October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Barbara Epstein [#32]

On this page, you will find information about Barbara Epstein, 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, -345, and is ranked #30 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

[photo of Barbara Epstein]

Given name(s): Barbara
Surname(s): Epstein
Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Awards: Arista in junior high school and high school
Hobbies: Sunning, acting, attending plays,concerts, ping pong
Occupation: Import Assistant
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 85/111, 13-18 -184
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 131/150, 12-18 -814
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 79/93, 12-16 -871
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 82/116, 13-15 -1378

Round by Round
High score: 446 Average for: 347 Average against: 370
Round 1		Epstein played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 361 to 354 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +7.
Round 2		Epstein played #11 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 319 to 394 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -68.
Round 3		Epstein played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 322 to 347 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -93.
Round 4		Epstein played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 380 to 436 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-3, -149.
Round 5		Epstein played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 270 to 487 (a spread of -217). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -366.
Round 6		Epstein played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 446 to 328 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-4, -248.
Round 7		Epstein played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 391 to 318 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-4, -175.
Round 8		Epstein played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 352 to 291 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-4, -114.
Round 9		Epstein played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 332 to 319 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, -101.
Round 10		Epstein played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 292 to 483 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-5, -292. Epstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Epstein played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and lost 324 to 392 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-6, -360.
Round 12		Epstein played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 360 to 381 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-7, -381.
Round 13		Epstein played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 393 to 328 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-7, -316.
Round 14		Epstein played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and lost 347 to 406 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-8, -375.
Round 15		Epstein played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 316 to 286 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-8, -345.

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