Bobby Bognar [#6] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bobby Bognar, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Bognar currently has a record of 15-15, -170, and is ranked #39 in Division 6.

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): Bobby Surname(s): Bognar Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 34 Awards: The only independent artist in the history of the Hard Rock Cafe to have a guitar added to its memorabilia collection. Hobbies: Rocking and Scrabble Occupation: Rocker

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	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: 453 Average for: 338 Average against: 344
Round 1		Bognar played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 453 to 280 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +173.
Round 2		Bognar played #60 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and tied at 315 . Before this event, Bognar had not played Shea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +173.
Round 3		Bognar played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 307 to 439 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +41.
Round 4		Bognar played #28 Lois M. Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 397 to 344 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: PASADENA, CA Bognar's record vs. Hawkins in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +94.
Round 5		Bognar played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 142 to 232 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Bognar had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +4.
Round 6		Bognar played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and lost 295 to 383 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -84.
Round 7		Bognar played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and won 362 to 353 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -75.
Round 8		Bognar played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and won 300 to 298 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -73.
Round 9		Bognar played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and won 401 to 364 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5.5-3.5, -36.
Round 10		Bognar played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 392 to 303 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +53.
Round 11		Bognar played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 369 to 289 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +133.
Round 12		Bognar played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 291 to 314 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +110.
Round 13		Bognar played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +156.
Round 14		Bognar played #27 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 349 to 398 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Harrison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +107.
Round 15		Bognar played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and tied at 346 . Before this event, Bognar had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +107.
Round 16		Bognar played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 330 to 364 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +73.
Round 17		Bognar played #55 Jerome Pivnik (Miami, FL) and lost 351 to 386 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-8, +38.
Round 18		Bognar played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 241 to 389 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-9, -110.
Round 19		Bognar played #12 Sheri Campbell (Carmel, IN) and lost 397 to 414 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Campbell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-10, -127.
Round 20		Bognar played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and lost 251 to 484 (a spread of -233) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-11, -360.
Round 21		Bognar played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 338 to 399 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-12, -421.
Round 22		Bognar played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and lost 150 to 299 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-13, -570.
Round 23		Bognar played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 356 to 312 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-13, -526.
Round 24		Bognar played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 413 to 267 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, -380.
Round 25		Bognar played #76 Joyce Williston (Rocky River, OH) and won 392 to 298 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Williston in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-13, -286.
Round 26		Bognar played #4 Charlene Bishop (Seattle, WA) and won 417 to 338 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-13, -207.
Round 27		Bognar played #74 Margaret West (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 383 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Bognar had not played West in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-14, -281.
Round 28		Bognar played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 382 to 328 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-14, -227.
Round 29		Bognar played #37 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and lost 349 to 353 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Light in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-15, -231.
Round 30		Bognar played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and won 367 to 306 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Bognar had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-15, -170.

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