NSC 2008: Ron Barker [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Ronald Barker, 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 16.5-11.5, +221, and is ranked #19 in Division 5.

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 Ronald Barker]

Given name(s): Ronald
Surname(s): Barker
Home: Boise, ID, United States
Awards: 3 great kids!! plus won state champ 13 mile footrace in CA and AZ in masters div
Hobbies: fresh air-aerobic
Occupation: Jogger
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 12/77, 19-12 +488
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 19/88, 18-13 +457
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 6/90, 19.5-10.5 +240
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/93, 13-15 +58
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 77/88, 11-17 -522

Round by Round
High score: 501 Average for: 374 Average against: 366
Round 1		Barker played #76 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 422 to 276 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +146. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Barker played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 306 to 358 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +94.
Round 3		Barker played #52 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 385 to 286 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +193.
Round 4		Barker played #60 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 430 to 376 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +247.
Round 5		Barker played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 418 to 307 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +358.
Round 6		Barker played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 482 to 296 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-1, +544.
Round 7		Barker played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 357 to 336 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +565.
Round 8		Barker played #16 Aaron Daly (Sioux Falls, SD) and lost 325 to 468 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +422. Barker is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Barker played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and lost 317 to 370 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +369.
Round 10		Barker played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and lost 281 to 414 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +236.
Round 11		Barker played #71 Sherry Schaff (Solvang, CA) and won 450 to 288 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +398.
Round 12		Barker played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and lost 333 to 438 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +293.
Round 13		Barker played #69 Maxine Saperstein (Aventura, FL) and won 456 to 360 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +389.
Round 14		Barker played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 434 to 380 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +443.
Round 15		Barker played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 361 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +459.
Round 16		Barker played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 387. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +459.
Round 17		Barker played #73 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 408 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +377.
Round 18		Barker played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and won 294 to 281 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +390.
Round 19		Barker played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and won 436 to 328 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +498.
Round 20		Barker played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) and lost 333 to 411 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +420.
Round 21		Barker played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 360 to 301 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +479.
Round 22		Barker played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 327 to 383 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +423.
Round 23		Barker played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) again and lost 301 to 425 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +299.
Round 24		Barker played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +303.
Round 25		Barker played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 303 to 497 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +109.
Round 26		Barker played #88 Christopher Walleck (Lakewood, OH) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +132.
Round 27		Barker played #35 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and won 501 to 319 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +314.
Round 28		Barker played #72 Marilyn Schmidt (Northampton, MA) again and lost 337 to 430 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +221.

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