SPC 2022: Linda Oliva [2-55]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Oliva, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11.5-19.5, -1165, and is ranked #62 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): Linda Surname(s): Oliva Home: Lisbon, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 450 Average for: 356 Average against: 396
Round 1		Oliva played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 255 to 412 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -157. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Oliva played #29 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and won 435 to 381 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -103.
Round 3		Oliva played #50 Beth Mix (Manchester, CT) and won 412 to 307 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +2.
Round 4		Oliva played #9 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 325 to 352 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, -25.
Round 5		Oliva played #19 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO) and lost 400 to 480 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, -105.
Round 6		Oliva played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 399 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-4, -168.
Round 7		Oliva played #12 Joe South (Schertz, TX) and lost 357 to 372 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-5, -183.
Round 8		Oliva played #35 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 334 to 448 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-6, -297.
Round 9		Oliva played #38 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 450 to 311 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-6, -158.
Round 10		Oliva played #59 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 343 to 448 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-7, -263.
Round 11		Oliva played #16 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 312 to 472 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-8, -423.
Round 12		Oliva played #40 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and lost 346 to 379 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-9, -456.
Round 13		Oliva played #44 Dustin Dean (Hanover, MD) and lost 290 to 435 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-10, -601.
Round 14		Oliva recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-10, -551.
Round 15		Oliva played #66 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 355 to 352 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-10, -548.
Round 16		Oliva played #67 Jeffrey Pogue (Westport, CT) and lost 375 to 433 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-11, -606.
Round 17		Oliva played #15 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and tied at 373. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -606.
Round 18		Oliva played #46 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 354 to 420 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5.5-12.5, -672.
Round 19		Oliva played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 365 to 341 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -648.
Round 20		Oliva played #39 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and lost 327 to 396 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-13.5, -717.
Round 21		Oliva played #64 Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -683.
Round 22		Oliva played #65 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 393 to 368 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -658.
Round 23		Oliva played #48 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 272 to 421 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8.5-14.5, -807.
Round 24		Oliva played #63 Elspeth Abbate (Sarasota, FL) and won 332 to 324 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -799. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Oliva played #47 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 322 to 460 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -937.
Round 26		Oliva played #42 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 310 to 464 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -1091.
Round 27		Oliva played #49 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 450 to 346 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -987.
Round 28		Oliva played #53 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 453 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10.5-17.5, -1119.
Round 29		Oliva played #36 Kay Patterson (Napa, CA) and lost 346 to 360 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10.5-18.5, -1133.
Round 30		Oliva played #57 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 423 to 397 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -1107.
Round 31		Oliva played #56 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) again and lost 379 to 437 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11.5-19.5, -1165.

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