NASC 2018: Lydia Keras [2-59]

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On this page, you will find information about Lydia Keras, 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 15-16, +431, and is ranked #55 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
	Given name(s): Lydia Surname(s): Keras Home: London, ON, Canada Occupation: College professor, retired

Round by Round
High score: 547 Average for: 387 Average against: 373
Round 1		Keras played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 375 to 413 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-1, -38.
Round 2		Keras played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 364 to 378 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-2, -52.
Round 3		Keras played #92 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 407 to 412 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-3, -57.
Round 4		Keras played #90 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 385 to 363 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-3, -35.
Round 5		Keras played #62 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 299 to 447 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -183.
Round 6		Keras played #87 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-4, -165.
Round 7		Keras played #51 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 407 to 312 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, -70.
Round 8		Keras played #60 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 404 to 322 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +12.
Round 9		Keras played #64 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 382 to 439 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-5, -45.
Round 10		Keras played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and lost 371 to 404 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, -78.
Round 11		Keras played #54 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-7, -87.
Round 12		Keras played #45 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 363 to 488 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-8, -212.
Round 13		Keras played #94 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 359 to 401 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-9, -254.
Round 14		Keras played #18 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-10, -274.
Round 15		Keras played #67 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and won 366 to 346 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-10, -254.
Round 16		Keras played #57 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 476 to 356 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-10, -134.
Round 17		Keras played #80 Anita Rackham (Austin QC) and lost 284 to 537 (a spread of -253). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-11, -387. Keras is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Keras played #77 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 413 to 307 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-11, -281.
Round 19		Keras played #83 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 481 to 242 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -42. Keras is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Keras played #78 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) and lost 355 to 380 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-12, -67.
Round 21		Keras played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 408 to 244 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-12, +97. Keras is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Keras played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 365 to 317 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, +145.
Round 23		Keras played #52 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 344 to 303 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-12, +186.
Round 24		Keras played #68 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and won 369 to 320 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-12, +235.
Round 25		Keras played #20 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 322 to 401 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, +156.
Round 26		Keras played #40 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 335 to 445 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-14, +46.
Round 27		Keras played #72 Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-14, +85.
Round 28		Keras played #75 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 328 to 407 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-15, +6.
Round 29		Keras played #65 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 540 to 295 (a spread of 245). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-15, +251.
Round 30		Keras played #44 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 383 to 435 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-16, +199.
Round 31		Keras played #78 Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) again and won 547 to 315 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-16, +431.

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