NSC 2009: Ron Barker [#55]

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On this page, you will find information about Ron Barker, 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 13-18, -318, and is ranked #78 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
	Given name(s): Ron Surname(s): Barker Home: Boise, ID, USA Awards: 55 endurance wins Hobbies: fresh air Occupation: jogger

Round by Round
High score: 500 Average for: 363 Average against: 373
Round 1		Barker played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and won 418 to 326 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +92.
Round 2		Barker played #10 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 380 to 321 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +151.
Round 3		Barker played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 411 to 285 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +277.
Round 4		Barker played #48 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and lost 266 to 351 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +192.
Round 5		Barker played #39 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 402 to 377 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +217.
Round 6		Barker played #15 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 280 to 446 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +51.
Round 7		Barker played #22 Russell Stewart (Atlanta, GA) and lost 341 to 371 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, +21.
Round 8		Barker played #61 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 500 to 307 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +214.
Round 9		Barker played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 290 to 457 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +47.
Round 10		Barker played #38 Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA) and lost 388 to 436 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -1.
Round 11		Barker played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 479 to 345 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +133.
Round 12		Barker played #21 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 269 to 422 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, -20.
Round 13		Barker played #4 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 283 to 341 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-7, -78.
Round 14		Barker played #53 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 310 to 323 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, -91.
Round 15		Barker played #37 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 318 to 460 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-9, -233.
Round 16		Barker played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and won 447 to 319 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -105.
Round 17		Barker played #51 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and lost 310 to 379 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-10, -174.
Round 18		Barker played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 448 to 391 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, -117.
Round 19		Barker played #60 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 320 to 335 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-11, -132.
Round 20		Barker played #79 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and won 396 to 329 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-11, -65.
Round 21		Barker played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and won 496 to 258 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-11, +173.
Round 22		Barker played #49 Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT) and lost 281 to 447 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-12, +7.
Round 23		Barker played #50 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 428 to 430 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-13, +5.
Round 24		Barker played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 389 to 307 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-13, +87.
Round 25		Barker played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 430 to 404 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-13, +113.
Round 26		Barker played #20 Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO) and lost 318 to 414 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-14, +17.
Round 27		Barker played #90 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-15, -41.
Round 28		Barker played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 361 to 451 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-16, -131.
Round 29		Barker played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 345 to 369 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-17, -155.
Round 30		Barker played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 349 to 333 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-17, -139.
Round 31		Barker played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 238 to 417 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-18, -318.

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