Brenda Lou Werner [#89] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brenda Lou Werner, 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. Werner currently has a record of 13-17, -453, and is ranked #74 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): Brenda Lou Surname(s): Werner Home: Cedar Rapids, IA, United States Age: 46 Hobbies: antiquing, gardening, reading Occupation: Banking

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-14 (0.364)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 25-36 months	5-8 (0.385)	W LLLLLL WW L WW L
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 338 Average against: 353
Round 1		Werner played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 303 to 299 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Werner had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Werner played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 347 to 466 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Werner had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -115.
Round 3		Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 362 to 287 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, -40.
Round 4		Werner played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 476 to 274 (a spread of 202) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Werner's record vs. Yori in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +162.
Round 5		Werner played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 372 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Werner had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +179.
Round 6		Werner played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 339 to 327 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Werner had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +191.
Round 7		Werner played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Werner's record vs. Wilson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +206.
Round 8		Werner played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 330 to 387 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Werner had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +149.
Round 9		Werner played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 330 to 424 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Werner had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +55. Werner is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Werner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Werner played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 392 to 394 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Werner had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +53.
Round 11		Werner played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 349 to 467 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Werner had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, -65.
Round 12		Werner played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 409 to 301 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Werner had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +43.
Round 13		Werner played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 347 to 304 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Werner had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +86.
Round 14		Werner played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 331 to 262 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Werner had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +155.
Round 15		Werner played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 324 to 305 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Werner had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +174.
Round 16		Werner played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 321 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Werner had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +165.
Round 17		Werner played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 289 to 403 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Werner had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +51.
Round 18		Werner played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 273 to 369 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Werner had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, -45.
Round 19		Werner played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 315 to 364 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Werner had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-9, -94.
Round 20		Werner played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 321 to 431 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Werner had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, -204.
Round 21		Werner played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 297 to 304 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Werner had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -211.
Round 22		Werner played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 308 to 319 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Werner had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, -222.
Round 23		Werner played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 365 to 309 (a spread of 56) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Werner's record vs. Yori in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-12, -166.
Round 24		Werner played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 288 to 343 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Werner had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-13, -221.
Round 25		Werner played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 328 to 280 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Werner had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -173.
Round 26		Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 294 to 418 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-14, -297.
Round 27		Werner played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 366 to 380 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Werner had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-15, -311.
Round 28		Werner played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Werner had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-16, -398.
Round 29		Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 279 to 337 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-17, -456.
Round 30		Werner played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and won 359 to 356 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Werner's record vs. Clark 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: #74. Current record: 13-17, -453.

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