Verna Richards Berg [#10] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Berg currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -122, and is ranked #79 in Division 2.

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): Verna Richards Surname(s): Berg Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 65 Awards: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING Occupation: Registered Nurse

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 377 Average against: 383
Round 1		Berg played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 338 to 400 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Berg had not played Puma in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -62.
Round 2		Berg played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 460 to 403 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Berg had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -5.
Round 3		Berg played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 299 to 392 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Berg had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-2, -98.
Round 4		Berg played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and lost 360 to 386 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Berg had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-3, -124. Berg is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Berg played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 295 to 514 (a spread of -219) . Before this event, Berg had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-4, -343.
Round 6		Berg played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and lost 397 to 428 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Berg had not played Hodges in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-5, -374.
Round 7		Berg played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 400 to 419 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Berg had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-6, -393.
Round 8		Berg played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and lost 309 to 454 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Berg had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 1-7, -538.
Round 9		Berg recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 2-7, -488.
Round 10		Berg played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 463 to 314 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Berg had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 3-7, -339. Berg is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Berg is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Berg played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 362 to 280 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Berg had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 4-7, -257.
Round 12		Berg played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 368 to 380 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Berg had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-8, -269.
Round 13		Berg played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 374 to 428 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Berg had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-9, -323.
Round 14		Berg played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 402 to 366 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Berg had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5-9, -287.
Round 15		Berg played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 468 to 312 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Berg had not played Camper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-9, -131.
Round 16		Berg played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 390 to 471 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Berg had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-10, -212.
Round 17		Berg played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 374 to 383 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Berg had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 6-11, -221.
Round 18		Berg played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 396 to 309 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Berg had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-11, -134.
Round 19		Berg played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Berg had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-12, -208.
Round 20		Berg played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 378 to 321 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Berg had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-12, -151.
Round 21		Berg played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 367 to 355 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Berg had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-12, -139.
Round 22		Berg played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 311 to 444 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Berg had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-13, -272.
Round 23		Berg played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 413 to 296 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Berg had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-13, -155.
Round 24		Berg played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 501 to 424 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Berg had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -78.
Round 25		Berg played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and tied at 368 . Before this event, Berg had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -78.
Round 26		Berg played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 415 to 392 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Berg had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -55. Berg is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Berg played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and lost 363 to 395 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Berg had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -87.
Round 28		Berg played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 371 to 358 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Berg had not played Hall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -74.
Round 29		Berg played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 281 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Berg had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +45.
Round 30		Berg played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 250 to 417 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Berg had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -122.

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