Bert Shankle [#70] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bert Shankle, 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. Shankle currently has a record of 18-12, +619, and is ranked #13 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): Bert Surname(s): Shankle Home: Astoria, NY, United States Age: 39 Hobbies: genealogy Occupation: Solicitor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-8 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 13-24 months	6-7 (0.462)	L WWWW LL W LLLL W
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: 515 Average for: 368 Average against: 348
Round 1		Shankle played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 515 to 229 (a spread of 286) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +286.
Round 2		Shankle played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 352 to 321 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +317.
Round 3		Shankle played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 326 to 323 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +320.
Round 4		Shankle played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 288 to 362 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +246.
Round 5		Shankle played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 442 to 307 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +381.
Round 6		Shankle played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 318 to 404 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +295.
Round 7		Shankle played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 361 to 302 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +354.
Round 8		Shankle played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 360 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +385.
Round 9		Shankle played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 362 to 367 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +380. Shankle is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Shankle is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Shankle played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 402 to 356 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +426.
Round 11		Shankle played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 467 to 349 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +544.
Round 12		Shankle played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +575.
Round 13		Shankle played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 288 to 399 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +464.
Round 14		Shankle played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 270 to 369 (a spread of -99) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Shankle's record vs. Mistrette in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +365.
Round 15		Shankle played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 359 to 381 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +343.
Round 16		Shankle played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 283 to 315 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +311.
Round 17		Shankle played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 349 to 335 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +325.
Round 18		Shankle played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 393 to 437 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-8, +281.
Round 19		Shankle played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 377 to 347 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +311.
Round 20		Shankle played #60 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 322 to 216 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Pomeroy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +417.
Round 21		Shankle played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 490 to 338 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-8, +569.
Round 22		Shankle played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 370 to 364 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +575.
Round 23		Shankle played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and won 441 to 289 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-8, +727.
Round 24		Shankle played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and won 447 to 303 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +871.
Round 25		Shankle played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 209 to 492 (a spread of -283) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +588.
Round 26		Shankle played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 394 to 314 (a spread of 80) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Shankle's record vs. Mistrette in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +668.
Round 27		Shankle played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 343 to 381 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +630.
Round 28		Shankle played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 318 to 345 (a spread of -27) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Shankle's record vs. Mistrette in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +603.
Round 29		Shankle played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 409 to 364 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, +648.
Round 30		Shankle played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Shankle had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +619.

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