NSC 2009: Meredith Leigh [#68]

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On this page, you will find information about Meredith Leigh, 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 13.5-17.5, -217, and is ranked #75 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): Meredith Surname(s): Leigh Home: Des Moines, IA, USA Awards: - Hobbies: - Occupation: --

Round by Round
High score: 440 Average for: 355 Average against: 364
Round 1		Leigh played #37 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 440 to 381 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +59.
Round 2		Leigh played #12 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and tied at 366. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +59.
Round 3		Leigh played #78 Benjamin Witz (Altoona, WI) and lost 322 to 349 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +32.
Round 4		Leigh played #24 Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 306 to 397 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -59.
Round 5		Leigh played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 439 to 340 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +40.
Round 6		Leigh played #26 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 257 to 424 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -127.
Round 7		Leigh played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and won 432 to 310 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -5.
Round 8		Leigh played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and won 376 to 285 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +86.
Round 9		Leigh played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and won 369 to 322 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +133.
Round 10		Leigh played #19 Tapani Lindgren (Roseville, CA) and lost 355 to 406 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +82.
Round 11		Leigh played #80 Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL) and lost 352 to 433 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5.5-5.5, +1.
Round 12		Leigh played #34 Jim Fonti (Port Jeff Station, NY) and lost 340 to 380 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5.5-6.5, -39.
Round 13		Leigh played #56 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 360 to 461 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5.5-7.5, -140.
Round 14		Leigh played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 297 to 392 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -235.
Round 15		Leigh played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and won 381 to 304 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -158.
Round 16		Leigh played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 322 to 418 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6.5-9.5, -254.
Round 17		Leigh played #87 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 355 to 340 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -239.
Round 18		Leigh played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and lost 333 to 343 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -249.
Round 19		Leigh played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and won 382 to 347 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -214.
Round 20		Leigh played #90 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and won 437 to 334 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -111.
Round 21		Leigh played #79 Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL) and lost 336 to 348 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -123.
Round 22		Leigh played #60 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 275 to 385 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -233.
Round 23		Leigh played #52 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 340 to 445 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -338.
Round 24		Leigh played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and won 390 to 287 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -235.
Round 25		Leigh recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -185.
Round 26		Leigh played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and lost 340 to 415 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -260.
Round 27		Leigh played #30 Zbigniew Wieckowski (St. Paul, MN) and lost 348 to 356 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -268.
Round 28		Leigh played #61 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 363 to 394 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -299.
Round 29		Leigh played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 386 to 302 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -215.
Round 30		Leigh played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 337 to 277 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13.5-16.5, -155.
Round 31		Leigh played #36 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) again and lost 310 to 372 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -217.

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