Margo Kuno [#66] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Margo Kuno, 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. Kuno currently has a record of 10-18, -820, and is ranked #115 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): Margo Surname(s): Kuno Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Age: 53 Hobbies: Cross stitch Occupation: Travel Agent

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-28 (0.282)
Past 1-12 months	4-15 (0.211)	LL W L W LL W LLLLLLLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	4-5 (0.444)	LL W L WWW LL
Past 25-36 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLLL W LL
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	WW LL
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 430 Average for: 346 Average against: 378
Round 1		Kuno played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 332 to 434 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -102. Kuno is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Kuno played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 330 to 348 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-2, -120.
Round 3		Kuno played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 297 to 423 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-3, -246.
Round 4		Kuno played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 365 to 518 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Kuno had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-4, -399.
Round 5		Kuno played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 329 to 319 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Kuno’s record vs. Schaeffer 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: #115. Current record: 1-4, -389.
Round 6		Kuno played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 376 to 395 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Nellis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-5, -408.
Round 7		Kuno played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 347 to 361 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-6, -422.
Round 8		Kuno played #18 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 361 to 354 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-6, -415.
Round 9		Kuno played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 328 to 389 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Gier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-7, -476.
Round 10		Kuno played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 325 to 370 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Kuno’s record vs. Cleary 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: #119. Current record: 2-8, -521.
Round 11		Kuno played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 378 to 353 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-8, -496.
Round 12		Kuno played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 368 to 402 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Kuno’s record vs. Knobelsdorf 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: #118. Current record: 3-9, -530.
Round 13		Kuno recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-9, -480.
Round 14		Kuno played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and won 343 to 302 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Gage in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-9, -439.
Round 15		Kuno played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 298 to 455 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-10, -596.
Round 16		Kuno played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 411 to 386 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-10, -571.
Round 17		Kuno played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 359 to 395 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-11, -607.
Round 18		Kuno played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 374 to 317 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-11, -550.
Round 19		Kuno played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and lost 355 to 362 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 7-12, -557.
Round 20		Kuno played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 358 to 371 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Kuno’s record vs. Schaeffer 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: #112. Current record: 7-13, -570.
Round 21		Kuno played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 430 to 387 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Kisich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-13, -527.
Round 22		Kuno played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 370 to 339 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9-13, -496.
Round 23		Kuno played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and lost 311 to 382 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-14, -567.
Round 24		Kuno played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 326 to 363 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Gier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-15, -604.
Round 25		Kuno played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 296 to 382 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-16, -690.
Round 26		Kuno played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 293 to 399 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Kuno had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-17, -796.
Round 27		Kuno played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 338 to 333 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-17, -791.
Round 28		Kuno played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and lost 348 to 377 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Kuno had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10-18, -820.

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