SPC 2022: Barbara Epstein [3-49]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Epstein, 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 13-18, -1041, and is ranked #68 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
	Given name(s): Barbara Surname(s): Epstein Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Awards: Arista in junior high school and high school Hobbies: Sunning, acting, attending plays, concerts, ping pong

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 357 Average against: 390
Round 1		Epstein played #30 Sara Corbin (Brattleboro, VT) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Epstein played #17 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 326 to 387 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-2, -129.
Round 3		Epstein played #61 Karrie Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 348 to 386 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-3, -167.
Round 4		Epstein played #42 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 403 to 363 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, -127.
Round 5		Epstein played #21 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 350 to 400 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-4, -177.
Round 6		Epstein played #46 Joseph Waldbaum (Danvers, MA) and won 376 to 371 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-4, -172.
Round 7		Epstein played #73 Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL) and won 431 to 385 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, -126.
Round 8		Epstein played #15 Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) and lost 348 to 393 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, -171.
Round 9		Epstein played #29 Jen Cranberry Thomsen (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 326 to 480 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-6, -325.
Round 10		Epstein played #65 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 546 to 259 (a spread of 287). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-6, -38. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Epstein played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and lost 303 to 403 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-7, -138.
Round 12		Epstein played #27 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 347 to 309 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-7, -100.
Round 13		Epstein played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 376 to 337 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-7, -61.
Round 14		Epstein played #66 Kyle Fellahi (Montreal QC) and lost 229 to 545 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -377. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Epstein played #39 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and won 355 to 352 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-8, -374.
Round 16		Epstein played #34 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 340 to 416 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-9, -450.
Round 17		Epstein played #63 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 344 to 416 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-10, -522.
Round 18		Epstein played #78 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and lost 391 to 460 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-11, -591.
Round 19		Epstein played #72 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and lost 325 to 370 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-12, -636.
Round 20		Epstein played #74 Rachel Gillette (Denver, CO) and won 354 to 340 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-12, -622.
Round 21		Epstein played #37 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 314 to 462 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-13, -770.
Round 22		Epstein played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 377 to 331 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-13, -724.
Round 23		Epstein played #64 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 302 to 402 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-14, -824.
Round 24		Epstein played #68 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 361 to 341 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-14, -804.
Round 25		Epstein played #58 Karen Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 399 to 366 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-14, -771.
Round 26		Epstein played #76 John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) and lost 360 to 373 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-15, -784.
Round 27		Epstein played #79 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 353 to 333 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-15, -764.
Round 28		Epstein played #70 Michael Galloway (Hyde Park, NY) and won 379 to 373 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, -758.
Round 29		Epstein played #59 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and lost 332 to 407 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-16, -833.
Round 30		Epstein played #71 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 306 to 463 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-17, -990.
Round 31		Epstein played #57 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) again and lost 403 to 454 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-18, -1041.

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