Gina DuMez [#32] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gina DuMez, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. DuMez currently has a record of 16-14, +671, and is ranked #45 in Division 4.

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): Gina Surname(s): DuMez Home: Elgin, IL, United States Age: 77 Awards: Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Photography Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	19-12 (0.613)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 25-36 months	13-9 (0.591)	W LL WWWW L WW L WWW LLLL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 375 Average against: 352
Round 1		DuMez played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 321 to 286 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		DuMez played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 406 to 267 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +174.
Round 3		DuMez played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 358 to 320 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Koch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +212.
Round 4		DuMez played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 275 to 328 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +159.
Round 5		DuMez played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and lost 356 to 376 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. Thompson 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: #42. Current record: 3-2, +139.
Round 6		DuMez played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 383 to 338 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, +184.
Round 7		DuMez played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 380 to 346 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, +218.
Round 8		DuMez played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 336 to 355 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +199.
Round 9		DuMez played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 449 to 302 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-3, +346.
Round 10		DuMez played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 326 to 345 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DuMez's record vs. Mancel 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +327.
Round 11		DuMez played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 488 to 315 (a spread of 173) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. Dinning 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +500.
Round 12		DuMez played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 404 to 328 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: GREATER CHICAGO, IL DuMez's record vs. Hogan 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: #14. Current record: 8-4, +576.
Round 13		DuMez played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 392 to 296 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +672.
Round 14		DuMez played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +680.
Round 15		DuMez played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 355 to 389 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. Pipi 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: #13. Current record: 10-5, +646.
Round 16		DuMez played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 329 to 353 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ DuMez's record vs. Mancel 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +622.
Round 17		DuMez played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 446 to 301 (a spread of 145) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. McDougall 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: WWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-6, +767.
Round 18		DuMez played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 353 to 334 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +786.
Round 19		DuMez played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 388 to 430 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Cromer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +744.
Round 20		DuMez played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 391 to 362 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. McDougall 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: WWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +773.
Round 21		DuMez played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 332 to 381 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +724.
Round 22		DuMez played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 343 to 286 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: ELMHURST, IL DuMez's record vs. Routzahn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #14. Current record: 14-8, +781.
Round 23		DuMez played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 359 to 404 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +736.
Round 24		DuMez played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 394 to 402 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +728.
Round 25		DuMez played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 399 to 409 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +718.
Round 26		DuMez played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 416 to 381 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. Thompson 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: #31. Current record: 15-11, +753.
Round 27		DuMez played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 318 to 361 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, +710.
Round 28		DuMez played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 411 to 355 (a spread of 56) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP DuMez's record vs. Thompson 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: #29. Current record: 16-12, +766.
Round 29		DuMez played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 389 to 410 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, DuMez had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +745.
Round 30		DuMez played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 365 to 439 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: ELMHURST, IL DuMez's record vs. Routzahn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #45. Current record: 16-14, +671.

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