Gavin Hyde [#58] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gavin Hyde, 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. Hyde currently has a record of 18-12, +541, and is ranked #22 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): Gavin Surname(s): Hyde Home: Santa Barbara, CA, United States Age: 74 Awards: 4th Place, Seniors' Scrabble Tourney (Assn. Sanctioned) Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Retired UCSB Staff

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	16-14 (0.533)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 13-24 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 25-36 months	5-1 (0.833)	W L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	WWW LLLL
Past 49-60 months	4-6 (0.400)	WW L W LLL W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 361 Average against: 343
Before the Tournament		Hyde is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Hyde played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 316 to 327 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -11.
Round 2		Hyde played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 443 to 347 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +85.
Round 3		Hyde played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 423 to 309 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +199.
Round 4		Hyde played #28 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 327 to 321 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Hyde's record vs. Davis 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: #25. Current record: 3-1, +205.
Round 5		Hyde played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 424 to 298 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +331.
Round 6		Hyde played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and won 389 to 305 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +415.
Round 7		Hyde played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and lost 358 to 415 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +358.
Round 8		Hyde played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 325 to 418 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +265.
Round 9		Hyde played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 366 to 402 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +229.
Round 10		Hyde played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 313 to 261 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +281.
Round 11		Hyde played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 508 to 362 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +427.
Round 12		Hyde played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 433 to 266 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +594.
Round 13		Hyde played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 355 to 359 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Hyde's record vs. Murray in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: WLLL. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +590.
Round 14		Hyde played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 432 to 272 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +750.
Round 15		Hyde played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 255 to 403 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +602. Hyde is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hyde is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Hyde played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 346 to 357 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, +591.
Round 17		Hyde played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 399 to 362 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +628.
Round 18		Hyde played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 393 to 342 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +679.
Round 19		Hyde played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 327 to 410 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +596.
Round 20		Hyde played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 200 to 360 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, +436.
Round 21		Hyde played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 342 to 317 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-9, +461.
Round 22		Hyde played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 383 to 421 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Hyde had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-10, +423.
Round 23		Hyde played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 318 to 387 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, +354.
Round 24		Hyde played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 383 to 381 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-11, +356.
Round 25		Hyde played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 301 to 285 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, +372.
Round 26		Hyde played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 311 to 321 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, +362.
Round 27		Hyde played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 327 to 321 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-12, +368.
Round 28		Hyde played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 374 to 328 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-12, +414.
Round 29		Hyde played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 348 to 300 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-12, +462.
Round 30		Hyde played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 415 to 336 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Hyde had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-12, +541.

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