Bruce Babcock [#005] at NSC 2002

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Bruce Babcock [#005] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Bruce Surname(s): Babcock Home: Encinitas, CA, United States Age: 51 Awards: 1970 state wrestling champ; 2000 2nd place local Monopoly tournament Hobbies: collect traditional games; play softball, pool, scrabble; woodworking, glassblowing Occupation: attorney, real estate broker, writer (please do not ask me what I've written)

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 377 Average for: 300 Average against: 354
Round 1		Babcock played #072 Nora Poulos (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 257 to 363 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -106.
Round 2		Babcock played #073 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 311 to 508 (a spread of -197) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -303.
Round 3		Babcock played #003 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 269 to 371 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-3, -405.
Round 4		Babcock played #007 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and lost 258 to 407 (a spread of -149) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-4, -554.
Round 5		Babcock played #079 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 296 to 454 (a spread of -158) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-5, -712.
Round 6		Babcock played #009 Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA) and lost 311 to 372 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-6, -773.
Round 7		Babcock played #001 Noreen Anderson (Venice, FL) and lost 286 to 401 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-7, -888.
Round 8		Babcock played #036 Sara Hamel (California City, CA) and won 347 to 278 (a spread of 69) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-7, -819.
Round 9		Babcock played #081 Cloe Sayles (San Diego, CA) and won 330 to 307 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-7, -796.
Round 10		Babcock played #061 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 362 to 319 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-7, -753.
Round 11		Babcock played #022 Betty Drewel (Mesa, AZ) and won 310 to 307 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -750.
Round 12		Babcock played #046 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 257 to 380 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-8, -873.
Round 13		Babcock played #094 Claire Pleczynski (Berlin, NJ) and lost 307 to 378 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-9, -944.
Round 14		Babcock played #047 Louise Johnson (Mesa, AZ) and won 297 to 292 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-9, -939.
Round 15		Babcock played #084 Eunice Smith (Southfield, MI) and lost 255 to 345 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-10, -1029.
Round 16		Babcock played #090 Virginia Wallis (New Britain, CT) and won 334 to 318 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-10, -1013.
Round 17		Babcock played #058 Jean Lehman (Calgary AB) and lost 241 to 403 (a spread of -162) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-11, -1175.
Round 18		Babcock played #089 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 339 to 325 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-11, -1161.
Round 19		Babcock played #081 Cloe Sayles (San Diego, CA) and won 377 to 233 (a spread of 144) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -1017.
Round 20		Babcock played #047 Louise Johnson (Mesa, AZ) and won 345 to 317 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, -989.
Round 21		Babcock played #018 Sabrina Cassidy (San Diego, CA) and lost 302 to 330 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-12, -1017.
Round 22		Babcock played #035 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 359 to 354 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, -1012.
Round 23		Babcock played #055 Toyse Kyle (San Diego, CA) and lost 344 to 388 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-13, -1056.
Round 24		Babcock played #083 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 291 to 325 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, -1090.
Round 25		Babcock played #011 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 316 to 290 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-14, -1064.
Round 26		Babcock played #077 Christina Reilly (Ocean Beach, CA) and lost 308 to 353 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-15, -1109.
Round 27		Babcock played #063 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 322 to 392 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-16, -1179.
Round 28		Babcock played #003 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 209 to 447 (a spread of -238) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-17, -1417.
Round 29		Babcock played #036 Sara Hamel (California City, CA) and lost 258 to 353 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-18, -1512.
Round 30		Babcock played #047 Louise Johnson (Mesa, AZ) and lost 243 to 341 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-19, -1610.
Round 31		Babcock played #090 Virginia Wallis (New Britain, CT) and lost 272 to 309 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-20, -1647.

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