October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Ida Ann Shapiro [#37]

On this page, you will find information about Ida Ann Shapiro, 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 3-12, -1302, and is ranked #44 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 Ida Ann Shapiro]

Given name(s): Ida Ann
Surname(s): Shapiro
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: Was on the Millionaire Show
Hobbies: Bowling, working with flowers
Occupation: Teacher (retired)
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 79/125, 15-16 -417
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 63/77, 13-18 -549
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 101/111, 12-19 -827
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 66/90, 13.5-16.5 -417
USSO 2006 Division: 5
USSO 2006 Rank: 87/88, 8-20 -1030

Round by Round
High score: 406 Average for: 318 Average against: 405
Round 1		Shapiro played #10 Janet Matheson (New Westminster BC) and lost 327 to 351 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Shapiro played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and lost 232 to 460 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0-2, -252.
Round 3		Shapiro played #33 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and lost 249 to 560 (a spread of -311). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-3, -563.
Round 4		Shapiro played #43 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 275 to 455 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-4, -743.
Round 5		Shapiro played #28 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 353 to 294 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-4, -684.
Round 6		Shapiro played #34 David Dlugosz (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 325 to 369 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -728.
Round 7		Shapiro played #14 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 264 to 406 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-6, -870.
Round 8		Shapiro played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 351 to 428 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-7, -947.
Round 9		Shapiro played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 337 to 372 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-8, -982.
Round 10		Shapiro played #23 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 333 to 484 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-9, -1133.
Round 11		Shapiro played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and lost 276 to 403 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-10, -1260.
Round 12		Shapiro played #16 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 382 to 346 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-10, -1224.
Round 13		Shapiro played #22 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-11, -1298.
Round 14		Shapiro played #32 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 406 to 347 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-11, -1239.
Round 15		Shapiro played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) again and lost 316 to 379 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-12, -1302.

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