Vera Bigall [#3] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Vera Bigall, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Bigall currently has a record of 16-14, +817, and is ranked #25 in Division 6.

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): Vera Surname(s): Bigall Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 40 Awards: none Hobbies: Scrabble, tennis, camping Occupation: Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-1 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 554 Average for: 370 Average against: 343
Round 1		Bigall played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 554 to 339 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +215.
Round 2		Bigall played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 395 to 320 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +290.
Round 3		Bigall played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 326 to 322 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Bigall had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +294.
Round 4		Bigall played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 374 to 394 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +274.
Round 5		Bigall played #8 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and lost 378 to 387 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Brandt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +265.
Round 6		Bigall played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 428 to 413 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Bigall's record vs. Murzin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +280.
Round 7		Bigall played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and won 427 to 239 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +468.
Round 8		Bigall played #69 Max Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 427 to 294 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +601.
Round 9		Bigall played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 221 to 344 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +478.
Round 10		Bigall played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 314 to 303 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +489.
Round 11		Bigall played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 394 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +422. Bigall is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Bigall is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Bigall played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 355 to 332 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +445.
Round 13		Bigall played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 352 to 402 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +395.
Round 14		Bigall played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and won 402 to 321 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +476.
Round 15		Bigall played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 508 to 262 (a spread of 246) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +722.
Round 16		Bigall played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 314 to 344 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +692.
Round 17		Bigall played #63 Mel Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 248 to 296 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +644.
Round 18		Bigall played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 383 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +633.
Round 19		Bigall played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 356 to 440 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-9, +549.
Round 20		Bigall played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 360 to 303 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-9, +606.
Round 21		Bigall played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 419 to 316 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +709.
Round 22		Bigall played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 377 to 416 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +670.
Round 23		Bigall played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 309 to 334 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +645.
Round 24		Bigall played #59 Ben Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 368 to 346 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +667.
Round 25		Bigall played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and won 420 to 326 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-11, +761.
Round 26		Bigall played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 293 to 380 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-12, +674.
Round 27		Bigall played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 470 to 285 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-12, +859.
Round 28		Bigall played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and lost 280 to 384 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +755.
Round 29		Bigall played #1 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 391 to 283 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-13, +863.
Round 30		Bigall played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Bigall had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-14, +817.

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