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NASC 2018: Elizabeth Ralston [2-26]

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On this page, you will find information about Elizabeth Ralston, who is competing at the 2018 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 18-13, +234, and is ranked #20 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 Elizabeth Ralston]

Given name(s): Elizabeth
Surname(s): Ralston
Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Round by Round

High score: 501
Average for: 390
Average against: 382

Round 1

[photo of Judy Cole]

Ralston played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 372 to 379 (a spread of -7).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 0-1, -7.

Round 2

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Ralston played #56 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 433 to 424 (a spread of 9).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 1-1, +2.

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

Round 3

[photo of Carol McDonald]

Ralston played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 403 to 337 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 2-1, +68.

Round 4

[photo of Janet Gray]

Ralston played #84 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 501 to 296 (a spread of 205).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-1, +273.

Round 5

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Ralston played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 466 to 337 (a spread of 129).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-1, +402.

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

Round 6

[photo of Zachary Ansell]

Ralston played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 346 to 480 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-2, +268.

Round 7

[photo of Carole Denton]

Ralston played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 386 to 228 (a spread of 158).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-2, +426.

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

Round 8

[photo of Scott Leifer]

Ralston played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 321 to 355 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-3, +392.

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

Round 9

[photo of Kristy Zurbrick]

Ralston played #49 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 355 to 462 (a spread of -107).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 5-4, +285.

Round 10

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Ralston played #11 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 486 to 340 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-4, +431.

Round 11

[photo of Mark Abadi]

Ralston played #63 Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) and won 384 to 381 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 7-4, +434.

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

Round 12

[photo of Steve Anstandig]

Ralston played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 469 to 323 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 8-4, +580.

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

Round 13

[photo of Matthew Larocque]

Ralston played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and won 360 to 310 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-4, +630.

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

Round 14

[photo of Will Scott]

Ralston played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 377 to 365 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +642.

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

Round 15

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Ralston played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 340 to 488 (a spread of -148).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-5, +494.

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

Round 16

[photo of Cooper Komatsu]

Ralston played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 423 to 339 (a spread of 84).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-5, +578.

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

Round 17

[photo of Mike Johnson]

Ralston played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 377 to 361 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 12-5, +594.

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

Round 18

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Ralston played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and lost 394 to 422 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 12-6, +566.

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

Round 19

[photo of Jack Peters]

Ralston played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and lost 385 to 401 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-7, +550.

Round 20

[photo of Michael Ecsedy]

Ralston played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 437 to 395 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-7, +592.

Round 21

[photo of Nicholas Schneider]

Ralston played #81 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and won 411 to 359 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-7, +644.

Round 22

[photo of Curtis Lee]

Ralston played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 354 to 305 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-7, +693.

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

Round 23

[photo of Joe South]

Ralston played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 354 to 474 (a spread of -120).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 15-8, +573.

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

Round 24

[photo of Michael Baker]

Ralston played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 382 to 353 (a spread of 29).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-8, +602.

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

Round 25

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Ralston played #15 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 437 to 415 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-8, +624.

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

Round 26

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Ralston played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) again and lost 423 to 449 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 17-9, +598.

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

Round 27

[photo of Michael Ecsedy]

Ralston played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) again and lost 302 to 433 (a spread of -131).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 17-10, +467.

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

Round 28

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Ralston played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 295 to 458 (a spread of -163).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 17-11, +304.

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

Round 29

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Ralston played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 358 to 395 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 17-12, +267.

Round 30

[photo of Cooper Komatsu]

Ralston played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 17-13, +193.

Round 31

[photo of Mark Garrod]

Ralston played #74 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 412 to 371 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 18-13, +234.


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