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Gene Rawlins [#100] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gene Rawlins, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Rawlins currently has a record of 8.5-19.5, -893, and is ranked #133 in Division 3.

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

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Given name(s): Gene
Surname(s): Rawlins
Home: Scarborough, ON, Canada
Age: 67
Hobbies: BRIDGE, TENNIS, CYCLING, MOVIES
Occupation: SELF EMPLOYED

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event85-116 (0.423) 
Past 1-12 months8-12 (0.400)LLL W L WW LLLLL W L WWW L W L
Past 13-24 months21-18 (0.538)L W L WW LL WW L WWW LL W LLL W LL WWWWWWWW LLLL W LL WW
Past 25-36 months14-15 (0.483)WWW LLLLLL W LL W LLLL WWW L WWWWW LL W
Past 37-48 months13-22 (0.371)LLLL W LLLLL WWW LLLLLL W L WWW LLLLL WWW L WW
Past 49-60 months14-25 (0.359)W LL W LL W L W LLLLLLLLL WWW LL W LLLL WW LLL WW L WW L
Past 61-72 months15-24 (0.385)W LLLLLL W L W LLLL W L W L W L W LL W LLLL WWWWW LLLL WW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 441
Average for: 354
Average against: 389

Round 1

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Rawlins played #47 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and lost 306 to 413 (a spread of -107) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Rawlins’s record vs. Gillis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: WWW.
Past 61-72 months: L.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 0-1, -107.

Round 2

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Rawlins played #49 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and lost 336 to 417 (a spread of -81) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Gordon in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 0-2, -188.

Round 3

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Rawlins played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and lost 371 to 446 (a spread of -75) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

Rawlins’s record vs. Kinderman 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: L.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 0-3, -263.

Round 4

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Rawlins played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 327 to 402 (a spread of -75) .

The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV

Rawlins’s record vs. Averell in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LL.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 0-4, -338.

Round 5

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Rawlins played #116 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 386 to 433 (a spread of -47) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Strasberg in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 0-5, -385.

Round 6

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Rawlins played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 329 to 346 (a spread of -17) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

Rawlins’s record vs. Douglas in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
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: LWLWL.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 0-6, -402.

Round 7

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Rawlins played #106 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 330 to 463 (a spread of -133) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Rawlins’s record vs. Schultz 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: #134.

Current record: 0-7, -535.

Round 8

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Rawlins played #78 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 310 to 423 (a spread of -113) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Margolis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 0-8, -648.

Round 9

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Rawlins played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 327 to 278 (a spread of 49) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Rawlins’s record vs. Camper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 1-8, -599.

Round 10

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Rawlins played #72 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and lost 397 to 426 (a spread of -29) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Glatthorn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 1-9, -628.

Round 11

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Rawlins played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 343 to 405 (a spread of -62) .

The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: SEATTLE, WA 1-11

Rawlins’s record vs. Wornum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #135.

Current record: 1-10, -690.

Round 12  

Rawlins recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 2-10, -640.

Round 13

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Rawlins played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 313 to 388 (a spread of -75) .

The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NT

Rawlins’s record vs. Nelson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-1 (0.875).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: WLWW.
Past 25-36 months: WW.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 2-11, -715.

Round 14

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Rawlins played #109 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 313 to 438 (a spread of -125) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Shuman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 2-12, -840.

Round 15

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Rawlins played #72 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 406 to 343 (a spread of 63) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Glatthorn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 3-12, -777.

Round 16

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Rawlins played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 338 to 312 (a spread of 26) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #134.

Current record: 4-12, -751.

Round 17

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Rawlins played #109 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and tied at 385 .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Shuman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 4.5-12.5, -751.

Round 18

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Rawlins played #53 Pam Grazette (Kew Gardens Hills, NY) and lost 312 to 319 (a spread of -7) .

The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT

Rawlins’s record vs. Grazette in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: L.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 4.5-13.5, -758.

Round 19

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Rawlins played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and lost 331 to 386 (a spread of -55) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played Flomo in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 4.5-14.5, -813.

Round 20

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Rawlins played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 441 to 392 (a spread of 49) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played McDonough in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 5.5-14.5, -764.

Rawlins is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Rawlins is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 21

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Rawlins played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 311 to 439 (a spread of -128) .

The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Rawlins’s record vs. Cowan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
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: W.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 5.5-15.5, -892.

Round 22

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Rawlins played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 344 to 401 (a spread of -57) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Rawlins’s record vs. Camper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 5.5-16.5, -949.

Round 23

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Rawlins played #67 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 424 to 367 (a spread of 57) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played King in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 6.5-16.5, -892.

Round 24

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Rawlins played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 393 to 359 (a spread of 34) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played McDonough in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 7.5-16.5, -858.

Round 25

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Rawlins played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Rawlins had not played McDonough in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 8.5-16.5, -799.

Round 26

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Rawlins played #53 Pam Grazette (Kew Gardens Hills, NY) and lost 393 to 420 (a spread of -27) .

The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT

Rawlins’s record vs. Grazette in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: L.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 8.5-17.5, -826.

Rawlins is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 27

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Rawlins played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 348 to 409 (a spread of -61) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN

Rawlins’s record vs. Douglas in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
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: LWLWL.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 8.5-18.5, -887.

Round 28

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Rawlins played #114 Kitty Steinwand (Madison, WI) and lost 364 to 370 (a spread of -6) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Rawlins’s record vs. Steinwand in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #133.

Current record: 8.5-19.5, -893.


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