NASC 2017: Bob Bolender [4-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Bolender, who is competing at the 2017 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, +428, and is ranked #18 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): Bob Surname(s): Bolender Home: Austin, TX, United States Occupation: Pastor

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 388 Average against: 374
Round 1		Bolender played #61 Jeff Durbin (Germantown, TN) and won 442 to 308 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +134. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Bolender played #34 Jennifer DeGlopper (Punta Gorda, FL) and won 380 to 370 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +144. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Bolender played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 379 to 425 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +98.
Round 4		Bolender played #36 Kay Weston (Lubbock, TX) and lost 352 to 386 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, +64.
Round 5		Bolender played #31 Adam Hopkins (Walhalla, SC) and lost 397 to 400 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-3, +61. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Bolender played #19 Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) and won 371 to 337 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +95.
Round 7		Bolender played #32 Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) and won 383 to 380 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-3, +98.
Round 8		Bolender played #33 Andrea Salinas (Bastrop, TX) and won 442 to 413 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-3, +127.
Round 9		Bolender played #20 Becky Albin (Danville, IL) and lost 299 to 422 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +4.
Round 10		Bolender played #15 Chuck Jones (Danville, IL) and won 435 to 243 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +196. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Bolender played #18 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and won 446 to 293 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +349. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Bolender played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) and lost 277 to 447 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +179.
Round 13		Bolender played #26 Deborah Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 406 to 377 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +208.
Round 14		Bolender played #47 Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 473 to 387 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +294. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Bolender played #24 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 396 to 333 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +357.
Round 16		Bolender played #2 Rebecca Nance (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 436 to 275 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +518. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Bolender played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) and lost 365 to 386 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +497.
Round 18		Bolender played #27 Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 321 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-6, +589. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Bolender played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) and lost 371 to 403 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-7, +557.
Round 20		Bolender played #39 Heidi Hugli (Sacramento, CA) and won 557 to 321 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +793. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 21		Bolender played #50 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) and won 371 to 364 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +800. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Bolender played #3 Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) again and lost 295 to 421 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +674.
Round 23		Bolender played #49 Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) again and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-9, +639.
Round 24		Bolender played #1 Lindsay Bahra (Metairie, LA) again and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-9, +697.
Round 25		Bolender played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 374 to 384 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +687.
Round 26		Bolender played #21 Jennifer DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) again and won 445 to 412 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-10, +720. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Bolender played #23 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) again and lost 326 to 418 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-11, +628.
Round 28		Bolender played #50 Dinesh Rajangam (Chicago, IL) again and lost 315 to 466 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-12, +477. Bolender is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Bolender played #47 Rishabh Murali (Collierville, TN) again and lost 373 to 416 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +434.
Round 30		Bolender played #5 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 340 to 317 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-13, +457.
Round 31		Bolender played #13 Preston Kilgore (Dallas, GA) and lost 394 to 423 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-14, +428.

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