Gregg Foster [#47] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gregg Foster, 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. Foster currently has a record of 17-13, +332, and is ranked #42 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): Gregg Surname(s): Foster Home: Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, United States Age: 53 Occupation: consultant Notes: Married to Sherrie Saint John. NSA AB Member since 2004.

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	67-60 (0.528)
Past 1-12 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLLL W LL W LL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	17-12 (0.586)	W LL WW LLL WW L W L W L WWWWWWWW L W L W LL
Past 25-36 months	21-13 (0.618)	L WW L W LL WW LL WWW L W LLL WWWW L WWWWW L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	10-12 (0.455)	L WW L W LL W LL W LL WW LL WW LL W
Past 49-60 months	14-14 (0.500)	LLLL WWW LL WW L WWWWW L W LL W L WW LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 544 Average for: 375 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		Foster is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Foster played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 266 to 473 (a spread of -207) . Before this event, Foster had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 0-1, -207.
Round 2		Foster played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 325 to 391 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Foster had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 0-2, -273.
Round 3		Foster played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 397 to 244 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Foster had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-2, -120.
Round 4		Foster played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 330 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Foster's record vs. Cullman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-2, -50.
Round 5		Foster played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 481 to 351 (a spread of 130) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Foster's record vs. White in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-2, +80.
Round 6		Foster played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 297 to 399 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Foster had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-3, -22.
Round 7		Foster played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 382 to 316 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Foster had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-3, +44.
Round 8		Foster played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and won 377 to 314 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Foster's record vs. Babina in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWWLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-3, +107. Foster is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Foster played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 392 to 303 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Foster had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-3, +196.
Round 10		Foster played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 281 to 406 (a spread of -125) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: CAMBRIDGE, MA Foster's record vs. Gauthier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-4, +71.
Round 11		Foster played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 502 to 376 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Foster had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-4, +197.
Round 12		Foster played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 458 to 393 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Foster had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-4, +262.
Round 13		Foster played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 366 to 409 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Foster had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-5, +219.
Round 14		Foster played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 404 to 383 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Foster had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, +240.
Round 15		Foster played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 334 to 427 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Foster had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-6, +147.
Round 16		Foster played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 544 to 313 (a spread of 231) . Before this event, Foster had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +378.
Round 17		Foster played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 411 to 323 (a spread of 88) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Foster's record vs. Wolfe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +466.
Round 18		Foster played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 344 to 386 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Foster's record vs. Diener in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-7, +424.
Round 19		Foster played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 309 to 375 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Foster had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, +358.
Round 20		Foster played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 289 to 431 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Foster had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-9, +216.
Round 21		Foster played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 388 to 299 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Foster had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-9, +305.
Round 22		Foster played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 349 to 431 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Foster had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-10, +223.
Round 23		Foster played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 376 to 343 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Foster had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-10, +256.
Round 24		Foster played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 408 to 359 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Foster had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-10, +305. Foster is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Foster played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 319 to 272 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Foster's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: LWWW. 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: #33. Current record: 15-10, +352.
Round 26		Foster played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 356 to 355 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Foster had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-10, +353. Foster is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Foster played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 363 to 432 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Foster had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-11, +284.
Round 28		Foster played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 360 to 427 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Foster had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-12, +217.
Round 29		Foster played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 456 to 277 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, Foster had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-12, +396.
Round 30		Foster played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 315 to 379 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Foster had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 17-13, +332.
Final Round 1		Foster is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Foster is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Foster is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).

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