October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Carolyn Boyd [#17]

On this page, you will find information about Carolyn Boyd, 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, -201, and is ranked #15 in Division 4.

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): Carolyn Surname(s): Boyd Home: Houston, TX, United States Occupation: Graphic Designer

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 348 Average against: 361
Round 1		Boyd played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 362 to 406 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Boyd played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 319 to 369 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 0-2, -94.
Round 3		Boyd played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and won 341 to 327 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-2, -80.
Round 4		Boyd played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and won 318 to 311 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, -73.
Round 5		Boyd played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and won 372 to 287 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +12.
Round 6		Boyd played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 394 to 333 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +73. Boyd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Boyd played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 422 to 393 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +102.
Round 8		Boyd played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 449 to 298 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +253.
Round 9		Boyd played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 338 to 426 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +165.
Round 10		Boyd played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 291 to 442 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-4, +14.
Round 11		Boyd played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and lost 331 to 424 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-5, -79.
Round 12		Boyd played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 432 to 244 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +109.
Round 13		Boyd played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and lost 265 to 387 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-6, -13.
Round 14		Boyd played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 281 to 409 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-7, -141.
Round 15		Boyd played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) again and lost 298 to 358 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-8, -201. Boyd is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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