491 vs. April McCarley (Austin, TX). Low Loss: Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) 202-388 vs. Lee Brooks (Arlington, TX).

Division 4 Round 14 Auto-Commentary

Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) stays in the lead for the 4th consecutive round, 11-3 +572. Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) is 1 game behind at 10-4 +592, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 improving from #4. Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) is +533, #3 down from #2. Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) is +223, #4 dropping from #3. Marvin Kraus (Newton, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-5 +528, on a 4-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #9. Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) is +525, #6 rising from #8. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is +447, #7 slipping from #6. Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) is +428, #8 sliding from #5. Evan McCarthy (Windham, NH) is +421, on a 5-game winning streak, #9 rising from #11. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +260, remaining unchanged at #10.

In Class B: Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) is the lead for the 4th consecutive round, 11-3 +572. Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) is 1 game behind at 10-4 +592, on a 3-game winning streak, #2 rising from #4. Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) is +223, #4 down from #3. Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) is 2 games behind the leader at 9-5 +133, on a 6-game winning streak, #11 climbing from #12.

In Class C: Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is the lead, 9-5 +447. Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) is +428, #8 slipping from #5. Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) is 2 games behind at 7-7 +178, #21 jumping up from #27. Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) is -32, #23 soaring from #34. Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) is -134, #26 improving from #30. Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) is -186, #27 jumping down from #21. Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) is -502, #29 jumping down from #24. Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is 3 games behind the leader at 6-8 +136, #30 leaping up from #35.

High Win: Evan McCarthy (Windham, NH) 517-270 vs. Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV). Low Win: John Green (Lealman, FL) 314-270 vs. Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA). High Loss: Laurie Holz (Los Angeles, CA) 424-447 vs. Deanna Stacy (Des Moines, IA). Low Losses: Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) 270-517 vs. Evan McCarthy (Windham, NH); Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) 270-314 vs. John Green (Lealman, FL).

Division CSW Round 14 Auto-Commentary

Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) claims the lead, 12-2 +1030. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is 1 game behind at 11-3 +867, #2 down from #1. Austin Shin (United Kingdom) is +507, remaining unchanged at #3 for 4 rounds. Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 10-4 +494, remaining unchanged at #4 for 3 rounds. Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) is +330, #5 improving from #6.

High Win: Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) 574-407 vs. Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA). Low Win: Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) 348-297 vs. Liz Jackman (Australia). High Loss: Orlet Bullock (Barbados) 477-504 vs. Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates). Low Loss: Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) 240-548 vs. Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY).