Grace Dehnert [#20] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Grace Dehnert, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Dehnert currently has a record of 12-16, -494, and is ranked #76 in Division 5.

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): Grace Surname(s): Dehnert Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 58 Awards: won couple local tournaments Hobbies: reading Occupation: Registered nurse

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	3-1 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 419 Average for: 344 Average against: 362
Round 1		Dehnert played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 387 to 314 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Dehnert played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 348 to 404 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +17.
Round 3		Dehnert played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, +1.
Round 4		Dehnert played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 353 to 383 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -29.
Round 5		Dehnert played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 302 to 395 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-4, -122.
Round 6		Dehnert played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 368 to 275 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-4, -29.
Round 7		Dehnert played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 348 to 328 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-4, -9.
Round 8		Dehnert played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 419 to 412 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, -2.
Round 9		Dehnert played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 364 to 289 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +73.
Round 10		Dehnert played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and lost 295 to 328 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +40.
Round 11		Dehnert played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and won 353 to 311 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Dehnert’s record vs. Gallant 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: #40. Current record: 6-5, +82.
Round 12		Dehnert played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 379 to 366 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +95.
Round 13		Dehnert played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and lost 305 to 344 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +56.
Round 14		Dehnert played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 376 to 409 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, +23.
Round 15		Dehnert played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 417 to 297 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-7, +143.
Round 16		Dehnert played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 350 to 345 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-7, +148.
Round 17		Dehnert played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, +137.
Round 18		Dehnert played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 326 to 404 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +59.
Round 19		Dehnert played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 356 to 309 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +106.
Round 20		Dehnert played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 359 to 369 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +96.
Round 21		Dehnert played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 331 to 387 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Savitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, +40.
Round 22		Dehnert played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 314 to 412 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, -58.
Round 23		Dehnert played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 323 to 314 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, -49.
Round 24		Dehnert played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 368 to 312 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-12, +7.
Round 25		Dehnert played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 292 to 403 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, -104.
Round 26		Dehnert played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 296 to 422 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-14, -230.
Round 27		Dehnert played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and lost 310 to 362 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-15, -282.
Round 28		Dehnert played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 263 to 475 (a spread of -212) . Before this event, Dehnert had not played Savitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-16, -494.

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