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NSC 2008: Linda Bianca [#9]
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On this page, you will find information about
Linda Bianca, 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 16-12, +569, and is ranked
#21 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 Linda Bianca]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bianca_linda.jpg)
| 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 USSO 2006 Division: 6 USSO 2006 Rank: 61/114, 14-14 -111 |
Round by Round | High score: 522 Average for: 388 Average against: 368 | Round 1 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #49 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 330 to 406 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -76. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Ida Ann Shapiro]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shapiro_ida_ann.jpeg)
| Bianca played #75 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 320 to 371 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-2, -127. | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #36 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 394 to 299 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, -32. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Dan Goldberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldberg_dan.jpg)
| Bianca played #31 Dan Goldberg (Hicksville, NY) and won 443 to 255 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +156. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Chora B. Eilertsen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/eilertsen_chora_b.jpg)
| Bianca played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 415 to 310 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +261. | Round 6 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #89 Ashley Walsh-Buie (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and won 388 to 381 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +268. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Lois S Oda]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oda_lois_s_2.jpg)
| Bianca played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 364 to 343 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +289. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Emily James]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/james_emily_2.jpg)
| Bianca played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +330. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Shereen E Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/weinstein_shereen_e_2.jpg)
| Bianca played #90 Shereen E Weinstein (Tamarac, FL) and lost 341 to 408 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +263. | Round 10 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #61 Georgia T Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +236. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Zbigniew Wieckowski]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wieckowski_zbigniew.jpg)
| Bianca played #93 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 402 to 254 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +384. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Barbara Besadny]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/besadny_barbara_3.jpg)
| Bianca played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +451. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Nancy Sterngold]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sterngold_nancy.jpg)
| Bianca played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 403 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-5, +411. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jesse Inman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/inman_jesse.jpg)
| Bianca played #40 Jesse Inman (Columbia, SC) and lost 344 to 477 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +278. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Wendy Wilkinson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wilkinson_wendy.jpg)
| Bianca played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and won 362 to 292 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +348. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Mark Barnett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barnett_mark.jpg)
| Bianca played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 335 to 424 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +259. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Joyce Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stock_joyce.jpg)
| Bianca played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 471 to 364 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +366. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Kathi Cann]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cann_kathi.jpg)
| Bianca played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 481 to 355 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +492. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Barbara McGrew]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcgrew_barbara.jpg)
| Bianca played #53 Barbara McGrew (Burlington, VT) and lost 339 to 515 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +316. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Barbara C Ring]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ring_barbara_c.jpg)
| Bianca played #65 Barbara C Ring (Laguna Beach, CA) and won 410 to 316 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +410. | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 522 to 356 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +576. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Jeff Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldstein_jeff.jpg)
| Bianca played #32 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 382 to 379 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +579. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Bianca played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and lost 413 to 450 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +542. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Robb Griffith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/griffith_robb.jpg)
| Bianca played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and won 444 to 276 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +710. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Tacy Callies]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/callies_tacy.jpg)
| Bianca played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 441 to 402 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +749. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Barbara Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dixon_barbara.jpg)
| Bianca played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and lost 284 to 389 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +644. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Henry De Young]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/de_young_henry.jpg)
| Bianca played #18 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 306 to 356 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +594. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Trevor McGuire]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mcguire_trevor.jpg)
| Bianca played #54 Trevor McGuire (Sarasota, FL) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +569. |
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