Mike Garner [#28] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Garner, 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. Garner currently has a record of 16-14, +111, and is ranked #31 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): Mike Surname(s): Garner Home: Taylor, MI, United States Age: 50 Hobbies: golf Occupation: Boilermaker

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-4 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	5-4 (0.556)	WWW L W LLL W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 358 Average against: 355
Round 1		Garner played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 515 to 299 (a spread of 216) . Before this event, Garner had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +216.
Round 2		Garner played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 319 to 349 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Garner's record vs. Tacker 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: #27. Current record: 1-1, +186.
Round 3		Garner played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 369 to 396 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Garner had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-2, +159.
Round 4		Garner played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 367 to 341 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Garner had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-2, +185.
Round 5		Garner played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 388 to 348 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +225.
Round 6		Garner played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 343 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Garner had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-3, +216.
Round 7		Garner played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 302 to 361 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Garner had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-4, +157.
Round 8		Garner played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 427 to 328 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Garner had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-4, +256.
Round 9		Garner played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 285 to 352 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Garner had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-5, +189.
Round 10		Garner played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 350 to 443 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-6, +96.
Round 11		Garner played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 315 to 291 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Garner's record vs. Francis 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: #43. Current record: 5-6, +120.
Round 12		Garner played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 403 to 378 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Garner had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-6, +145.
Round 13		Garner played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 367 to 356 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Garner had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +156.
Round 14		Garner played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 367 to 341 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Garner had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +182.
Round 15		Garner played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 383 to 292 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Garner had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +273.
Round 16		Garner played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 395 to 305 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Garner had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +363.
Round 17		Garner played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 433 to 257 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Garner had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +539.
Round 18		Garner played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 437 to 393 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Garner had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +583.
Round 19		Garner played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 384 to 319 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Garner had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +648.
Round 20		Garner played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 260 to 431 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Garner had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +477.
Round 21		Garner played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 404 to 419 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Garner had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +462.
Round 22		Garner played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 252 to 385 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Garner had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +329.
Round 23		Garner played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 493 to 307 (a spread of 186) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +515.
Round 24		Garner played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 360 to 271 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Garner had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +604. Garner is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Garner played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 318 to 399 (a spread of -81) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Garner's record vs. Tongue 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: #16. Current record: 15-10, +523.
Round 26		Garner played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 275 to 387 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Garner had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +411.
Round 27		Garner played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 287 to 490 (a spread of -203) . Before this event, Garner had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-12, +208.
Round 28		Garner played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 322 to 379 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Garner had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, +151.
Round 29		Garner played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 309 to 384 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Garner had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-14, +76.
Round 30		Garner played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 327 to 292 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Garner had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +111.

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