NASC 2015: Ron Barker [4-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Barker, 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 17-14, +540, and is ranked #7 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): Ron Surname(s): Barker Home: Boise, ID, United States Awards: 3 great kids!! plus won state champ 13 mile footrace in CA and AZ in masters div Hobbies: fresh air-aerobic

Round by Round
High score: 458 Average for: 367 Average against: 349
Round 1		Barker played #45 Karen Kaminski (Demotte, IN) and won 345 to 260 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +85. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Barker played #29 Sandra Finley (Blue Diamond, NV) and won 416 to 290 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +211. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Barker played #16 Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) and won 444 to 274 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +381. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Barker played #22 Richard Banker (Ankeny, IA) and lost 344 to 411 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +314. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Barker played #31 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 337 to 365 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +286. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Barker played #9 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 368 to 383 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +271.
Round 7		Barker played #46 Jack Peters (Nantucket, MA) and lost 349 to 375 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-4, +245.
Round 8		Barker played #44 Sheng Guo (Amawalk, NY) and lost 402 to 439 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-5, +208. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Barker played #42 Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) and lost 307 to 438 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-6, +77.
Round 10		Barker played #39 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 397 to 365 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, +109.
Round 11		Barker played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) and lost 330 to 335 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-7, +104.
Round 12		Barker played #37 Annie Adkins (Waukomis, OK) and lost 361 to 473 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-8, -8. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Barker played #41 Chandra Hebert (Lafayette, LA) and lost 295 to 478 (a spread of -183). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-9, -191. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Barker played #43 Desiree Engel (Anaheim, CA) and won 386 to 326 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-9, -131.
Round 15		Barker played #47 Francina Bailey (Wilmington, CA) and won 406 to 289 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-9, -14.
Round 16		Barker played #18 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 355 to 309 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-9, +32.
Round 17		Barker played #38 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and won 379 to 353 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +58.
Round 18		Barker played #3 Mary Fonti (Hallandale, FL) and won 434 to 348 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, +144.
Round 19		Barker played #25 Maxine Marcus (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 362 to 398 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-10, +108.
Round 20		Barker played #35 Keith Forman (El Cajon, CA) and lost 239 to 381 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-11, -34.
Round 21		Barker played #17 Gil Baker (Chicago, IL) and won 450 to 326 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-11, +90.
Round 22		Barker played #23 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 321 to 292 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-11, +119.
Round 23		Barker played #40 Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) and lost 269 to 383 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-12, +5.
Round 24		Barker played #24 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 458 to 242 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-12, +221.
Round 25		Barker played #32 Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) and won 416 to 307 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-12, +330.
Round 26		Barker played #6 Aron Smith (Blythe, CA) and lost 316 to 353 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-13, +293.
Round 27		Barker played #20 Debra Bates (Sherwood Park AB) and won 366 to 319 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-13, +340.
Round 28		Barker played #26 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 421 to 359 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-13, +402.
Round 29		Barker played #7 Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) again and won 315 to 261 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-13, +456.
Round 30		Barker played #3 Mary Fonti (Hallandale, FL) again and lost 369 to 376 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-14, +449.
Round 31		Barker played #39 Donna Leigh (Menomonee Falls, WI) again and won 417 to 326 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-14, +540.

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