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August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Beth Palmer [#3]
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On this page, you will find information about
Beth Palmer, 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 19-12, +803, and is ranked
#6 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 | ![[photo of Beth Palmer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/palmer_beth.jpg)
| Given name(s): Beth Surname(s): Palmer Home: Evansville, IN, USA Hobbies: : Occupation: : |
Round by Round | High score: 526 Average for: 379 Average against: 353 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Kathy Johnson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/j/johnson_kathy_g_2.jpg)
| Palmer played #41 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 292 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +132. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Merran Dunlop]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_merran_2.jpg)
| Palmer played #36 Merran Dunlop (Toronto ON) and won 402 to 318 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +216. | Round 3 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Palmer played #23 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 345 to 433 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +128. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Andy Murphy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/murphy_andy.jpg)
| Palmer played #16 Andy Murphy (Greensboro, NC) and lost 301 to 307 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +122. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jon Canik]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/canik_john.jpg)
| Palmer played #53 Jon Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 359 to 372 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-3, +109. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Louis Reed]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/reed_louis_2.jpg)
| Palmer played #10 Louis Reed (New Palestine, IN) and won 397 to 364 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, +142. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Hannah Lieberman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lieberman_hannah_2.jpg)
| Palmer played #33 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 369 to 304 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +207. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Norma Marshall]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/marshall_norma.jpg)
| Palmer played #22 Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA) and lost 298 to 364 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-4, +141. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Peter Filandro]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/filandro_peter.jpg)
| Palmer played #17 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 440 to 418 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +163. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Randy Forrester]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/forrester_randy.jpg)
| Palmer played #7 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 321 to 330 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, +154. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Elizabeth Davis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/davis_evelyn_r_2.jpg)
| Palmer played #25 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 293 to 290 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, +157. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Stephen Winston]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/winston_stephen.jpg)
| Palmer played #31 Stephen Winston (North Salem, NY) and won 502 to 336 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-5, +323. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Cathy Steinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/steinke_cathy.jpg)
| Palmer played #46 Cathy Steinke (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 337 to 349 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-6, +311. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Florence Rott]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rott_florence.jpg)
| Palmer played #21 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and won 438 to 315 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +434. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Troy Thompson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thompson_troy.jpg)
| Palmer played #44 Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) and lost 342 to 417 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +359. | Round 16 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Palmer played #32 Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 418 to 294 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +483. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Margaret Hughes]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hughes_margaret.jpg)
| Palmer played #19 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 331 to 449 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +365. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Dave Krook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/krook_dave.jpg)
| Palmer played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 368 to 421 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, +312. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Jim Barker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/barker_jim.jpg)
| Palmer played #8 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 526 to 304 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +534. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Palmer played #34 Blossom Thompson (Boynton Beach, FL) and won 440 to 262 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-9, +712. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Lisa Green]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/green_lisa.jpg)
| Palmer played #38 Lisa Green (Charleston, WV) and won 451 to 306 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, +857. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Ruben Radlauer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/radlauer_reuben.jpg)
| Palmer played #54 Ruben Radlauer (Los Angeles, CA) and won 425 to 331 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-9, +951. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Ruben Radlauer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/radlauer_reuben.jpg)
| Palmer played #54 Ruben Radlauer (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 345 to 332 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +964. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Faye Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_faye.jpg)
| Palmer played #2 Faye Edwards (Homewood, IL) and won 394 to 345 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-9, +1013. | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Palmer played #4 David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) and won 375 to 256 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-9, +1132. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Tina Totten King]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/king_tina_totten_3.jpg)
| Palmer played #12 Tina Totten King (Charleston, WV) and won 394 to 311 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +1215. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Tristan Vanech]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vanech_tristen.jpg)
| Palmer played #24 Tristan Vanech (Venice, CA) and lost 402 to 530 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-10, +1087. Palmer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Palmer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 28 | ![[photo of Doug Szymkowiak]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/szymkowiak_doug.jpg)
| Palmer played #6 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 287 to 438 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +936. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Ronald F Millard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/millard_ronald.jpg)
| Palmer played #26 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 276 to 494 (a spread of -218). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-12, +718. | Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Palmer played #32 Marilena Souza (Ft Lauderdale, FL) again and won 384 to 341 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +761. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Faye Edwards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edwards_faye.jpg)
| Palmer played #2 Faye Edwards (Homewood, IL) again and won 377 to 335 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +803. | After the Tournament | | Palmer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
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