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NASC 2018: Vera Bigall [2-56]
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On this page, you will find information about
Vera Bigall, 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 16-15, +577, and is ranked
#40 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 Vera Bigall]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bigall_vera_2.jpg)
| Given name(s): Vera Surname(s): Bigall Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: tennis, camping, skydiving - not |
Round by Round | High score: 524 Average for: 406 Average against: 388 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Janet Gray]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gray_janet.jpg)
| Bigall played #84 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 423 to 313 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +110. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Ralston]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/ralston_elizabeth.jpg)
| Bigall played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 424 to 433 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +101. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Anita Rackham]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rackham_anita_AA000717.jpg)
| Bigall played #80 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +176. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Robin Lewis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lewis_robin_AA002369.jpg)
| Bigall played #46 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 376 to 362 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +190. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Carol McDonald]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcdonald_carol_AA002856.jpg)
| Bigall played #37 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 460 to 328 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +322. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Bigall played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 503 to 413 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +412. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Joel Horn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/horn_joel.jpg)
| Bigall played #10 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 283 to 431 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +264. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Crayne Spanier]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/spanier_crayne_AA003455.jpg)
| Bigall played #76 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and won 460 to 349 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +375. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Carole Denton]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/denton_carole.jpeg)
| Bigall played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 396 to 389 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +382. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Zachary Ansell]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/ansell_zachary_AA005066.jpg)
| Bigall played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 384 to 417 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +349. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Michael Ecsedy]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/escedy_michael.jpg)
| Bigall played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 326 to 504 (a spread of -178). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +171. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Bigall played #1 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 484 to 414 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +241. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Jack Peters]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peters_jack_AA006022.jpg)
| Bigall played #7 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 486 to 348 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +379. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Nicholas Schneider]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schneider_nicholas.jpg)
| Bigall played #81 Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) and lost 341 to 381 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +339. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Kene Mezue]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mezue_kene_AA005991.jpg)
| Bigall played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and lost 323 to 399 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +263. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bigall played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 319 to 358 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +224. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Margaret Wong]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wong_margaret_AA002027.jpg)
| Bigall played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and won 452 to 312 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +364. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bigall played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 398 to 381 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +381. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 19 | ![[photo of David Postal]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/postal_david.jpg)
| Bigall played #33 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and lost 360 to 400 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +341. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 20 | ![[photo of Steve Anstandig]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/anstandig_steve.jpg)
| Bigall played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 378 to 381 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +338. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 21 | ![[photo of Edwin Roth]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/roth_edwin.jpg)
| Bigall played #17 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 388 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +391. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Jonathan Kent]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/kent_jonathan_AA003840.jpg)
| Bigall played #21 Jonathan Kent (Hicksville, NY) and won 524 to 331 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +584. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 23 | ![[photo of David Engelhardt]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/engelhardt_david.jpeg)
| Bigall played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 352 to 482 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +454. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 24 | ![[photo of Cooper Komatsu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/komatsu_cooper_AA002499_1.jpg)
| Bigall played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and won 490 to 411 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-10, +533. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[photo of Mike Johnson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_mike_2.jpg)
| Bigall played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-11, +525. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 26 | ![[photo of Matthew Larocque]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/larocque_matthew_AA001471.jpg)
| Bigall played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and lost 419 to 428 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, +516. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Chloe Fatsis]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fatsis_chloe_AA004013.jpg)
| Bigall played #97 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 370 to 431 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, +455. Bigall is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 28 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Bigall played #45 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 367 to 425 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-14, +397. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Joanne Cohen]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cohen_joanne_4.jpg)
| Bigall played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 349 to 420 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-15, +326. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Kaia Nana]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/n/nana_kaia_AA004955_1.jpg)
| Bigall played #60 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 437 to 346 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-15, +417. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Ken Dutch]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dutch_ken.jpg)
| Bigall played #12 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 477 to 317 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, +577. |
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