NSC 2008: Vivienne Muhling [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Vivienne Muhling, 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 14.5-13.5, -86, and is ranked #51 in Division 4.

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 Vivienne Muhling]

Given name(s): Vivienne
Surname(s): Muhling
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: DORA AWARD for Outstanding Production of a Musical. Elected to many executive positions in performing arts boards
Hobbies: Scrabble, gourmet cooking, cryptic crosswords, books, music, theatre.
Occupation: Reired Show Biz Producer & Performing Arts Publicist
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 115/120, 9-18 -819
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 25/133, 18-13 +342
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 42/126, 17-14 -260
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 153/169, 11-19 -245

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 367 Average against: 370
Round 1		Muhling played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 264 to 437 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -173.
Round 2		Muhling played #42 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 399 to 384 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -158.
Round 3		Muhling played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 334 to 299 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-1, -123.
Round 4		Muhling played #66 Andy Ludwig (Tempe, AZ) and lost 324 to 400 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, -199.
Round 5		Muhling played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 398 to 307 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, -108.
Round 6		Muhling played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 283 to 308 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-3, -133.
Round 7		Muhling played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 484 to 367 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -16.
Round 8		Muhling played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 353 to 349 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, -12.
Round 9		Muhling played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 368 to 332 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +24.
Round 10		Muhling played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and tied at 369. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +24.
Round 11		Muhling played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 395 to 372 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +47.
Round 12		Muhling played #97 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 284 to 411 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7.5-4.5, -80.
Round 13		Muhling played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-4.5, -67.
Round 14		Muhling played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 476 to 298 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +111.
Round 15		Muhling played #99 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 348 to 425 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +34.
Round 16		Muhling played #81 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 459 to 382 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +111.
Round 17		Muhling played #8 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons/Winston-Salem, NC) and won 350 to 344 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +117.
Round 18		Muhling played #100 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 265 to 384 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11.5-6.5, -2.
Round 19		Muhling played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 347 to 431 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11.5-7.5, -86.
Round 20		Muhling played #29 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 364 to 371 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11.5-8.5, -93.
Round 21		Muhling played #48 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 310 to 439 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -222.
Round 22		Muhling played #68 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and lost 332 to 373 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11.5-10.5, -263.
Round 23		Muhling played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and won 488 to 303 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -78.
Round 24		Muhling played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 415 to 349 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13.5-10.5, -12.
Round 25		Muhling played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 434 to 435 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -13.
Round 26		Muhling played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 305 to 408 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -116.
Round 27		Muhling played #16 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and won 401 to 339 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -54.
Round 28		Muhling played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) again and lost 365 to 397 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -86.

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