Bruce Gram [#30] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Gram, 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. Gram currently has a record of 15-15, -188, and is ranked #44 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): Bruce Surname(s): Gram Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 57 Hobbies: Scrabble, golf, poker Occupation: School Director

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-3 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 443 Average for: 356 Average against: 362
Round 1		Gram played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 351 to 335 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Gram had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +16.
Round 2		Gram played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 343 to 420 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Gram had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, -61.
Round 3		Gram played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 331 to 381 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Gram had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -111.
Round 4		Gram played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 387 to 310 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Gram had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -34.
Round 5		Gram played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 316 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Gram had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +31.
Round 6		Gram played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 421 to 337 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Gram's record vs. Baker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #26. Current record: 4-2, +115.
Round 7		Gram played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 361 to 376 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Gram had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +100.
Round 8		Gram played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 351 to 287 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Gram had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +164.
Round 9		Gram played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 327 to 442 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Gram had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +49.
Round 10		Gram played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 443 to 350 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Gram had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +142.
Round 11		Gram played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 260 to 381 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Gram had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +21.
Round 12		Gram played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 355 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Gram had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +57.
Round 13		Gram played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 323 to 415 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Gram had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-6, -35.
Round 14		Gram played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 399 to 386 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Gram had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, -22.
Round 15		Gram played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 355 to 384 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Gram's record vs. Ornish in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #38. Current record: 8-7, -51.
Round 16		Gram played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 331 to 381 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Gram had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-8, -101.
Round 17		Gram played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 327 to 490 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Gram had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, -264.
Round 18		Gram played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 331 to 385 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Gram had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, -318.
Round 19		Gram played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 324 to 329 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Gram had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-11, -323.
Round 20		Gram played #32 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 344 to 370 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Gram had not played Harrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-12, -349.
Round 21		Gram played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 374 to 308 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Gram had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-12, -283.
Round 22		Gram played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 414 to 315 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Gram had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-12, -184.
Round 23		Gram played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 366 to 377 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gram had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-13, -195.
Round 24		Gram played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 298 to 398 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Gram had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-14, -295.
Round 25		Gram played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 430 to 325 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Gram had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-14, -190.
Round 26		Gram played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 350 to 343 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Gram had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-14, -183.
Round 27		Gram played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 361 to 301 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Gram had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, -123.
Round 28		Gram played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 374 to 299 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Gram had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -48.
Round 29		Gram played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 371 to 323 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Gram had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-14, +0.
Round 30		Gram played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 252 to 440 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Gram had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-15, -188.

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