October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Kathy Hooper [#16]

On this page, you will find information about Kathy Hooper, 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, +95, and is ranked #26 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): Kathy Surname(s): Hooper Home: Monroe, NY, United States Hobbies: reading, needlework Occupation: School Librarian NSC 2002 Division: 4 NSC 2002 Rank: 89/126, 14-17 -200 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 63/116, 14-14 -88

Round by Round
High score: 451 Average for: 376 Average against: 370
Round 1		Hooper played #25 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and lost 324 to 379 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2		Hooper played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 381 to 340 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Hooper played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 402 to 390 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, -2.
Round 4		Hooper played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 414 to 371 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +41.
Round 5		Hooper played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 407 to 414 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +34.
Round 6		Hooper played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 334 to 325 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +43.
Round 7		Hooper played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 385 to 392 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-3, +36.
Round 8		Hooper played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 343 to 381 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -2.
Round 9		Hooper played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 334 to 354 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-5, -22.
Round 10		Hooper played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 378 to 409 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-6, -53.
Round 11		Hooper played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 309 to 435 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-7, -179.
Round 12		Hooper played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 382 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-8, -215.
Round 13		Hooper played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 412 to 319 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-8, -122.
Round 14		Hooper played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 422 to 374 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-8, -74.
Round 15		Hooper played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) again and won 451 to 282 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +95.

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