Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop [#132] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop, 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. Sherard-Bishop currently has a record of 14-16, +65, and is ranked #93 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): Gwendolyn Surname(s): Sherard-Bishop Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 82 Awards: SCRABBLE, Director of the Year, Various Community Awards Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Bridge, Fundraising, Reading Occupation: Retired professor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12.5-22.5 (0.357)
Past 1-12 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	LLL W LL W L WWWWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	4.5-4.5 (0.500)	L W L W LTW L W
Past 37-48 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 49-60 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 530 Average for: 366 Average against: 363
Round 1		Sherard-Bishop played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 304 to 414 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-1, -110.
Round 2		Sherard-Bishop played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 387 to 416 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-2, -139.
Round 3		Sherard-Bishop played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 352 to 407 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 0-3, -194.
Round 4		Sherard-Bishop played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 348 to 316 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Sherard-Bishop's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-3, -162.
Round 5		Sherard-Bishop played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 390 to 436 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Gier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 1-4, -208.
Round 6		Sherard-Bishop played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 387 to 390 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-5, -211.
Round 7		Sherard-Bishop played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 364 to 447 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 1-6, -294.
Round 8		Sherard-Bishop played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 530 to 222 (a spread of 308) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 2-6, +14.
Round 9		Sherard-Bishop played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 370 to 293 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-6, +91.
Round 10		Sherard-Bishop played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 375 to 473 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Sherard-Bishop's record vs. Averell 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: #126. Current record: 3-7, -7.
Round 11		Sherard-Bishop played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 369 to 434 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Sherard-Bishop's record vs. Knobelsdorf in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 3-8, -72.
Round 12		Sherard-Bishop played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 414 to 294 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Sherard-Bishop's record vs. Braverman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: no games. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-8, +48.
Round 13		Sherard-Bishop played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 327 to 349 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 4-9, +26.
Round 14		Sherard-Bishop played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 360 to 339 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-9, +47.
Round 15		Sherard-Bishop played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 484 to 295 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Perr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-9, +236.
Round 16		Sherard-Bishop played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 364 to 273 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-9, +327.
Round 17		Sherard-Bishop played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 347 to 367 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-10, +307.
Round 18		Sherard-Bishop played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 380 to 376 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-10, +311.
Round 19		Sherard-Bishop played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 358 to 265 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-10, +404.
Round 20		Sherard-Bishop played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 287 to 472 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-11, +219.
Round 21		Sherard-Bishop played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 389 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-12, +191.
Round 22		Sherard-Bishop played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 338 to 374 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-13, +155.
Round 23		Sherard-Bishop played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and won 368 to 366 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-13, +157.
Round 24		Sherard-Bishop played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 336 to 294 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-13, +199.
Round 25		Sherard-Bishop played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 329 to 360 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-14, +168.
Round 26		Sherard-Bishop played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and lost 306 to 419 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 11-15, +55.
Round 27		Sherard-Bishop played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 418 to 317 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-15, +156.
Round 28		Sherard-Bishop played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 351 to 322 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Kribs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-15, +185.
Round 29		Sherard-Bishop played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 273 to 431 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 13-16, +27.
Round 30		Sherard-Bishop played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 391 to 353 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 14-16, +65.

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