October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: David McCraw [#25]

On this page, you will find information about David McCraw, 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 6-9, -637, and is ranked #39 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): David Surname(s): McCraw Home: Ossining, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 399 Average for: 350 Average against: 393
Round 1		McCraw played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 379 to 324 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		McCraw played #5 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 343 to 466 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		McCraw played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 388 to 324 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, -4.
Round 4		McCraw played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 317 to 397 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, -84.
Round 5		McCraw played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 361 to 435 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-3, -158.
Round 6		McCraw played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 395 to 367 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, -130.
Round 7		McCraw played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 283 to 442 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-4, -289.
Round 8		McCraw played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 394 to 340 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, -235.
Round 9		McCraw played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 397 to 329 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-4, -167.
Round 10		McCraw played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and won 399 to 268 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, -36.
Round 11		McCraw played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 329 to 442 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-5, -149.
Round 12		McCraw played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 346 to 480 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, -283.
Round 13		McCraw played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 341 to 426 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-7, -368.
Round 14		McCraw played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 347 to 402 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-8, -423.
Round 15		McCraw played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 235 to 449 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-9, -637. McCraw is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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