Mark Gooley [#41] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Gooley, 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. Gooley currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, +326, and is ranked #36 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): Mark Surname(s): Gooley Home: Hawthorne, FL, United States Age: 44 Hobbies: reading, gardening

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	91-115 (0.442)
Past 1-12 months	41.5-58.5 (0.415)	W L WWWWWW LL WWW LLLLL WW L W L WWW L W L W LLL W LLLLL W LLL WW L W LLLLLLLLLLL WW L W L W LL WWTW L W LLLL W LLLL WWW LLLL WW L W LLL W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	42.5-38.5 (0.525)	WW L W LL WW L W L W L W LL W L WW LL W L W L WWWW L W L WW LLL WW LLL W L WW LL W L W L WTLLL W L W LLL W LL W L W L WWWWWW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	7-17 (0.292)	W LLL W LLLL W L W L W LL W LL W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 459 Average for: 382 Average against: 370
Round 1		Gooley played #88 Thomas Orourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 397 to 350 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gooley’s record vs. O'Rourke 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: #39. Current record: 1-0, +47.
Round 2		Gooley played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and won 425 to 341 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +131.
Round 3		Gooley played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 411 to 347 (a spread of 64) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Gooley’s record vs. Gier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-11 (0.421). Past 1-12 months: LWWLL. Past 13-24 months: WWLWWLWLLW. Past 25-36 months: LLLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +195.
Round 4		Gooley played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and lost 314 to 376 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +133.
Round 5		Gooley played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 442 to 313 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +262.
Round 6		Gooley played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 405 to 398 (a spread of 7) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gooley’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +269.
Round 7		Gooley played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and lost 345 to 349 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, +265.
Round 8		Gooley played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 434 to 352 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Gooley’s record vs. Morgan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #9. Current record: 6-2, +347.
Round 9		Gooley played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +279.
Round 10		Gooley played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 354 to 388 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +245.
Round 11		Gooley played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and won 442 to 307 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Dolgenos in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +380.
Round 12		Gooley played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 334 to 384 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +330.
Round 13		Gooley played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and won 380 to 372 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Galt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +338.
Round 14		Gooley played #73 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 318 to 451 (a spread of -133) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gooley’s record vs. McDougall 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: #40. Current record: 8-6, +205.
Round 15		Gooley played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 385 to 315 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Gooley’s record vs. Ford in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #30. Current record: 9-6, +275.
Round 16		Gooley played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Titus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +281.
Round 17		Gooley played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +328.
Round 18		Gooley played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 442 to 356 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Gooley’s record vs. Cohen 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: #17. Current record: 12-6, +414.
Round 19		Gooley played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 334 to 386 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +362.
Round 20		Gooley played #44 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and tied at 393 . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Gooley’s record vs. Gray in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #21. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +362.
Round 21		Gooley played #60 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 235 to 511 (a spread of -276) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: GAINESVILLE, FL Gooley’s record vs. King in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-9 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WLLLLW. Past 13-24 months: WLLLL. 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: #27. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +86.
Round 22		Gooley played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and won 459 to 376 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +169.
Round 23		Gooley played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and won 449 to 367 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Gooley’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #13. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +251.
Round 24		Gooley played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and lost 376 to 411 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +216.
Round 25		Gooley played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +187.
Round 26		Gooley played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 353 to 369 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Gooley’s record vs. Stevens in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLWL. 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: #36. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +171.
Round 27		Gooley played #60 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 354 to 411 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: GAINESVILLE, FL Gooley’s record vs. King in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-9 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WLLLLW. Past 13-24 months: WLLLL. 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: #45. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +114.
Round 28		Gooley played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 436 to 224 (a spread of 212) . Before this event, Gooley had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +326.

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