Margaret Bee [#8] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Bee, 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. Bee currently has a record of 15-15, +406, and is ranked #40 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): Margaret Surname(s): Bee Home: Houston, TX, United States Age: 60 Hobbies: Scrabble, Genealogy Occupation: Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	18-8 (0.692)
Past 1-12 months	11-1 (0.917)	WWWWWWW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	W LLL W
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 513 Average for: 365 Average against: 351
Before the Tournament		Bee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Bee played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 303 to 386 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Bee's record vs. Vargas 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: #71. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2		Bee played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 257 to 416 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Bee had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -242.
Round 3		Bee played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 513 to 245 (a spread of 268) . Before this event, Bee had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, +26.
Round 4		Bee played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and won 425 to 415 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Bee had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +36.
Round 5		Bee played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 429 to 301 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: LAMPASAS, TX Bee's record vs. Pywar in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +164.
Round 6		Bee played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 301 to 411 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Bee had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +54.
Round 7		Bee played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 363 to 345 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Bee had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +72.
Round 8		Bee played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 380 to 276 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Bee had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +176.
Round 9		Bee played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and lost 343 to 353 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Bee had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +166.
Round 10		Bee played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 360 to 313 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Bee had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +213.
Round 11		Bee played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 361 to 409 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Bee had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, +165.
Round 12		Bee played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 341 to 301 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Bee had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-5, +205.
Round 13		Bee played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 300 to 339 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Bee had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +166.
Round 14		Bee played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 431 to 274 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Bee had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +323.
Round 15		Bee played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 372 to 306 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bee had not played Yori in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +389.
Round 16		Bee played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and lost 360 to 486 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Bee had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +263.
Round 17		Bee played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Bee had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +269.
Round 18		Bee played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 355 to 402 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Bee had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-8, +222.
Round 19		Bee played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Bee's record vs. Snoddy 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: #35. Current record: 10-9, +148.
Round 20		Bee played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 405 to 301 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Bee had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +252.
Round 21		Bee played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 450 to 257 (a spread of 193) . Before this event, Bee had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +445.
Round 22		Bee played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 273 to 383 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Bee had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +335.
Round 23		Bee played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 429 to 253 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Bee had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +511.
Round 24		Bee played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 396 to 417 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Bee had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-11, +490.
Round 25		Bee played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 410 to 341 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Bee had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-11, +559.
Round 26		Bee played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 464 to 295 (a spread of 169) . Before this event, Bee had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +728.
Round 27		Bee played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 311 to 408 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Bee had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, +631.
Round 28		Bee played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 319 to 371 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Bee had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +579.
Round 29		Bee played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 287 to 356 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Bee had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-14, +510.
Round 30		Bee played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 303 to 407 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Bee had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-15, +406.

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