Bruce Cramer [#26] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Cramer, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Cramer currently has a record of 16-14, +264, and is ranked #64 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
	Given name(s): Bruce Surname(s): Cramer Home: Grand Island, NY, United States Age: 56 Awards: Who's Who Among America's Teachers Hobbies: Poetry, jogging, bird-watching Occupation: Teacher/Musician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-18 (0.455)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	3-2 (0.600)	L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	W LL W
Past 49-60 months	8-12 (0.400)	LLL WW L W LLL W L W LLLL WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 499 Average for: 367 Average against: 360
Round 1		Cramer played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 403 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2		Cramer played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 475 to 240 (a spread of 235) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +184.
Round 3		Cramer played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 359 to 367 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, +176.
Round 4		Cramer played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 351 to 463 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-3, +64.
Round 5		Cramer played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 307 to 476 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 1-4, -105.
Round 6		Cramer played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: BUFFALO, NY Cramer's record vs. Sealy in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WL. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 1-5, -206.
Round 7		Cramer played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 272 to 409 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 1-6, -343.
Round 8		Cramer played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 314 to 355 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Mercatante in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 1-7, -384.
Round 9		Cramer played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 356 to 272 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 2-7, -300.
Round 10		Cramer played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 340 to 331 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cramer's record vs. Mair 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 3-7, -291.
Round 11		Cramer played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 268 to 393 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 3-8, -416.
Round 12		Cramer recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 4-8, -366.
Round 13		Cramer played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 333 to 380 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 4-9, -413.
Round 14		Cramer played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 389 to 370 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Cramer had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 5-9, -394.
Round 15		Cramer played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 499 to 307 (a spread of 192) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 6-9, -202.
Round 16		Cramer played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 395 to 356 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-9, -163.
Round 17		Cramer played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 405 to 352 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-9, -110.
Round 18		Cramer played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 345 to 331 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-9, -96.
Round 19		Cramer played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 440 to 202 (a spread of 238) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-9, +142.
Round 20		Cramer played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 358 to 411 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Cramer had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-10, +89.
Round 21		Cramer played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 370 to 317 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-10, +142.
Round 22		Cramer played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 369 to 300 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-10, +211.
Round 23		Cramer played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 426 to 283 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-10, +354.
Round 24		Cramer played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 359 to 408 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-11, +305.
Round 25		Cramer played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 428 to 362 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-11, +371.
Round 26		Cramer played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 362 to 373 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-12, +360.
Round 27		Cramer played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 293 to 353 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-13, +300.
Round 28		Cramer played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 439 to 412 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-13, +327.
Round 29		Cramer played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 326 to 408 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: BUFFALO, NY Cramer's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15-14, +245.
Round 30		Cramer played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 382 to 363 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Cramer had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 16-14, +264.

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