October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Fran Goldstein [#18]

On this page, you will find information about Fran Goldstein, 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, -323, and is ranked #18 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): Fran Surname(s): Goldstein Home: Plainview, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 412 Average for: 331 Average against: 352
Round 1		Goldstein played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2		Goldstein played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and lost 319 to 476 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-2, -179.
Round 3		Goldstein played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 299 to 391 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-3, -271.
Round 4		Goldstein played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 326 to 277 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-3, -222.
Round 5		Goldstein played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 370 to 354 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-3, -206.
Round 6		Goldstein played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and won 372 to 317 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-3, -151.
Round 7		Goldstein played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 355 to 422 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-4, -218.
Round 8		Goldstein played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 395 to 295 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-4, -118.
Round 9		Goldstein played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 317 to 307 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-4, -108.
Round 10		Goldstein played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 317 to 342 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-5, -133.
Round 11		Goldstein played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and lost 250 to 376 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-6, -259.
Round 12		Goldstein played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 302 to 365 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-7, -322.
Round 13		Goldstein played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and won 412 to 328 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-7, -238.
Round 14		Goldstein played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 348 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-8, -306.
Round 15		Goldstein played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) again and lost 295 to 312 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-9, -323.

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