Frances Bauer [#7] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Frances Bauer, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Bauer currently has a record of 17-13, +301, and is ranked #22 in Division 5.

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): Frances Surname(s): Bauer Home: London, ON, Canada Age: 63 Hobbies: birding, writing, scrabble Occupation: university ombudsman

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-3 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 437 Average for: 367 Average against: 357
Before the Tournament		Bauer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Bauer played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 335 to 351 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Bauer played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 381 to 380 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, -15.
Round 3		Bauer played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 305 to 435 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-2, -145.
Round 4		Bauer played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-3, -158.
Round 5		Bauer played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 436 to 292 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-3, -14.
Round 6		Bauer played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 327 to 326 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, -13.
Round 7		Bauer played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 351 to 376 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, -38.
Round 8		Bauer played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 437 to 327 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +72.
Round 9		Bauer played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 353 to 343 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +82.
Round 10		Bauer played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 377 to 381 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +78.
Round 11		Bauer played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 316 to 359 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-6, +35.
Round 12		Bauer played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 374 to 398 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-7, +11.
Round 13		Bauer played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 411 to 241 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-7, +181.
Round 14		Bauer played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 315 to 330 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-8, +166.
Round 15		Bauer played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 424 to 346 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-8, +244.
Round 16		Bauer played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 411 to 287 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-8, +368.
Round 17		Bauer played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 399 to 325 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-8, +442.
Round 18		Bauer played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 385 to 368 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-8, +459.
Round 19		Bauer played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 311 to 305 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +465.
Round 20		Bauer played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 314 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +546.
Round 21		Bauer played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 408 to 446 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Bauer had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +508.
Round 22		Bauer played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 362 to 386 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +484.
Round 23		Bauer played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 331 to 324 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, +491.
Round 24		Bauer played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 380 to 339 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +532.
Round 25		Bauer played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +614.
Round 26		Bauer played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 295 to 464 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +445.
Round 27		Bauer played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 379 to 372 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +452.
Round 28		Bauer played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +414.
Round 29		Bauer played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 361 to 352 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +423.
Round 30		Bauer played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 316 to 438 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Bauer had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +301.

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