Dave Hurd [#14] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to the new National Champion, Trey Wright, who defeated David Gibson in three straight games, 365-328, 355-344 and 429-328. Please tune in to ESPN to watch the final games at 1 P.M. ET on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. We welcome your e-mailed corrections to our web site. ]

On this page, you will find information about Dave Hurd, who is a contestant in Division 7 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. Hurd currently has a record of 11-19, -751, and is ranked #34 in Division 7.

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): Dave Surname(s): Hurd Home: Des Moines, IA, United States Age: 74 Hobbies: running, rowing, bicycling, birds, reading Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
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

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 425 Average for: 298 Average against: 323
Round 1		Hurd played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 302 to 333 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Hackney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -31.
Round 2		Hurd played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and lost 229 to 355 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-2, -157.
Round 3		Hurd played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 236 to 278 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-3, -199.
Round 4		Hurd played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 256 to 217 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-3, -160.
Round 5		Hurd played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and lost 246 to 414 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-4, -328.
Round 6		Hurd played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 267 to 296 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-5, -357.
Round 7		Hurd played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 302 to 373 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-6, -428.
Round 8		Hurd played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and lost 267 to 320 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Qualls in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-7, -481.
Round 9		Hurd played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 214 to 350 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-8, -617.
Round 10		Hurd played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 320 to 339 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Hurd's record vs. Konkol 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: #37. Current record: 1-9, -636.
Round 11		Hurd played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 251 to 313 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-10, -698.
Round 12		Hurd played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 366 to 356 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-10, -688.
Round 13		Hurd played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 268 to 388 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-11, -808.
Round 14		Hurd played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 258 to 418 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-12, -968.
Round 15		Hurd played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 317 to 324 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Donnell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-13, -975.
Round 16		Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 373 to 323 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-13, -925.
Round 17		Hurd played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and lost 285 to 306 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-14, -946.
Round 18		Hurd played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 230 to 371 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-15, -1087.
Round 19		Hurd played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 425 to 280 (a spread of 145) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Hurd's record vs. Doerrfeld in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #36. Current record: 4-15, -942.
Round 20		Hurd played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 319 to 245 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-15, -868.
Round 21		Hurd played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 285 to 272 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-15, -855.
Round 22		Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 341 to 290 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-15, -804.
Round 23		Hurd played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 341 to 276 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-15, -739.
Round 24		Hurd played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and lost 307 to 360 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-16, -792.
Round 25		Hurd played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and lost 237 to 350 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-17, -905.
Round 26		Hurd played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and lost 288 to 327 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-18, -944.
Round 27		Hurd played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 365 to 268 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-18, -847.
Round 28		Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 302 to 319 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-19, -864.
Round 29		Hurd played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-19, -805.
Round 30		Hurd played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 353 to 299 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Hurd had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-19, -751.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2004 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca