Barbara Major [#43] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Major, 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. Major currently has a record of 14-16, -402, and is ranked #61 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): Barbara Surname(s): Major Home: Alexandria, VA, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: gardening, knitting, crocheting, cards Occupation: Managing Editor, Journals

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-2 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 348 Average against: 363
Round 1		Major played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 299 to 515 (a spread of -216) . Before this event, Major had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -216.
Round 2		Major played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 321 to 352 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Major had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -247.
Round 3		Major played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 306 to 341 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Major had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-3, -282.
Round 4		Major played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 410 to 391 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Major had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -263.
Round 5		Major played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Major had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, -264.
Round 6		Major played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 323 to 375 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Major had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-5, -316.
Round 7		Major played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 335 to 348 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Major had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-6, -329.
Round 8		Major played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 370 to 380 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Major had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-7, -339.
Round 9		Major played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 418 to 241 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, Major had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-7, -162.
Round 10		Major played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and lost 276 to 395 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Major had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-8, -281.
Round 11		Major played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 302 to 399 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Major had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-9, -378.
Round 12		Major played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 298 to 430 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Major had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-10, -510.
Round 13		Major played #42 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 336 to 326 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Major had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-10, -500.
Round 14		Major played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and won 380 to 348 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Major's record vs. Gannon 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: #86. Current record: 4-10, -468.
Round 15		Major played #87 James Wallenberg (Toronto ON) and won 424 to 281 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Major had not played Wallenberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-10, -325.
Round 16		Major played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 384 to 352 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Major had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-10, -293.
Round 17		Major played #78 Roger Steward (Torrington, CT) and lost 332 to 395 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Major had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-11, -356.
Round 18		Major played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 249 to 363 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Major had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-12, -470.
Round 19		Major played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 400 to 362 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Major had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-12, -432.
Round 20		Major recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-12, -382.
Round 21		Major played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and lost 260 to 426 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Major had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-13, -548.
Round 22		Major played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 336 to 400 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Major had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-14, -612.
Round 23		Major played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 362 to 337 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Major had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-14, -587.
Round 24		Major played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 370 to 309 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Major had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-14, -526.
Round 25		Major played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 441 to 350 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Major had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-14, -435.
Round 26		Major played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 388 to 334 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Major had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-14, -381.
Round 27		Major played #92 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 330 to 374 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Major had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-15, -425.
Round 28		Major played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 351 to 334 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Major had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-15, -408.
Round 29		Major played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 287 to 343 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Major had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-16, -464.
Round 30		Major played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 428 to 366 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Major had not played Pariser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-16, -402.

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