Michael Garner [#29] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Garner, 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. Garner currently has a record of 18-10, +789, and is ranked #8 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): Michael Surname(s): Garner Home: Taylor, MI, United States Age: 51 Hobbies: golf Occupation: Boilermaker

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	6-9 (0.400)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 475 Average for: 375 Average against: 346
Round 1		Garner played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 325 to 255 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Garner’s record vs. Barker in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +70. Garner is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Garner played #68 Barbara Platt (Sile, NM) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Garner had not played Platt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +120.
Round 3		Garner played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 444 to 287 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Garner had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +277.
Round 4		Garner played #10 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 364 to 298 (a spread of 66) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FARMINGTON, MI Garner’s record vs. Brooks in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #5. Current record: 4-0, +343.
Round 5		Garner played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 357 to 381 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Garner had not played Thelen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +319.
Round 6		Garner played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 376 to 348 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Garner had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +347.
Round 7		Garner played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 439 to 243 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Garner had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +543.
Round 8		Garner played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 332 to 335 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Garner had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +540.
Round 9		Garner played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 368 to 400 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Garner’s record vs. Russell 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: #15. Current record: 6-3, +508.
Round 10		Garner played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 341 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +607.
Round 11		Garner played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 428 to 339 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Garner had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +696.
Round 12		Garner played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 386 to 422 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +660.
Round 13		Garner played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 397 to 300 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Garner had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-4, +757.
Round 14		Garner played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 322 to 440 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Garner had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +639.
Round 15		Garner played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 337 to 285 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Garner had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +691.
Round 16		Garner played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 328 to 367 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Garner had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +652.
Round 17		Garner played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 335 to 477 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Garner had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-7, +510.
Round 18		Garner played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 421 to 345 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Garner had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +586.
Round 19		Garner played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Garner had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-8, +540.
Round 20		Garner played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 348 to 318 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Garner had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-8, +570.
Round 21		Garner played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 442 to 375 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Garner had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +637.
Round 22		Garner played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 315 to 312 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Garner had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +640.
Round 23		Garner played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 250 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Garner had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +781.
Round 24		Garner played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and lost 351 to 474 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Garner had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +658.
Round 25		Garner played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 283 to 390 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Garner had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +551.
Round 26		Garner played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 475 to 320 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Garner had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +706.
Round 27		Garner played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 365 to 346 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Garner had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +725.
Round 28		Garner played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 381 to 317 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Garner had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +789.

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