Wanda Tumlin [#92] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wanda Tumlin, 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. Tumlin currently has a record of 16-12, +305, and is ranked #24 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): Wanda Surname(s): Tumlin Home: Warrior, AL, United States Age: 67 Awards: Hobbies: traveling, ballroom dancing and duplicate bridge Occupation: Retired social worker

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12-8 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	5-2 (0.714)	WW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	6-3 (0.667)	W LL WW L WWW
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 434 Average for: 368 Average against: 357
Round 1		Tumlin played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 307 to 419 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		Tumlin played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, -41.
Round 3		Tumlin played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and lost 325 to 425 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-2, -141.
Round 4		Tumlin played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 391 to 331 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -81.
Round 5		Tumlin played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 302 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +12.
Round 6		Tumlin played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and lost 378 to 390 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +0.
Round 7		Tumlin played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 320 to 355 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, -35.
Round 8		Tumlin played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 336 to 349 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-5, -48.
Round 9		Tumlin played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 426 to 389 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, -11.
Round 10		Tumlin played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and won 355 to 343 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Tumlin’s record vs. Sawyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +1.
Round 11		Tumlin played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 352 to 404 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-6, -51.
Round 12		Tumlin played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and lost 319 to 353 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-7, -85.
Round 13		Tumlin played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 418 to 320 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tumlin’s record vs. Savitt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #54. Current record: 6-7, +13.
Round 14		Tumlin played #10 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 318 to 328 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Tumlin’s record vs. Brooks 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: #59. Current record: 6-8, +3.
Round 15		Tumlin played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 343 to 324 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, +22.
Round 16		Tumlin played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and won 377 to 317 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +82.
Round 17		Tumlin played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 415 to 409 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +88.
Round 18		Tumlin played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 406 to 273 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Gremaud in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-8, +221.
Round 19		Tumlin played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 388 to 322 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +287.
Round 20		Tumlin played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 355 to 376 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +266.
Round 21		Tumlin played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 308 to 423 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-10, +151.
Round 22		Tumlin played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 382 to 323 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, +210.
Round 23		Tumlin played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 394 to 389 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, +215.
Round 24		Tumlin played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and won 400 to 353 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Gallant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-10, +262.
Round 25		Tumlin played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 369 to 322 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +309.
Round 26		Tumlin played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 337 to 354 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +292.
Round 27		Tumlin played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and won 431 to 406 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-11, +317.
Round 28		Tumlin played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and lost 311 to 323 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Tumlin had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +305.

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