NSC 2009: Laura Scheimberg [#47]

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Scheimberg, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +569, and is ranked #16 in Division 2.

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): Laura Surname(s): Scheimberg Home: Littleton, CO, USA Hobbies: acting, drawing portraits, travel Occupation: retired teacher

Round by Round
High score: 467 Average for: 384 Average against: 365
Round 1		Scheimberg played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and lost 356 to 388 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2		Scheimberg played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 291 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +119.
Round 3		Scheimberg played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 367 to 412 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, +74.
Round 4		Scheimberg played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 431 to 412 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +93.
Round 5		Scheimberg played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 334 to 383 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-3, +44.
Round 6		Scheimberg played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 439 to 295 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +188.
Round 7		Scheimberg played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 454 to 359 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +283.
Round 8		Scheimberg played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 465 to 347 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +401.
Round 9		Scheimberg played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 336 to 348 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +389.
Round 10		Scheimberg played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 286 to 305 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, +370.
Round 11		Scheimberg played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 368 to 361 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-5, +377.
Round 12		Scheimberg played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 328 to 456 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, +249.
Round 13		Scheimberg played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 310 to 380 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-7, +179. Scheimberg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Scheimberg played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 416 to 297 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +298.
Round 15		Scheimberg played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 436 to 339 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-7, +395.
Round 16		Scheimberg played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 340 to 446 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, +289.
Round 17		Scheimberg played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 377 to 316 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-8, +350.
Round 18		Scheimberg played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 424 to 309 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +465.
Round 19		Scheimberg played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 286 to 443 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +308.
Round 20		Scheimberg played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 333 to 426 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-10, +215.
Round 21		Scheimberg played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 411 to 346 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, +280.
Round 22		Scheimberg played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 467 to 355 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +392.
Round 23		Scheimberg played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 351 to 357 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-11, +386.
Round 24		Scheimberg played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 374 to 362 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +398.
Round 25		Scheimberg played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and lost 415 to 433 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-12, +380.
Round 26		Scheimberg played #53 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 351 to 349 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +382.
Round 27		Scheimberg played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and won 416 to 316 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-12, +482.
Round 28		Scheimberg played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 414 to 403 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-12, +493.
Round 29		Scheimberg played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 393 to 278 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +608.
Round 30		Scheimberg played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and won 455 to 436 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-12, +627.
Round 31		Scheimberg played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) again and lost 323 to 381 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-13, +569.
After the Tournament		Scheimberg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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