October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Lynda Kraar [#9]

On this page, you will find information about Lynda Kraar, 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 8-7, -11, and is ranked #18 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): Lynda Surname(s): Kraar Home: Teaneck, NJ, United States Awards: 2xChampion, Poetry Sweatshop (Toronto), Tae Kwon Do Red Belt, $$ in recent Scrabble tournaments Hobbies: Guitar collecting, the written word, knitting, rollerblading, travel, darts Occupation: Non-profit consultant, musician and guitar instructor

Round by Round
High score: 470 Average for: 352 Average against: 353
Round 1		Kraar played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 291 to 327 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Kraar played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 376 to 328 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Kraar played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 337 to 369 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-2, -20.
Round 4		Kraar played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and won 322 to 265 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, +37.
Round 5		Kraar played #17 Matt Gross (College Park, MD) and won 415 to 327 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +125.
Round 6		Kraar played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 302 to 425 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Kraar played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and won 443 to 318 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-3, +127.
Round 8		Kraar played #27 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 335 to 415 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, +47.
Round 9		Kraar played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 352 to 340 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-4, +59.
Round 10		Kraar played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and lost 268 to 399 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-5, -72.
Round 11		Kraar played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 470 to 354 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +44.
Round 12		Kraar played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 311 to 349 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-6, +6.
Round 13		Kraar played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 363 to 284 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +85.
Round 14		Kraar played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 266 to 371 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-7, -20.
Round 15		Kraar played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 433 to 424 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, -11.

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