NSC 2009: Flora Taylor [#93]

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On this page, you will find information about Flora Taylor, 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, +116, and is ranked #76 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): Flora Surname(s): Taylor Home: Hillsborough, NC, USA Hobbies: swimming Occupation: editor

Round by Round
High score: 499 Average for: 368 Average against: 365
Round 1		Taylor played #16 Max Karten (Barrington, RI) and lost 387 to 457 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Taylor played #28 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 425 to 420 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -65.
Round 3		Taylor played #57 Stacey Decker (Pawleys Island, SC) and lost 357 to 394 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, -102.
Round 4		Taylor played #63 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 314 to 359 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-3, -147.
Round 5		Taylor played #88 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 483 to 273 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, +63.
Round 6		Taylor played #77 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 381 to 279 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +165.
Round 7		Taylor played #41 Carol Jones (Toledo, OH) and lost 374 to 402 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, +137.
Round 8		Taylor played #69 Risa Horowitz (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 377 to 397 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-5, +117.
Round 9		Taylor played #66 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and won 499 to 283 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-5, +333.
Round 10		Taylor played #32 Susan Siedschlag (Central Wisconsin, WI) and won 371 to 323 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +381.
Round 11		Taylor played #42 M W Schroeder (Pittsburgh, PA) and lost 328 to 358 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +351.
Round 12		Taylor played #39 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, +319.
Round 13		Taylor played #72 Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA) and lost 336 to 471 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-8, +184.
Round 14		Taylor played #82 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 392 to 396 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-9, +180.
Round 15		Taylor played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 285 to 399 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-10, +66.
Round 16		Taylor played #94 John Spangler (Versailles, KY) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-11, +20.
Round 17		Taylor played #85 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and won 337 to 333 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-11, +24.
Round 18		Taylor played #70 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 271 to 334 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-12, -39.
Round 19		Taylor played #83 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 411 to 443 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-13, -71.
Round 20		Taylor recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-13, -21.
Round 21		Taylor played #91 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 337 to 404 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-14, -88.
Round 22		Taylor played #95 Paul Wood (Sheridan, IL) and won 425 to 233 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-14, +104.
Round 23		Taylor played #67 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 279 to 344 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-15, +39.
Round 24		Taylor played #17 Bridget Scholz (Dayton, OH) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-15, +95.
Round 25		Taylor played #76 Joyce Spalding (Ruby, MI) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-15, +103.
Round 26		Taylor played #84 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and won 361 to 333 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-15, +131.
Round 27		Taylor played #71 Harry Durbin (Collerville, TN) and lost 337 to 417 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-16, +51.
Round 28		Taylor played #74 Emily Saltz (Newton, MA) and lost 362 to 372 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-17, +41.
Round 29		Taylor played #75 Callie Dunavin (West Memphis, AR) and lost 234 to 394 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-18, -119.
Round 30		Taylor played #62 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 434 to 336 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-18, -21.
Round 31		Taylor played #92 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) again and won 450 to 313 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-18, +116.

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