Valerie Gallant [#27] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Valerie Gallant, 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. Gallant currently has a record of 15-13, +359, and is ranked #35 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): Valerie Surname(s): Gallant Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 43 Hobbies: Fly Fishing, camping Occupation: Letter Carrier

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12-6 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	8-3 (0.727)	W LLL WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	L WW L
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
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: 461 Average for: 367 Average against: 354
Round 1		Gallant played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 368 to 312 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +56.
Round 2		Gallant played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and lost 333 to 384 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +5.
Round 3		Gallant played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 291 to 378 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -82.
Round 4		Gallant played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 423 to 279 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +62.
Round 5		Gallant played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Lashley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, +8.
Round 6		Gallant played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 331 to 400 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-4, -61.
Round 7		Gallant played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 392 to 350 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Gallant’s record vs. Werdal in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #52. Current record: 3-4, -19.
Round 8		Gallant played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +39.
Round 9		Gallant played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 442 to 336 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Toole in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-4, +145.
Round 10		Gallant played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 375 to 269 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-4, +251.
Round 11		Gallant played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 353 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Gallant’s record vs. Dehnert in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #34. Current record: 6-5, +209.
Round 12		Gallant played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 390 to 351 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Gallant had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +248.
Round 13		Gallant played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 310 to 370 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-6, +188.
Round 14		Gallant played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 409 to 367 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +230.
Round 15		Gallant played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 334 to 315 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Hiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +249.
Round 16		Gallant played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 328 to 397 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, +180.
Round 17		Gallant played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 320 to 397 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-8, +103.
Round 18		Gallant played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-9, +84.
Round 19		Gallant played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and won 461 to 331 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +214.
Round 20		Gallant played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and lost 351 to 362 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Downey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +203.
Round 21		Gallant played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 349 to 297 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +255.
Round 22		Gallant played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 334 to 452 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-11, +137.
Round 23		Gallant played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 360 to 350 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Gallant had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +147.
Round 24		Gallant played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 353 to 400 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, +100.
Round 25		Gallant played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 352 to 309 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Gallant had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, +143.
Round 26		Gallant played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 395 to 274 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Gallant had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, +264.
Round 27		Gallant played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 460 to 332 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-12, +392.
Round 28		Gallant played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Gallant had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, +359.

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