NSC 2008: Vera Bigall [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Vera Bigall, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +230, and is ranked #48 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): Vera Surname(s): Bigall Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: tennis, camping, skydiving - not Occupation: teacher NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 25/76, 16-14 +817 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 14/116, 17-11 +584

Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 382 Average against: 375
Round 1		Bigall played #43 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 338 to 468 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -130.
Round 2		Bigall played #107 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 333 to 396 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-2, -193.
Round 3		Bigall played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 357 to 413 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-3, -249.
Round 4		Bigall played #47 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 293 to 445 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #132. Current record: 0-4, -401.
Round 5		Bigall played #63 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 394 to 369 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-4, -376.
Round 6		Bigall recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-4, -326.
Round 7		Bigall played #110 Edward Stewart (Elicott City, MD) and lost 395 to 407 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-5, -338.
Round 8		Bigall played #76 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 400 to 352 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-5, -290.
Round 9		Bigall played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 323 to 366 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-6, -333.
Round 10		Bigall played #89 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 409 to 334 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-6, -258.
Round 11		Bigall played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 334 to 388 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-7, -312.
Round 12		Bigall played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 388 to 355 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-7, -279.
Round 13		Bigall played #112 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 371 to 377 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-8, -285.
Round 14		Bigall played #4 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 340 to 431 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 5-9, -376.
Round 15		Bigall played #35 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 387 to 324 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-9, -313.
Round 16		Bigall played #31 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 354 to 356 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-10, -315.
Round 17		Bigall played #101 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-10, -275.
Round 18		Bigall played #133 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-10, -263.
Round 19		Bigall played #61 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and won 408 to 343 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-10, -198.
Round 20		Bigall played #33 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 375 to 419 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-11, -242.
Round 21		Bigall played #34 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 522 to 391 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-11, -111.
Round 22		Bigall played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 402 to 280 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-11, +11.
Round 23		Bigall played #27 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 467 to 355 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, +123.
Round 24		Bigall played #95 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 506 to 332 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, +297.
Round 25		Bigall played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 376 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-12, +237.
Round 26		Bigall played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 413 to 452 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-13, +198.
Round 27		Bigall played #62 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and won 381 to 364 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, +215.
Round 28		Bigall played #119 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 334 to 319 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +230.

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