Linda Brandt [#19] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Brandt, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Brandt currently has a record of 13-15, -146, and is ranked #91 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): Linda Surname(s): Brandt Home: Brandon, FL, United States Occupation: Accountant

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	15-8 (0.652)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	8-5 (0.615)	W L WW L WW LLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 37-48 months	3-3 (0.500)	L WW LL W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 342 Average against: 347
Round 1		Brandt played #67 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 287 to 345 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Jackson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Brandt played #73 Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB) and won 388 to 288 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Kendel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +42.
Round 3		Brandt played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and lost 367 to 381 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, +28.
Round 4		Brandt played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 356 to 329 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Wadley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, +55.
Round 5		Brandt played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 359 to 278 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +136.
Round 6		Brandt played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 345 to 408 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, +73.
Round 7		Brandt played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 284 to 341 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Brandt’s record vs. Buckley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #77. Current record: 3-4, +16.
Round 8		Brandt played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 331 to 344 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, +3.
Round 9		Brandt played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-6, -22.
Round 10		Brandt played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 398 to 288 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-6, +88.
Round 11		Brandt played #126 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 340 to 264 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA Brandt’s record vs. Thompson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, +164.
Round 12		Brandt played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and won 329 to 301 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Brandt’s record vs. Souza 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: #59. Current record: 6-6, +192.
Round 13		Brandt played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and lost 227 to 403 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-7, +16.
Round 14		Brandt played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 324 to 322 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, +18.
Round 15		Brandt played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 312 to 399 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-8, -69.
Round 16		Brandt played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 305 to 353 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-9, -117.
Round 17		Brandt played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and won 488 to 363 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Roter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-9, +8.
Round 18		Brandt played #68 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 333 to 453 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -112.
Round 19		Brandt played #40 Edith Einstein (Roseville, CA) and won 348 to 302 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Einstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-10, -66.
Round 20		Brandt played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 292 to 424 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-11, -198.
Round 21		Brandt played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 430 to 368 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-11, -136.
Round 22		Brandt played #25 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 325 to 375 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-12, -186.
Round 23		Brandt played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 336 to 325 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-12, -175.
Round 24		Brandt played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 401 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Cook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-13, -267.
Round 25		Brandt played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and lost 331 to 332 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-14, -268.
Round 26		Brandt played #87 Sara McLaughlin (Lubbock, TX) and won 368 to 356 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Brandt had not played McLaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-14, -256.
Round 27		Brandt played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 314 to 325 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Brandt’s record vs. Matthews in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-15, -267.
Round 28		Brandt played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 368 to 247 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Brandt had not played Antolak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -146.

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