October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Debbie Scholz [#2]

On this page, you will find information about Debbie Scholz, 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 10.5-4.5, +425, and is ranked #3 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): Debbie Surname(s): Scholz Home: Houston, TX, United States Occupation: Programmer/analyst

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 383 Average against: 354
Round 1		Scholz played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 465 to 250 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +215.
Round 2		Scholz played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 386 to 271 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +330.
Round 3		Scholz played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and won 355 to 320 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +365.
Round 4		Scholz played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 382 to 360 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +387.
Round 5		Scholz played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) and tied at 397. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4.5-0.5, +387.
Round 6		Scholz played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and lost 320 to 364 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +343. Scholz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Scholz played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 377 to 311 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5.5-1.5, +409.
Round 8		Scholz played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 386 to 382 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6.5-1.5, +413.
Round 9		Scholz played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and won 426 to 338 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7.5-1.5, +501.
Round 10		Scholz played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and won 368 to 314 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8.5-1.5, +555.
Round 11		Scholz played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 323 to 438 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8.5-2.5, +440.
Round 12		Scholz played #11 Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY) again and lost 304 to 374 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +370. Scholz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Scholz played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) again and lost 462 to 481 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +351.
Round 14		Scholz played #7 Simon Snyder (Flushing, NY) and won 417 to 376 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +392.
Round 15		Scholz played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 371 to 338 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +425.

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