Eugene Murray [#72] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Eugene Murray, 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. Murray currently has a record of 12-16, -470, and is ranked #86 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): Eugene Surname(s): Murray Home: Indianapolis, IN, United States Age: 53 Awards: 1st place Div. 4, New Orleans Nationals 2004; 2005-03 St. Louis, MO Hobbies: Softball Occupation: Forklift Operator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	7-19 (0.269)
Past 1-12 months	2-8 (0.200)	LL W LLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 49-60 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	0-5 (0.000)	LLLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 379 Average against: 395
Round 1		Murray played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 425 to 487 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Murray had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -62.
Round 2		Murray played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 364 to 458 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Murray had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-2, -156.
Round 3		Murray played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 442 to 330 (a spread of 112) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: LANSING, MI Murray’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4		Murray played #90 Isaias Sarmiento (Boston, MA) and lost 336 to 359 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Murray had not played Sarmiento in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -67.
Round 5		Murray played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 324 to 428 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Murray’s record vs. Slivka in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-4, -171.
Round 6		Murray played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 274 to 487 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Murray had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-5, -384.
Round 7		Murray played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 342 to 352 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Murray had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-6, -394.
Round 8		Murray played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 380 to 382 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Murray’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-7, -396.
Round 9		Murray played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 382 to 371 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Murray had not played Merrill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-7, -385. Murray is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Murray is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Murray played #42 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 386 to 440 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Murray had not played Horowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-8, -439.
Round 11		Murray played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 427 to 329 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Murray had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-8, -341.
Round 12		Murray played #108 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 449 to 305 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Murray had not played Whitman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-8, -197.
Round 13		Murray played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 409 to 327 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Murray had not played Apindi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-8, -115.
Round 14		Murray played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 285 to 447 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Murray had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, -277.
Round 15		Murray played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and lost 356 to 464 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Murray had not played Dady in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-10, -385.
Round 16		Murray played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 403 to 317 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Murray had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-10, -299.
Round 17		Murray played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 299 to 369 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Murray had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-11, -369.
Round 18		Murray played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 343 to 366 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Murray had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-12, -392.
Round 19		Murray played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 364 to 447 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Murray had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-13, -475.
Round 20		Murray played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 387 to 384 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Murray had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-13, -472.
Round 21		Murray played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 391 to 327 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Murray had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-13, -408.
Round 22		Murray played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 354 to 353 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Murray had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-13, -407.
Round 23		Murray played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 321 to 480 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Murray had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-14, -566.
Round 24		Murray played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 449 to 327 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Murray had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-14, -444.
Round 25		Murray played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and won 446 to 386 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Murray had not played Dady in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-14, -384.
Round 26		Murray played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 493 to 302 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Murray had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-14, -193.
Round 27		Murray played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 555 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Murray had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-15, -408.
Round 28		Murray played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 431 to 493 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Murray had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-16, -470.

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