Joan Haworth [#130] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joan Haworth, 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. Haworth currently has a record of 11-17, -830, and is ranked #109 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): Joan Surname(s): Haworth Home: Palm Coast, FL, United States Age: 79 Awards: Delaware's first Scrabble champion Hobbies: Gardening, reading Occupation: Retired Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12.5-16.5 (0.431)
Past 1-12 months	3-4 (0.429)	L WW L W LL
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	LL W L WWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	2-4 (0.333)	LLL WW L
Past 37-48 months	0.5-2.5 (0.167)	LLT
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 449 Average for: 340 Average against: 370
Round 1		Haworth played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 315 to 325 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Titus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Haworth played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 427 to 278 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Gest in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +139.
Round 3		Haworth played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 362 to 302 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +199.
Round 4		Haworth played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 373 to 363 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +209.
Round 5		Haworth played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 364 to 346 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +227.
Round 6		Haworth played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 336 to 460 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +103.
Round 7		Haworth played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 280 to 375 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +8.
Round 8		Haworth played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 205 to 389 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -176.
Round 9		Haworth played #86 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 387 to 260 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Oliva in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-4, -49.
Round 10		Haworth played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 268 to 453 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Anstandig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-5, -234.
Round 11		Haworth played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 383 to 329 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-5, -180.
Round 12		Haworth played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 335 to 382 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Pipi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-6, -227.
Round 13		Haworth played #67 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 313 to 415 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Laatz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-7, -329.
Round 14		Haworth played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 295 to 321 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-8, -355.
Round 15		Haworth played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and lost 320 to 407 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-9, -442.
Round 16		Haworth played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 384 to 464 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, -522.
Round 17		Haworth played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 369 to 333 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-10, -486.
Round 18		Haworth played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 367 to 344 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Kisich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -463.
Round 19		Haworth played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 301 to 444 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-11, -606.
Round 20		Haworth played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and won 352 to 347 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-11, -601.
Round 21		Haworth played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 413 to 436 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-12, -624.
Round 22		Haworth played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 449 to 349 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-12, -524.
Round 23		Haworth played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 333 to 303 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-12, -494.
Round 24		Haworth played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 334 to 374 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -534. Haworth is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Haworth played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 277 to 415 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Kisich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, -672.
Round 26		Haworth played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and lost 335 to 365 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Dubach in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-15, -702.
Round 27		Haworth played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 291 to 392 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-16, -803.
Round 28		Haworth played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 357 to 384 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Haworth had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-17, -830.

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