NSC 2008: Barbara McGrew [#53]

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara McGrew, 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 19-9, +636, and is ranked #4 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
	Given name(s): Barbara Surname(s): McGrew Home: Burlington, VT, United States Awards: NA Hobbies: NA Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 380 Average against: 357
Round 1		McGrew played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 400 to 283 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +117.
Round 2		McGrew played #39 Candace Hurley (Columbia, CA) and lost 330 to 438 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		McGrew played #30 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 266 to 405 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -130.
Round 4		McGrew played #64 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and lost 336 to 442 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -236.
Round 5		McGrew played #60 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 507 to 293 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, -22.
Round 6		McGrew played #99 Steve Wolf (Plantation, FL) and won 329 to 328 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7		McGrew played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 317 to 341 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -45.
Round 8		McGrew played #17 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and won 433 to 333 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-4, +55.
Round 9		McGrew played #79 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 362 to 302 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +115.
Round 10		McGrew played #87 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 447 to 337 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +225.
Round 11		McGrew played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and won 413 to 340 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +298.
Round 12		McGrew played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 299 to 372 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +225.
Round 13		McGrew played #3 Yukari Balabanov (Vancouver BC) and won 422 to 375 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +272.
Round 14		McGrew played #7 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 407 to 325 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +354.
Round 15		McGrew played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 383 to 345 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +392.
Round 16		McGrew played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and lost 177 to 431 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +138.
Round 17		McGrew played #56 Brian Miller (Winter Park, FL) and won 484 to 398 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +224.
Round 18		McGrew played #13 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 274 to 429 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +69.
Round 19		McGrew played #9 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 515 to 339 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +245.
Round 20		McGrew played #23 Denise Dixon (Oneida, NY) and won 383 to 336 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +292.
Round 21		McGrew played #5 Mark Barnett (Jacksonville, FL) and won 400 to 341 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +351.
Round 22		McGrew played #41 Jeff Jacobs (Queen Creek, AZ) and lost 372 to 412 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +311.
Round 23		McGrew played #34 Robb Griffith (Durham, NC) and won 423 to 311 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +423.
Round 24		McGrew played #6 Merry L Bern (Vacaville, CA) and won 366 to 344 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +445.
Round 25		McGrew played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) and won 429 to 386 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +488.
Round 26		McGrew played #50 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 392 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +471. McGrew is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		McGrew played #22 Barbara Dixon (Lafayette, IN) again and won 416 to 308 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +579.
Round 28		McGrew played #57 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) again and won 361 to 304 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +636.

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