SPC 2023: Linda Oliva [3-47]

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Oliva, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, -288, and is ranked #28 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): Linda Surname(s): Oliva Home: Lisbon, MD, United States

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 371 Average against: 382
Round 1		Oliva played #21 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 282 to 509 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -227.
Round 2		Oliva played #13 Sheikh K Dukuly (Liberia) and lost 243 to 376 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 0-2, -360.
Round 3		Oliva played #73 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 384 to 360 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -336.
Round 4		Oliva played #75 Marlena Cannon (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 304 to 293 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -325. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Oliva played #43 Thomas Tremont (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 393 to 372 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, -304.
Round 6		Oliva played #20 David Garcia (Pendleton, SC) and lost 339 to 451 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -416.
Round 7		Oliva played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 349 to 461 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-4, -528.
Round 8		Oliva played #36 Brian Garnett (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 381 to 400 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-5, -547.
Round 9		Oliva played #38 Kent Croswell (Hot Springs Village, AR) and won 454 to 351 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, -444.
Round 10		Oliva played #67 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 386 to 352 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, -410.
Round 11		Oliva played #62 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 476 to 273 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, -207.
Round 12		Oliva played #57 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 401 to 420 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, -226.
Round 13		Oliva played #6 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 469 to 268 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, -25.
Round 14		Oliva played #37 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, -10.
Round 15		Oliva played #19 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and won 378 to 373 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, -5.
Round 16		Oliva played #7 Gregg Bigourdin (Winnipeg MB) and lost 313 to 468 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, -160.
Round 17		Oliva played #28 Carol Tillson (Silver Spring, MD) and won 416 to 285 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, -29. Oliva is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Oliva played #60 Robin Chua (Unknown city, AL) and lost 313 to 394 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-8, -110.
Round 19		Oliva played #35 John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) and lost 319 to 516 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-9, -307.
Round 20		Oliva played #50 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 281 to 386 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, -412.
Round 21		Oliva played #45 Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) and lost 329 to 385 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-11, -468.
Round 22		Oliva played #55 Marina A Villena (Daytona Beach, FL) and won 372 to 300 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, -396.
Round 23		Oliva played #44 Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) and lost 396 to 417 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -417.
Round 24		Oliva played #31 Larry Durbin (Cordova, TN) and lost 295 to 557 (a spread of -262). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-13, -679.
Round 25		Oliva played #71 Lilia Murnane (Vancouver BC) and won 429 to 348 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, -598.
Round 26		Oliva played #46 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 357 to 405 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-14, -646.
Round 27		Oliva played #8 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 416 to 300 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, -530.
Round 28		Oliva recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, -480.
Round 29		Oliva played #49 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 356 to 332 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, -456.
Round 30		Oliva played #40 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 521 to 366 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-14, -301.
Round 31		Oliva played #34 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) again and won 395 to 382 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-14, -288.

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