NSC 2008: Barbara Van Alen [#121]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Van Alen, 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 11-17, +226, and is ranked #112 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

[photo of Barbara Van Alen]

Given name(s): Barbara
Surname(s): Van Alen
Home: Chandler, AZ, United States
Awards: NSA Co-DIrector of the Year 2004
Hobbies: Travel, Hiking, Reading, Photography
Occupation: Retired - Part Time Travel Agent
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 121/139, 12-18 -692
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 105/134, 12-16 -399
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 65/129, 14-14 +0

Round by Round
High score: 508 Average for: 385 Average against: 377
Round 1		Van Alen played #8 Marlene Boyda (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 378 to 330 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +48.
Round 2		Van Alen played #80 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 508 to 342 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +214.
Round 3		Van Alen played #93 Tony Rankin (Austin, TX) and won 436 to 300 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +350.
Round 4		Van Alen played #48 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 378 to 402 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +326.
Round 5		Van Alen played #128 Stan Williams (West Chester, PA) and lost 335 to 448 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-2, +213.
Round 6		Van Alen played #29 Wesley Eddings (Bryan, TX) and won 427 to 352 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +288.
Round 7		Van Alen played #71 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and lost 296 to 354 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +230.
Round 8		Van Alen played #65 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL) and won 416 to 385 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +261.
Round 9		Van Alen played #111 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 488 to 321 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +428.
Round 10		Van Alen played #24 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 364 to 426 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +366.
Round 11		Van Alen played #42 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 363 to 370 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +359.
Round 12		Van Alen played #130 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +388.
Round 13		Van Alen played #85 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 427 to 384 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +431.
Round 14		Van Alen played #97 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 471 to 346 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +556.
Round 15		Van Alen played #44 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 367 to 374 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +549. Van Alen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Van Alen played #118 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 388 to 401 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +536.
Round 17		Van Alen played #49 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 399 to 428 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-8, +507.
Round 18		Van Alen played #132 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby, BC) and lost 314 to 394 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, +427.
Round 19		Van Alen played #88 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 352 to 396 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-10, +383.
Round 20		Van Alen played #30 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 327 to 395 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 9-11, +315.
Round 21		Van Alen played #131 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 383 to 398 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-12, +300.
Round 22		Van Alen played #103 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-13, +249.
Round 23		Van Alen played #72 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 425 to 404 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-13, +270.
Round 24		Van Alen played #109 Austin Stalnaker (Rome, NY) and lost 341 to 380 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-14, +231.
Round 25		Van Alen played #37 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 447 to 311 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-14, +367.
Round 26		Van Alen played #50 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 359 to 384 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, +342.
Round 27		Van Alen played #21 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 335 to 430 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11-16, +247.
Round 28		Van Alen played #7 Sandra Bloom (Tamarac, FL) and lost 357 to 378 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 11-17, +226.

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