Linda Espallardo [#24] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Espallardo, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Espallardo currently has a record of 13-15, -269, and is ranked #71 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): Espallardo Home: Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 63 Occupation: retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	20-21 (0.488)
Past 1-12 months	2-4 (0.333)	W LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	6-4 (0.600)	WW L W LL W L WW
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	WW LLL W L
Past 49-60 months	6-6 (0.500)	L W LL WWW LLL WW
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 371 Average against: 381
Round 1		Espallardo played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 373 to 495 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-1, -122.
Round 2		Espallardo played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 340 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		Espallardo played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 411 to 425 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -59.
Round 4		Espallardo played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and lost 279 to 399 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -179.
Round 5		Espallardo played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 441 to 301 (a spread of 140) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Espallardo’s record vs. Jacobson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, -39.
Round 6		Espallardo played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and won 470 to 342 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Goolsby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +89.
Round 7		Espallardo played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 384 to 342 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +131.
Round 8		Espallardo played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and lost 332 to 377 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +86.
Round 9		Espallardo played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 380 to 390 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NT Espallardo’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, +76.
Round 10		Espallardo played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 322 to 347 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-6, +51.
Round 11		Espallardo played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and lost 342 to 471 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Chaikin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-7, -78.
Round 12		Espallardo played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 391 to 389 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, -76.
Round 13		Espallardo played #82 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 354 to 421 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Quinn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-8, -143.
Round 14		Espallardo played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, -105.
Round 15		Espallardo played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 361 to 347 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, -91.
Round 16		Espallardo played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 361 to 458 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-9, -188.
Round 17		Espallardo played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 486 to 404 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Heidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -106.
Round 18		Espallardo played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 342 to 452 (a spread of -110) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MONTREAL, QUE CAN Espallardo’s record vs. Golding in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -216.
Round 19		Espallardo played #104 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 320 to 309 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Tyler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-10, -205.
Round 20		Espallardo played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 380 to 325 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, -150.
Round 21		Espallardo played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 279 to 394 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -265.
Round 22		Espallardo played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 397 to 321 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, -189.
Round 23		Espallardo played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 416 to 445 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-12, -218.
Round 24		Espallardo played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 297 to 377 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-13, -298.
Round 25		Espallardo played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 306 to 273 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-13, -265.
Round 26		Espallardo played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 498 to 277 (a spread of 221) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-13, -44.
Round 27		Espallardo played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 344 to 360 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-14, -60.
Round 28		Espallardo played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 314 to 523 (a spread of -209) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-15, -269.

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