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NASC 2017: Lynda Woods Cleary [CSW2-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Lynda Woods Cleary, 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 12-19, -343, and is ranked #18 in Division CSW2.

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

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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: 501
Average for: 368
Average against: 379

Round 1

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Cleary played #17 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 310 to 358 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 0-1, -48.

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

Round 2

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Cleary played #21 Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) and lost 378 to 388 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 0-2, -58.

Round 3

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Cleary played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 339 to 388 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 0-3, -107.

Round 4

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Cleary played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) and won 351 to 320 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-3, -76.

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

Round 5

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Cleary played #9 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 386 to 310 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-3, +0.

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

Round 6

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Cleary played #1 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 442 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 2-4, -88.

Round 7

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Cleary played #4 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and lost 333 to 463 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-5, -218.

Round 8

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Cleary played #14 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-5, -205.

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

Round 9

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Cleary played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 361 to 386 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-6, -230.

Round 10

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Cleary played #10 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and lost 357 to 524 (a spread of -167).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-7, -397.

Round 11

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Cleary played #7 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 361 to 432 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 3-8, -468.

Round 12

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Cleary played #5 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 382 to 442 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 3-9, -528.

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

Round 13

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Cleary played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 392 to 354 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-9, -490.

Round 14

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Cleary played #2 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 307 to 392 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 4-10, -575.

Round 15

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Cleary played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) and lost 293 to 350 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-11, -632.

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

Round 16

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Cleary played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 475 to 368 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-11, -525.

Round 17

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Cleary played #20 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 400 to 403 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-12, -528.

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

Round 18

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Cleary played #11 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and lost 253 to 461 (a spread of -208).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-13, -736.

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

Round 19

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Cleary played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) and won 501 to 310 (a spread of 191).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-13, -545.

Round 20

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Cleary played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 361 to 368 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-14, -552.

Round 21

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Cleary played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 336 to 338 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-15, -554.

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

Round 22

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Cleary played #16 Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI) again and won 366 to 313 (a spread of 53).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 7-15, -501.

Round 23

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Cleary played #23 Michael Gincel (Winter Garden, FL) again and won 383 to 314 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 8-15, -432.

Round 24

[photo of Norman Wei]

Cleary played #22 Norman Wei (Cape Coral, FL) again and won 440 to 273 (a spread of 167).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-15, -265.

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

Round 25

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Cleary played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and won 319 to 313 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 10-15, -259.

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

Round 26

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Cleary played #15 Samuel Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA) again and lost 336 to 479 (a spread of -143).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-16, -402.

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

Round 27

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Cleary played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) again and won 418 to 367 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11-16, -351.

Round 28

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Cleary played #19 Liz Jackman (Australia) for the third time and won 385 to 268 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 12-16, -234.

Round 29

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Cleary played #12 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) again and lost 383 to 393 (a spread of -10).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 12-17, -244.

Round 30

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Cleary played #13 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) for the third time and lost 359 to 434 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 12-18, -319.

Round 31

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Cleary played #3 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-19, -343.


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