October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Susie Rivers [#20]

On this page, you will find information about Susie Rivers, 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 1-14, -2388, and is ranked #22 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): Susie Surname(s): Rivers Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 353 Average for: 263 Average against: 422
Round 1		Rivers played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 250 to 465 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-1, -215.
Round 2		Rivers played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 409 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0-2, -271.
Round 3		Rivers played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 237 to 407 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-3, -441.
Round 4		Rivers played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 277 to 326 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-4, -490.
Round 5		Rivers played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and lost 202 to 534 (a spread of -332). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-5, -822.
Round 6		Rivers played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and lost 306 to 361 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-6, -877. Rivers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rivers played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and lost 271 to 348 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-7, -954.
Round 8		Rivers played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 208 to 499 (a spread of -291). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-8, -1245.
Round 9		Rivers played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and lost 302 to 437 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-9, -1380.
Round 10		Rivers played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 183 to 413 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 0-10, -1610.
Round 11		Rivers played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 327 to 265 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-10, -1548.
Round 12		Rivers played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and lost 225 to 496 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-11, -1819.
Round 13		Rivers played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 220 to 504 (a spread of -284). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-12, -2103.
Round 14		Rivers played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 292 to 428 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-13, -2239.
Round 15		Rivers played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 290 to 439 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-14, -2388.

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