Bryan Goolsby [#36] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bryan Goolsby, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Goolsby currently has a record of 13-15, +303, and is ranked #60 in Division 2.

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): Bryan Surname(s): Goolsby Home: San José, CA, United States Age: 61 Awards: NA Hobbies: Cooking, Hiking, Surfing, Biking Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	42.5-48.5 (0.467)
Past 1-12 months	15.5-18.5 (0.456)	L W L WWW L WW L W LL W L WWW LLLL W LLL W LTWW LLL
Past 13-24 months	20-19 (0.513)	L W LL W L WW LL WWW LL W LL WWWW LL WWW LLLLL WW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 61-72 months	4-7 (0.364)	L WW LLL W LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 535 Average for: 383 Average against: 372
Round 1		Goolsby played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 535 to 295 (a spread of 240) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Goolsby’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +240.
Round 2		Goolsby played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 473 to 253 (a spread of 220) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +460.
Round 3		Goolsby played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and lost 301 to 481 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +280.
Round 4		Goolsby played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 366 to 352 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +294.
Round 5		Goolsby played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 360 to 338 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +316.
Round 6		Goolsby played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and lost 342 to 470 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +188.
Round 7		Goolsby played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 382 to 396 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +174.
Round 8		Goolsby played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 363 to 384 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +153.
Round 9		Goolsby played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 319 to 401 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Goolsby’s record vs. Van Leunen in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, +71.
Round 10		Goolsby played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 379 to 397 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Goolsby’s record vs. Wong in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-6, +53.
Round 11		Goolsby played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 468 to 305 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, +216.
Round 12		Goolsby played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and won 449 to 367 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LOS GATOS, CA Goolsby’s record vs. Dady in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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. Past 61-72 months: LW. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +298.
Round 13		Goolsby played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 345 to 473 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, +170.
Round 14		Goolsby played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 444 to 338 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Goolsby’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, +276.
Round 15		Goolsby played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 447 to 299 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +424.
Round 16		Goolsby played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and lost 366 to 372 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +418.
Round 17		Goolsby played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 429 to 437 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, +410.
Round 18		Goolsby played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and lost 374 to 398 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, +386.
Round 19		Goolsby played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 415 to 341 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Sanfedele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, +460.
Round 20		Goolsby played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-10, +471.
Round 21		Goolsby played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 308 to 438 (a spread of -130) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Goolsby’s record vs. Wong in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-11, +341.
Round 22		Goolsby played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 254 to 379 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-12, +216.
Round 23		Goolsby played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 372 to 395 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: OAKLAND, CA Goolsby’s record vs. Goldman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLWLW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-13, +193.
Round 24		Goolsby played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 355 to 381 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Goolsby’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-14, +167.
Round 25		Goolsby played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 329 to 323 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-14, +173.
Round 26		Goolsby played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 447 to 332 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-14, +288.
Round 27		Goolsby played #102 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 390 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Goolsby’s record vs. Tillekeratne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-15, +209.
Round 28		Goolsby played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 406 to 312 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Goolsby had not played Wallis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-15, +303.

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