Linda Bianca [#16] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Bianca, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Bianca currently has a record of 14-14, -111, and is ranked #61 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): Bianca Home: Myrtle Beach, SC, United States Hobbies: tennis Occupation: retired teacher NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 32/131, 16-12 +376

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	13-8 (0.619)
Past 1-12 months	9-4 (0.692)	L W L WW L WWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	4-4 (0.500)	LLL WWW L 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
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 381 Average against: 385
Round 1		Bianca played #50 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 464 to 343 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Bianca had not played Hackney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +121.
Round 2		Bianca played #79 Paul Mcquade (Millbury, MA) and won 402 to 373 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Bianca had not played Mcquade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +150.
Round 3		Bianca played #53 Scott Hawkins (Champaign, IL) and won 412 to 400 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Bianca had not played Hawkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +162.
Round 4		Bianca played #107 Mary Snider (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 354 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Bianca had not played Snider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-0, +233.
Round 5		Bianca played #105 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and lost 339 to 439 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Bianca had not played Shea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +133.
Round 6		Bianca played #120 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 235 to 419 (a spread of -184). Before this event, Bianca had not played Wilson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, -51.
Round 7		Bianca played #60 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 352 to 397 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Bianca’s record vs. Johnson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, -96.
Round 8		Bianca played #49 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 372 to 377 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Bianca had not played Green in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, -101.
Round 9		Bianca played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Bianca had not played Gould in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, -41.
Round 10		Bianca played #116 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and lost 327 to 417 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Bianca’s record vs. Turner in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -131.
Round 11		Bianca played #62 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and lost 261 to 451 (a spread of -190). Before this event, Bianca had not played Jones in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-6, -321.
Round 12		Bianca played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and lost 414 to 435 (a spread of -21). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Bianca’s record vs. Dimond in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, -342.
Round 13		Bianca played #47 Mary Lou Goetz (Odenton, MD) and lost 340 to 400 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Bianca had not played Goetz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-8, -402.
Round 14		Bianca played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 328 (a spread of 82). Before this event, Bianca had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -320.
Round 15		Bianca played #19 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and won 423 to 355 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Bianca had not played Brower in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-8, -252.
Round 16		Bianca played #110 Paul Stabin (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 322 to 404 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Bianca had not played Stabin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-9, -334.
Round 17		Bianca played #46 Eleanor Gibson (Winnipeg MB) and won 419 to 357 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Bianca had not played Gibson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-9, -272.
Round 18		Bianca played #59 Jeff Jacobs (Phoenix, AZ) and won 426 to 305 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Bianca had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, -151.
Round 19		Bianca played #5 Irene Averbach (Rochester, NY) and won 440 to 275 (a spread of 165). Before this event, Bianca had not played Averbach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, +14.
Round 20		Bianca played #93 Jeremiah Ramirez (Tucson, AZ) and won 421 to 312 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Bianca had not played Ramirez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11-9, +123.
Round 21		Bianca played #95 Dan Read (Vista, CA) and won 477 to 301 (a spread of 176). Before this event, Bianca had not played Read in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +299.
Round 22		Bianca played #33 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 419 to 371 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Bianca had not played De Young in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +347.
Round 23		Bianca played #52 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 321 to 512 (a spread of -191). Before this event, Bianca had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +156.
Round 24		Bianca played #109 Sandi Spencer (Pickering ON) and lost 338 to 418 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Bianca had not played Spencer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-11, +76.
Round 25		Bianca played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 315 to 464 (a spread of -149). Before this event, Bianca had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-12, -73.
Round 26		Bianca played #93 Jeremiah Ramirez (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 340 to 533 (a spread of -193). Before this event, Bianca had not played Ramirez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-13, -266.
Round 27		Bianca played #105 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) again and won 468 to 308 (a spread of 160). Before this event, Bianca had not played Shea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -106.
Round 28		Bianca played #111 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 366 to 371 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Bianca had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, -111.

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