NSC 2011: Nola Hembrook [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Nola Hembrook, who is competing at the 2011 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 20-11, +849, and is ranked #5 in Division 3.

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): Nola Surname(s): Hembrook Home: Marshfield, WI, United States Hobbies: reading, traveling

Round by Round
High score: 537 Average for: 390 Average against: 363
Round 1		Hembrook played #37 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 537 to 221 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +316.
Round 2		Hembrook played #54 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 375 to 483 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +208.
Round 3		Hembrook played #8 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 359 to 377 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-2, +190.
Round 4		Hembrook played #1 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 330 to 491 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-3, +29.
Round 5		Hembrook played #58 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 270 to 394 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-4, -95.
Round 6		Hembrook played #40 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 492 to 399 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-4, -2.
Round 7		Hembrook played #47 Jonas Kirk-Bowman (Wyoming, OH) and won 469 to 361 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, +106.
Round 8		Hembrook played #70 Chalomrit Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 316 to 326 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-5, +96.
Round 9		Hembrook played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 383 to 348 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-5, +131.
Round 10		Hembrook played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and won 350 to 278 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-5, +203.
Round 11		Hembrook played #18 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 408 to 356 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +255.
Round 12		Hembrook played #43 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 353 to 259 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +349.
Round 13		Hembrook played #36 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-5, +387.
Round 14		Hembrook played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and won 447 to 341 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +493.
Round 15		Hembrook played #15 Mike Lean (Washington, DC) and lost 331 to 392 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +432. Hembrook is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Hembrook is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Hembrook played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) and lost 274 to 369 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +337.
Round 17		Hembrook played #10 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 345 to 443 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-8, +239.
Round 18		Hembrook played #7 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 371 to 411 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-9, +199.
Round 19		Hembrook played #55 Wayne Scruggs (Stockbridge, GA) and won 407 to 382 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-9, +224.
Round 20		Hembrook played #22 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, +210.
Round 21		Hembrook played #57 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 431 to 365 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-10, +276.
Round 22		Hembrook played #14 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and won 357 to 352 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-10, +281.
Round 23		Hembrook played #6 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 467 to 328 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-10, +420.
Round 24		Hembrook played #26 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 394 to 313 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +501.
Round 25		Hembrook played #28 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 392 to 375 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +518.
Round 26		Hembrook played #52 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 525 to 333 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +710.
Round 27		Hembrook played #40 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) again and won 445 to 315 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +840.
Round 28		Hembrook played #17 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 381 to 373 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +848.
Round 29		Hembrook played #2 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +857.
Round 30		Hembrook played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) again and lost 374 to 419 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +812.
Round 31		Hembrook played #5 Worapol Ratanapitaksuk (Carol Stream, IL) for the third time and won 361 to 324 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +849.
After the Tournament		Hembrook is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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