October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Cornelia Guest [#13]

On this page, you will find information about Cornelia Guest, 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, +177, and is ranked #10 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): Cornelia Surname(s): Guest Home: Ridgefield, CT, United States Occupation: Real Estate Salesperson

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 393 Average against: 382
Round 1		Guest played #27 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 409 to 376 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Guest played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 510 to 341 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +202.
Round 3		Guest played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 369 to 439 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-1, +132.
Round 4		Guest played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 410 to 314 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +228.
Round 5		Guest played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 339 to 358 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +209. Guest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Guest played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 375 to 383 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-3, +201. Guest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Guest played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 408 to 349 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-3, +260. Guest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Guest played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 370 to 362 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-3, +268.
Round 9		Guest played #44 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 316 to 450 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-4, +134.
Round 10		Guest played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 412 to 404 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +142.
Round 11		Guest played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 442 to 329 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +255.
Round 12		Guest played #36 Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) and won 533 to 396 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +392.
Round 13		Guest played #31 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 384 to 362 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +414.
Round 14		Guest played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 335 to 393 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +356.
Round 15		Guest played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 290 to 469 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, +177. Guest is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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