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Maureen Morris [#58] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Maureen Morris, 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. Morris currently has a record of 13-15, -48, and is ranked #56 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

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Given name(s): Maureen
Surname(s): Morris
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Age: 57
Hobbies: Tennis, bridge travel

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event11.5-24.5 (0.319) 
Past 1-12 months7-11 (0.389)LLL WWW LL WW L WW LLLLL
Past 13-24 months2.5-7.5 (0.250)LL W LLLLTL W
Past 25-36 months2-6 (0.250)LL W LLL W L
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 486
Average for: 354
Average against: 356

Round 1

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Morris played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 413 to 320 (a spread of 93) .

The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ

Morris’s record vs. Readle 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: #14.

Current record: 1-0, +93.

Round 2

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Morris played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 303 (a spread of 94) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Morris’s record vs. Cooper 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: #6.

Current record: 2-0, +187.

Round 3

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Morris played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 301 to 458 (a spread of -157) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Linn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 2-1, +30.

Round 4

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Morris played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 457 to 303 (a spread of 154) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Gibson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-1, +184.

Round 5

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Morris played #41 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 366 to 359 (a spread of 7) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Jaslow in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 4-1, +191.

Round 6

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Morris played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 370 to 277 (a spread of 93) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Lossing in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 5-1, +284.

Round 7

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Morris played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 349 to 366 (a spread of -17) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BOZEMAN, MT

Morris’s record vs. Levine in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WL.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 5-2, +267.

Round 8

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Morris played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 395 to 305 (a spread of 90) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Morris’s record vs. Ring 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: #8.

Current record: 6-2, +357.

Round 9

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Morris played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 370 to 354 (a spread of 16) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 7-2, +373.

Morris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Morris played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 361 to 454 (a spread of -93) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 7-3, +280.

Round 11

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Morris played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 486 to 289 (a spread of 197) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Savitt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-3, +477.

Round 12

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Morris played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 324 to 439 (a spread of -115) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Miransky in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-4, +362.

Morris is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Morris is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 13

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Morris played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 368 to 350 (a spread of 18) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Hotten in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 9-4, +380.

Round 14

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Morris played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 289 to 489 (a spread of -200) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-5, +180.

Round 15

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Morris played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 391 to 400 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Ridout in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-6, +171.

Round 16

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Morris played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and won 333 to 326 (a spread of 7) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Levine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-6, +178.

Round 17

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Morris played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 293 to 323 (a spread of -30) .

Before this event, Morris had not played King in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 10-7, +148.

Round 18

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Morris played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 414 to 215 (a spread of 199) .

The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV

Morris’s record vs. Anderson 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: #18.

Current record: 11-7, +347.

Round 19

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Morris played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and lost 379 to 400 (a spread of -21) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Morris’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: #20.

Current record: 11-8, +326.

Round 20

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Morris played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 363 to 299 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Morris had not played King in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-8, +390.

Round 21

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Morris played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 345 to 393 (a spread of -48) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 12-9, +342.

Round 22

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Morris played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 280 to 400 (a spread of -120) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Camp in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 12-10, +222.

Round 23

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Morris played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 287 to 357 (a spread of -70) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 12-11, +152.

Round 24

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Morris played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 312 to 337 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Bowman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 12-12, +127.

Round 25

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Morris played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 320 to 328 (a spread of -8) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Villena in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 12-13, +119.

Round 26

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Morris played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 352 to 316 (a spread of 36) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Morris’s record vs. Nees in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: T.
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: #45.

Current record: 13-13, +155.

Round 27

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Morris played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 295 to 453 (a spread of -158) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Peltier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 13-14, -3.

Round 28

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Morris played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 299 to 344 (a spread of -45) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Bennett in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 13-15, -48.


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