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Cecilia Huber [#56] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cecilia Huber, 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. Huber currently has a record of 11-19, -1026, and is ranked #140 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

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Given name(s): Cecilia
Surname(s): Huber
Home: Cleveland, OH, United States
Age: 48
Awards: Jeopardy! contestant 1990
Hobbies: SCRABBLE, reading, travel
Occupation: Critical Care Nurse

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event2-2 (0.500) 
Past 1-12 months2-2 (0.500)L WW L
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 448
Average for: 327
Average against: 364

Round 1

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Huber played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 341 to 322 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-0, +19.

Round 2

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Huber played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 283 to 412 (a spread of -129) .

The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI

Huber's record vs. Greene 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: #108.

Current record: 1-1, -110.

Round 3

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Huber played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 291 to 453 (a spread of -162) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Clark in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #127.

Current record: 1-2, -272.

Round 4

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Huber played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 279 to 418 (a spread of -139) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Brittain in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #138.

Current record: 1-3, -411.

Round 5

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Huber played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 374 to 393 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Oliva in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 1-4, -430.

Round 6

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Huber played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 350 to 349 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Love in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 2-4, -429.

Round 7

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Huber played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 244 to 428 (a spread of -184) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Rowland in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 2-5, -613.

Round 8

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Huber played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 337 to 294 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 3-5, -570.

Round 9

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Huber played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 380 to 353 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Huber had not played King in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 4-5, -543.

Round 10

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Huber played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and lost 263 to 413 (a spread of -150) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Kerth in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #120.

Current record: 4-6, -693.

Round 11

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Huber played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 357 to 282 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 5-6, -618.

Round 12

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Huber played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 377 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Hiller in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 5-7, -625.

Round 13

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Huber played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 291 to 394 (a spread of -103) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Brooks in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 5-8, -728.

Round 14

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Huber played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and won 448 to 335 (a spread of 113) .

Before this event, Huber had not played White in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 6-8, -615.

Round 15

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Huber played #6 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 298 to 360 (a spread of -62) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Becker in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 6-9, -677.

Round 16

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Huber played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and lost 333 to 348 (a spread of -15) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 6-10, -692.

Round 17

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Huber played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 311 to 344 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Brooks in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #137.

Current record: 6-11, -725.

Round 18

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Huber played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and lost 324 to 457 (a spread of -133) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Francis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #139.

Current record: 6-12, -858.

Round 19

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Huber played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 310 to 336 (a spread of -26) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Santee in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 6-13, -884.

Round 20

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Huber played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 277 to 401 (a spread of -124) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #145.

Current record: 6-14, -1008.

Round 21

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Huber played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and won 351 to 270 (a spread of 81) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #141.

Current record: 7-14, -927.

Round 22

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Huber played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 302 to 380 (a spread of -78) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Sherman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #145.

Current record: 7-15, -1005.

Round 23

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Huber played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 413 to 267 (a spread of 146) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #140.

Current record: 8-15, -859.

Round 24

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Huber played #74 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 325 to 388 (a spread of -63) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Landsbaum in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #142.

Current record: 8-16, -922.

Round 25

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Huber played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 323 to 337 (a spread of -14) .

The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT

Huber's record vs. Epstein 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: #146.

Current record: 8-17, -936.

Round 26

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Huber played #125 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 301 to 441 (a spread of -140) .

The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT

Huber's record vs. Savitt 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: #147.

Current record: 8-18, -1076.

Round 27

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Huber played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and lost 339 to 405 (a spread of -66) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Goodrich in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #147.

Current record: 8-19, -1142.

Round 28

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Huber played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 352 to 329 (a spread of 23) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Muhich in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #147.

Current record: 9-19, -1119.

Round 29

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Huber played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 327 to 284 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Huber had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #145.

Current record: 10-19, -1076.

Round 30  

Huber recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #140.

Current record: 11-19, -1026.


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