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NASC 2015: Jan Cardia [2-06]

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On this page, you will find information about Jan Cardia, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 19-12, +917, and is ranked #4 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Given name(s): Jan
Surname(s): Cardia
Home: Hockessin, DE, United States
Awards: 1st place Boston Premier; 4th place Super Stars
Hobbies: scrabble, hiking, crossword puzzles, dancing, grandchildren
Occupation: Accountant
Round by Round

High score: 522
Average for: 399
Average against: 370

Round 1

[photo of Glenda Short]

Cardia played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-0, +11.

Round 2

[photo of Ryan Chepita]

Cardia played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 480 to 393 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-0, +98.

Round 3

[photo of Sam Masling]

Cardia played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 358 to 362 (a spread of -4).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-1, +94.

Round 4

[photo of Alan Stern]

Cardia played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 499 to 379 (a spread of 120).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-1, +214.

Round 5

[photo of Amnon Igra]

Cardia played #46 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 323 to 291 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 4-1, +246.

Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Kevin Bowerman]

Cardia played #12 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 393 to 326 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 5-1, +313.

Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 7

[photo of Carlene Wallis]

Cardia played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 399 to 421 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 5-2, +291.

Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Cardia played #34 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 344 to 435 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-3, +200.

Round 9

[photo of Carlynn Mayer]

Cardia played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 356 to 371 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-4, +185.

Round 10

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Cardia played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and lost 357 to 445 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 5-5, +97.

Round 11

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Cardia played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 409 to 412 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 5-6, +94.

Round 12

[photo of Carl Davis]

Cardia played #61 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 354 to 444 (a spread of -90).

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 5-7, +4.

Round 13

[photo of Stephen Sneed]

Cardia played #32 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 355 to 376 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 5-8, -17.

Round 14

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Cardia played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 375 to 319 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 6-8, +39.

Round 15

[photo of Trevor Sealy]

Cardia played #78 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 421 to 286 (a spread of 135).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 7-8, +174.

Round 16

[photo of Connie Creed]

Cardia played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 522 to 345 (a spread of 177).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 8-8, +351.

Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Cynthia Seales]

Cardia played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 444 to 368 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-8, +427.

Round 18

[photo of Kay Patterson]

Cardia played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and won 444 to 360 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 10-8, +511.

Round 19

[photo of Cynthia Pughsley]

Cardia played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 350 to 415 (a spread of -65).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 10-9, +446.

Round 20

[photo of Diana Grosman]

Cardia played #60 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 382 to 327 (a spread of 55).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 11-9, +501.

Round 21

[photo of Guy Ingram]

Cardia played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and won 349 to 343 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 12-9, +507.

Cardia is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

[photo of Robin Lewis]

Cardia played #26 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 441 to 380 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-9, +568.

Round 23

[photo of Edward Gowash]

Cardia played #81 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 434 to 428 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-9, +574.

Round 24

[photo of James Porter]

Cardia played #31 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 405 to 301 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-9, +678.

Round 25

[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]

Cardia played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 362 to 402 (a spread of -40).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 15-10, +638.

Round 26

[photo of Michael Baker]

Cardia played #13 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 407 to 353 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-10, +692.

Round 27

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Cardia played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 343 to 420 (a spread of -77).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-11, +615.

Round 28

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Cardia played #16 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 384 to 442 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 16-12, +557.

Round 29

[photo of Gerry Greenside]

Cardia played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 368 to 293 (a spread of 75).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 17-12, +632.

Round 30

[photo of Alan Stern]

Cardia played #5 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and won 448 to 324 (a spread of 124).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 18-12, +756.

Round 31

[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]

Cardia played #62 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 478 to 317 (a spread of 161).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 19-12, +917.


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