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NASC 2019: Bob Bolender [3-20]

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Bolender, who is competing at the 2019 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, +21, and is ranked #31 in Division 3.

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 Bob Bolender]

Given name(s): Bob
Surname(s): Bolender
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Occupation: Pastor
Round by Round

High score: 496
Average for: 379
Average against: 378

Round 1

[photo of Joe Gatz]

Bolender played #45 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 420 to 390 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 1-0, +30.

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

Round 2

[photo of Cathy Poole]

Bolender played #71 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 324 to 417 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 1-1, -63.

Round 3

[photo of Ralph Ireland]

Bolender played #6 Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 2-1, -59.

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

Round 4

[photo of Tom O'Laughlin]

Bolender played #41 Tom O'Laughlin (Edmond, OK) and lost 311 to 367 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 2-2, -115.

Round 5

[photo of Tapani Lindgren]

Bolender played #10 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and lost 361 to 442 (a spread of -81).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 2-3, -196.

Round 6

[photo of Chan Fonseka]

Bolender played #39 Chan Fonseka (Dublin, CA) and won 388 to 361 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 3-3, -169.

Round 7

[photo of Ben Greenwood]

Bolender played #2 Ben Greenwood (Florence, MA) and lost 340 to 450 (a spread of -110).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 3-4, -279.

Round 8

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Bolender played #63 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 369 to 427 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 3-5, -337.

Round 9

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Bolender played #27 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 496 to 377 (a spread of 119).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 4-5, -218.

Round 10

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Bolender played #69 Jeffrey Polan (Toluca Lake, CA) and won 417 to 309 (a spread of 108).

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 5-5, -110.

Round 11

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Bolender played #61 Alison Lifland (Pasadena, CA) and lost 325 to 364 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 5-6, -149.

Round 12

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Bolender played #43 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 356 to 434 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 5-7, -227.

Round 13

[photo of Rachel Gillette]

Bolender played #66 Rachel Gillette (Lafayette, CO) and won 373 to 345 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-7, -199.

Round 14

[photo of Harry Durbin]

Bolender played #33 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 319 to 374 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 6-8, -254.

Round 15

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Bolender played #51 Henry Moses (Unknown city, TX) and won 480 to 334 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 7-8, -108.

Round 16

[photo of Mary Ellen Weisskopf]

Bolender played #65 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 350 to 444 (a spread of -94).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 7-9, -202.

Round 17

[photo of Karrie Bowe]

Bolender played #48 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 367 to 378 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 7-10, -213.

Round 18

[photo of Josephine Flowers]

Bolender played #54 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 362 to 453 (a spread of -91).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-11, -304.

Round 19

[photo of Ruth Brower]

Bolender played #55 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 405 to 293 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 8-11, -192.

Round 20

[photo of Diane Sleek]

Bolender played #68 Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) and won 392 to 357 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-11, -157.

Round 21

[photo of Sally Reeser]

Bolender played #72 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 426 to 263 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 10-11, +6.

Round 22

[photo of Hannah Lieberman]

Bolender played #32 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and lost 362 to 368 (a spread of -6).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 10-12, +0.

Round 23

[photo of Jane Bissonnette]

Bolender played #9 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 283 to 552 (a spread of -269).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 10-13, -269.

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

Round 24

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Bolender played #64 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 363 to 412 (a spread of -49).

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 10-14, -318.

Round 25

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Bolender played #73 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 432 to 326 (a spread of 106).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 11-14, -212.

Round 26

[photo of Michael Donegan]

Bolender played #57 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 368 to 274 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 12-14, -118.

Round 27

[photo of Regenia Hidalgo]

Bolender played #38 Regenia Hidalgo (Colleyville, TX) and won 378 to 344 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 13-14, -84.

Round 28

[photo of Rhonda Morris]

Bolender played #31 Rhonda Morris (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 403 to 395 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 14-14, -76.

Round 29

[photo of April McCarley]

Bolender played #35 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 423 to 301 (a spread of 122).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 15-14, +46.

Round 30

[photo of Trx Kt]

Bolender played #70 Trx Kt (Watertown, MA) and won 438 to 378 (a spread of 60).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 16-14, +106.

Round 31

[photo of Joe Gatz]

Bolender played #45 Joe Gatz (Oklahoma City, OK) again and lost 341 to 426 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 16-15, +21.


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