Marie Puma [#110] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marie Puma, 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. Puma currently has a record of 13-17, -657, and is ranked #114 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): Marie Surname(s): Puma Home: Shoreham, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: actor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	66-68 (0.493)
Past 1-12 months	13-13 (0.500)	L W LL WW LL WWWW LL WWW LLLLL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	19-22 (0.463)	L W L W L WW LL W L WWW L WWWW LLL W LLLLL WW LLL WW L WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	17-12 (0.586)	LL WWW LLL WWW L W LLL W LL WWWW L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	14-9 (0.609)	W LLL WWWWWW LLL W LLL WWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	3-12 (0.200)	LLLLLL W LL W LLL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 363 Average against: 385
Before the Tournament		Puma is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Puma played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and won 400 to 338 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Puma had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Puma played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 390 to 397 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Puma's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +55.
Round 3		Puma played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and lost 331 to 369 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Puma had not played Hodges in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, +17.
Round 4		Puma played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 465 to 361 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Puma's record vs. Nelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +121.
Round 5		Puma played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 447 to 317 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Puma had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +251.
Round 6		Puma played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 345 to 303 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Puma had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +293.
Round 7		Puma played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 324 to 391 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Puma had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +226.
Round 8		Puma played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 472 to 343 (a spread of 129) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Puma's record vs. Swerdloff in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +355.
Round 9		Puma played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 481 to 369 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Puma had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +467.
Round 10		Puma played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 385 to 318 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Puma had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +534.
Round 11		Puma played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 311 to 457 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Puma had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +388.
Round 12		Puma played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and lost 280 to 546 (a spread of -266) . Before this event, Puma had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-5, +122.
Round 13		Puma played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 261 to 453 (a spread of -192) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Puma's record vs. Soble in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-6, -70.
Round 14		Puma played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 377 to 315 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: SHELTON, CT Puma's record vs. Patterson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-6, -8.
Round 15		Puma played #36 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 303 to 343 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Puma's record vs. Engelhardt in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-6 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-7, -48.
Round 16		Puma recorded a loss with a spread of -17 points. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-8, -65.
Round 17		Puma played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 348 to 327 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Puma's record vs. Rosenblum in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-8, -44.
Round 18		Puma played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 279 to 412 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Puma had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-9, -177.
Round 19		Puma played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 249 to 501 (a spread of -252) . Before this event, Puma had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-10, -429.
Round 20		Puma played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 389 to 425 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Puma had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-11, -465.
Round 21		Puma played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 411 to 343 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Puma had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-11, -397.
Round 22		Puma played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 415 to 323 (a spread of 92) . The last time these two played was 2001-10 at: LANCASTER, PA Puma's record vs. Burton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-11, -305.
Round 23		Puma played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 331 to 415 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Puma had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-12, -389.
Round 24		Puma played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 287 (a spread of 145) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Puma's record vs. Wise in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-12, -244.
Round 25		Puma played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 349 to 343 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Puma had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-12, -238.
Round 26		Puma played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 479 (a spread of -126) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: SHELTON, CT Puma's record vs. Sanfedele in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-13, -364.
Round 27		Puma played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 326 to 492 (a spread of -166) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY Puma's record vs. Livermore in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-14, -530.
Round 28		Puma played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 314 to 398 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Puma had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-15, -614.
Round 29		Puma played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 379 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Puma's record vs. Wise in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 13-16, -631.
Round 30		Puma played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 391 to 417 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Puma's record vs. Kelly in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 13-17, -657.

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