October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Joe Bihlmeyer [#42]

On this page, you will find information about Joe Bihlmeyer, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, -319, and is ranked #28 in Division 1.

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): Joe Surname(s): Bihlmeyer Home: Durham, CT, United States Occupation: Business Analyst

Round by Round
High score: 549 Average for: 392 Average against: 413
Round 1		Bihlmeyer played #2 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 357 to 476 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -119. Bihlmeyer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Bihlmeyer played #11 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 377 to 449 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-2, -191.
Round 3		Bihlmeyer played #22 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 407 to 410 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-3, -194.
Round 4		Bihlmeyer played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 549 to 284 (a spread of 265). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-3, +71.
Round 5		Bihlmeyer played #34 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 277 to 434 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-4, -86.
Round 6		Bihlmeyer played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 430 to 384 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, -40.
Round 7		Bihlmeyer played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 285 to 502 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-5, -257.
Round 8		Bihlmeyer played #36 Diane Firstman (Forest Hills, NY) and won 380 to 304 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-5, -181.
Round 9		Bihlmeyer played #14 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 317 to 437 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-6, -301.
Round 10		Bihlmeyer played #18 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 372 to 508 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-7, -437.
Round 11		Bihlmeyer played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 444 to 369 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-7, -362.
Round 12		Bihlmeyer played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 400 to 392 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, -354.
Round 13		Bihlmeyer played #35 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 286 to 523 (a spread of -237). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, -591.
Round 14		Bihlmeyer played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 508 to 367 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, -450.
Round 15		Bihlmeyer played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) again and won 492 to 361 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, -319.

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