October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Fran Shaw [#18]

On this page, you will find information about Fran Shaw, 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, -54, and is ranked #27 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): Fran Surname(s): Shaw Home: Fair Lawn, NJ, United States Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 369 Average against: 373
Round 1		Shaw played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 333 to 405 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-1, -72.
Round 2		Shaw played #37 Ida Ann Shapiro (New York, NY) and won 460 to 232 (a spread of 228). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-1, +156.
Round 3		Shaw played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and won 377 to 376 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +157.
Round 4		Shaw played #13 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 314 to 410 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +61.
Round 5		Shaw played #3 Paul Olenick (High Bridge, NJ) and lost 292 to 532 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-3, -179.
Round 6		Shaw played #30 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 388 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -201.
Round 7		Shaw played #38 Meg Wolitzer (New York, NY) and won 321 to 315 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-4, -195.
Round 8		Shaw played #40 Kevin Edwards (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 297 to 392 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-5, -290.
Round 9		Shaw played #39 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 390 to 376 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-5, -276.
Round 10		Shaw played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and won 446 to 278 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-5, -108.
Round 11		Shaw played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 312 to 456 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-6, -252.
Round 12		Shaw played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 484 to 236 (a spread of 248). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, -4.
Round 13		Shaw played #1 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 295 to 415 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -124.
Round 14		Shaw played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 428 to 349 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, -45.
Round 15		Shaw played #9 Lynda Kraar (Teaneck, NJ) and lost 424 to 433 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -54.

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