Martha Bedford [#9] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Martha Bedford, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Bedford currently has a record of 10-18, +100, and is ranked #113 in Division 4.

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): Martha Surname(s): Bedford Home: Las Vegas, NV, United States Age: 46 Hobbies: painting, lampwork, reading, fishing Occupation: artist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	15-14 (0.517)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	8-7 (0.533)	WWW LLL WW LL WWW LL
Past 25-36 months	5-6 (0.455)	W L WW L W LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 473 Average for: 370 Average against: 367
Round 1		Bedford played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 473 to 337 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +136.
Round 2		Bedford played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 341 to 425 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +52.
Round 3		Bedford played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and won 432 to 272 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +212.
Round 4		Bedford played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 300 to 340 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +172.
Round 5		Bedford played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 363 to 302 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +233.
Round 6		Bedford played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and lost 336 to 358 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +211.
Round 7		Bedford played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and lost 295 to 348 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Morley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, +158.
Round 8		Bedford played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 367 to 390 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Stevens in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, +135.
Round 9		Bedford played #82 Brett Myers (Cumming, GA) and lost 386 to 401 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-6, +120.
Round 10		Bedford played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 316 to 427 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-7, +9.
Round 11		Bedford played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and won 352 to 330 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-7, +31.
Round 12		Bedford played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 460 to 325 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, +166.
Round 13		Bedford played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 424 to 241 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, +349.
Round 14		Bedford played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 381 to 382 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Bedford’s record vs. Larkins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-8, +348.
Round 15		Bedford played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 376 to 431 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Umali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-9, +293.
Round 16		Bedford played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 362 to 387 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-10, +268.
Round 17		Bedford played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 382 to 390 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-11, +260.
Round 18		Bedford played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and lost 423 to 428 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Morrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-12, +255.
Round 19		Bedford played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 421 to 339 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-12, +337.
Round 20		Bedford played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and won 354 to 332 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-12, +359.
Round 21		Bedford played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 304 to 361 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Sapot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-13, +302.
Round 22		Bedford played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 357 to 370 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Sapot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-14, +289.
Round 23		Bedford played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 450 to 345 (a spread of 105) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Bedford’s record vs. Williams 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: #98. Current record: 9-14, +394.
Round 24		Bedford played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 361 to 440 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-15, +315.
Round 25		Bedford played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and lost 351 to 381 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Bedford’s record vs. Thompson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-16, +285.
Round 26		Bedford played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 301 to 371 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Bedford’s record vs. McCarley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. 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: #114. Current record: 9-17, +215.
Round 27		Bedford played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 381 to 350 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-17, +246.
Round 28		Bedford played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and lost 316 to 462 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Bedford had not played Gage in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-18, +100.

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