Marguerite Pywar [#61] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marguerite Pywar, 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. Pywar currently has a record of 16-14, -389, and is ranked #36 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): Marguerite Surname(s): Pywar Home: Houston, TX, United States Age: 65 Hobbies: Scrabble, reading Occupation: sales

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-3 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
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: 459 Average for: 342 Average against: 357
Before the Tournament		Pywar is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Pywar played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 265 to 358 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -93.
Round 2		Pywar played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 394 to 294 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2000-05 at: MOHAWK VALLEY Pywar's record vs. Shapiro 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Pywar played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 346 to 404 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-2, -51.
Round 4		Pywar played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 404 to 403 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, -50.
Round 5		Pywar played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 301 to 429 (a spread of -128) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: LAMPASAS, TX Pywar's record vs. Bee 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: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -178.
Round 6		Pywar played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 304 to 439 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, -313.
Round 7		Pywar played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 352 to 278 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -239.
Round 8		Pywar played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 315 to 376 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -300.
Round 9		Pywar played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 274 to 461 (a spread of -187) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, -487.
Round 10		Pywar played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 324 to 368 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-7, -531.
Round 11		Pywar played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 339 to 333 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-7, -525.
Round 12		Pywar played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 312 to 452 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-8, -665.
Round 13		Pywar played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 332 to 412 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-9, -745.
Round 14		Pywar played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 315 to 336 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-10, -766.
Round 15		Pywar played #92 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 404 to 287 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-10, -649.
Round 16		Pywar played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 287 to 436 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-11, -798.
Round 17		Pywar recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-11, -748.
Round 18		Pywar played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 382 to 332 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-11, -698.
Round 19		Pywar played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 333 to 274 (a spread of 59) . The last time these two played was 2000-05 at: MOHAWK VALLEY Pywar's record vs. Shapiro 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-11, -639.
Round 20		Pywar played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and won 412 to 308 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -535.
Round 21		Pywar played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 317 to 300 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, -518.
Round 22		Pywar played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 356 to 318 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, -480.
Round 23		Pywar played #78 Roger Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 320 to 314 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, -474.
Round 24		Pywar played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 360 to 358 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, -472.
Round 25		Pywar played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 252 to 385 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, -605.
Round 26		Pywar played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 415 to 265 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, -455.
Round 27		Pywar played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 459 to 328 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, -324.
Round 28		Pywar played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 302 to 484 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-13, -506.
Round 29		Pywar played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 308 to 347 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, -545.
Round 30		Pywar played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 434 to 278 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Pywar had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-14, -389.

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