NSC 2011: Flora Taylor [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Flora Taylor, 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 13.5-17.5, -275, and is ranked #58 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): Flora Surname(s): Taylor Home: Hillsborough, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 363 Average against: 374
Round 1		Taylor played #25 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 221 to 537 (a spread of -316). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -316.
Round 2		Taylor played #8 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and won 358 to 308 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -266.
Round 3		Taylor played #54 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 321 to 460 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -405.
Round 4		Taylor played #51 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 398 to 310 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -317.
Round 5		Taylor played #64 Jacob Cohen (Asheville, NC) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -332.
Round 6		Taylor played #34 John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 320 to 410 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-4, -422.
Round 7		Taylor played #58 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 315 to 347 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -454.
Round 8		Taylor played #38 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 333 to 429 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-6, -550.
Round 9		Taylor played #71 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 446 to 272 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-6, -376.
Round 10		Taylor played #61 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 489 to 247 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -134.
Round 11		Taylor played #48 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 334 to 460 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, -260.
Round 12		Taylor played #67 Deborah Gaudier (Kerrville, TX) and lost 301 to 371 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-8, -330.
Round 13		Taylor played #66 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 367 to 376 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-9, -339.
Round 14		Taylor played #62 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 352 to 322 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-9, -309.
Round 15		Taylor played #50 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 498 to 334 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-9, -145.
Round 16		Taylor played #40 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-10, -155.
Round 17		Taylor played #31 Susan Love (USA) and lost 396 to 402 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-11, -161.
Round 18		Taylor played #68 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 391 to 390 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-11, -160.
Round 19		Taylor played #65 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 346 to 297 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-11, -111.
Round 20		Taylor played #53 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and lost 357 to 427 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-12, -181.
Round 21		Taylor played #29 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and lost 292 to 435 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-13, -324.
Round 22		Taylor played #42 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 374 to 390 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-14, -340.
Round 23		Taylor recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-14, -290.
Round 24		Taylor played #60 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 326 to 336 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-15, -300.
Round 25		Taylor played #47 Jonas Kirk-Bowman (Wyoming, OH) and won 395 to 343 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-15, -248.
Round 26		Taylor played #69 Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) and won 402 to 335 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-15, -181.
Round 27		Taylor played #41 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and tied at 420. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -181.
Round 28		Taylor played #49 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 300 to 325 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -206. Taylor is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29		Taylor played #16 Noah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 372 to 356 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -190.
Round 30		Taylor played #6 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 283 to 436 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -343.
Round 31		Taylor played #51 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) again and won 436 to 368 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13.5-17.5, -275.

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