Barbara Puky [#112] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Puky, 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. Puky currently has a record of 18-12, +786, and is ranked #19 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): Barbara Surname(s): Puky Home: St. Lazare, QC, Canada Age: 51 Hobbies: reading, scrabble, soaring

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-12 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW L W LL
Past 13-24 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 379 Average against: 358
Round 1		Puky played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and lost 314 to 432 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Puky had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-1, -118.
Round 2		Puky played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 391 to 339 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Puky had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-1, -66.
Round 3		Puky recorded a win with a spread of 177 points. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +111.
Round 4		Puky played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 336 to 327 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Puky had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +120.
Round 5		Puky played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 372 to 322 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Puky had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-1, +170.
Round 6		Puky played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 383 to 432 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Puky had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-2, +121.
Round 7		Puky played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 488 to 226 (a spread of 262) . Before this event, Puky had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +383.
Round 8		Puky played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and lost 315 to 346 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Puky's record vs. Bowen 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: #30. Current record: 5-3, +352.
Round 9		Puky played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 302 to 449 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Puky had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +205.
Round 10		Puky played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 393 to 310 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Puky had not played Dinning in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +288.
Round 11		Puky played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 381 to 400 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Puky had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +269.
Round 12		Puky played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and won 379 to 337 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Puky had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +311.
Round 13		Puky played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and won 427 to 376 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Puky had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +362.
Round 14		Puky played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 461 to 339 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Puky had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +484.
Round 15		Puky played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 344 to 410 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Puky's record vs. Cromer 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: #28. Current record: 9-6, +418.
Round 16		Puky played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and won 473 to 332 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Puky had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +559.
Round 17		Puky played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 325 to 395 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Puky had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +489.
Round 18		Puky played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 410 to 310 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Puky had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-7, +589.
Round 19		Puky played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 384 to 357 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Puky had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +616. Puky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Puky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Puky played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 355 to 409 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Puky had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +562.
Round 21		Puky played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 350 to 340 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Puky had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +572.
Round 22		Puky played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 336 to 440 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Puky's record vs. Oliva in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +468.
Round 23		Puky played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 399 to 346 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Puky had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-9, +521.
Round 24		Puky played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 431 to 393 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Puky had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +559.
Round 25		Puky played #25 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 415 to 357 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Puky had not played Contractor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +617. Puky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Puky is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Puky played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 389 to 276 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Puky had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +730.
Round 27		Puky played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 464 to 297 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Puky had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +897.
Round 28		Puky played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 337 to 377 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Puky had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +857.
Round 29		Puky played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 320 to 371 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Puky had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +806.
Round 30		Puky played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 304 to 324 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Puky had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-12, +786.

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