October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Jackie Wong [#29]

On this page, you will find information about Jackie Wong, 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 9-6, +85, and is ranked #9 in Division 2.

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): Jackie Surname(s): Wong Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 453 Average for: 388 Average against: 382
Round 1		Wong played #1 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 294 to 511 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -217.
Round 2		Wong played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 388 to 396 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-2, -225.
Round 3		Wong played #19 Mark Rosenberg (Brooklyn, NY) and won 364 to 361 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-2, -222.
Round 4		Wong played #23 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and won 352 to 282 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, -152.
Round 5		Wong played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 376 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, -199.
Round 6		Wong played #24 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 453 to 338 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, -84.
Round 7		Wong played #6 Peter Barkman (Croton, NY) and won 409 to 330 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, -5.
Round 8		Wong played #17 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 350 to 425 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-4, -80.
Round 9		Wong played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 430 to 465 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-5, -115.
Round 10		Wong played #22 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 431 to 427 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-5, -111.
Round 11		Wong played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 402 to 379 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, -88. Wong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Wong played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 419 to 317 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +14.
Round 13		Wong played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 401 to 324 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +91.
Round 14		Wong played #5 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 379 to 439 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-6, +31.
Round 15		Wong played #12 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 417 to 363 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-6, +85.
After the Tournament		Wong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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