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Joe Becker [#12] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joe Becker, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Becker currently has a record of 10-18, -968, and is ranked #126 in Division 6.

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): Joe
Surname(s): Becker
Home: Worcester, MA, United States

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event0-0 (0.000) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
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: 414
Average for: 313
Average against: 351

Round 1

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Becker played #48 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 277 to 361 (a spread of -84) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Francis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 0-1, -84.

Becker is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 2

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Becker played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 307 to 391 (a spread of -84) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Forrester in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 0-2, -168.

Round 3

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Becker played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 307 to 385 (a spread of -78) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Harris in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 0-3, -246.

Round 4

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Becker played #87 Sara McLaughlin (Lubbock, TX) and lost 237 to 380 (a spread of -143) .

Before this event, Becker had not played McLaughlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 0-4, -389.

Round 5

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Becker played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and lost 241 to 376 (a spread of -135) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 0-5, -524.

Round 6

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Becker played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 275 to 348 (a spread of -73) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Burritt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 0-6, -597.

Round 7

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Becker played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 315 to 421 (a spread of -106) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Millard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 0-7, -703.

Round 8

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Becker played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 241 to 394 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Fernando in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 0-8, -856.

Round 9

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Becker played #28 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 299 to 326 (a spread of -27) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Capria in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #132.

Current record: 0-9, -883.

Round 10

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Becker played #109 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 392 to 304 (a spread of 88) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 1-9, -795.

Round 11

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Becker played #34 Deborah Dawkins (Memphis, TN) and won 364 to 239 (a spread of 125) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Dawkins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 2-9, -670.

Round 12

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Becker played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 356 to 333 (a spread of 23) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Bash in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 3-9, -647.

Round 13

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Becker played #46 Dick Fontaine (Denver, CO) and won 350 to 333 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Fontaine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 4-9, -630.

Round 14

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Becker played #67 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 304 to 407 (a spread of -103) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Jackson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #127.

Current record: 4-10, -733.

Round 15

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Becker played #97 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 341 to 313 (a spread of 28) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Oda in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 5-10, -705.

Round 16

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Becker played #46 Dick Fontaine (Denver, CO) and won 414 to 243 (a spread of 171) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Fontaine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 6-10, -534.

Round 17

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Becker played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Bash in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 6-11, -608.

Round 18

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Becker played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and lost 322 to 382 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Smiley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 6-12, -668.

Round 19

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Becker played #91 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 279 to 429 (a spread of -150) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Middleton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #128.

Current record: 6-13, -818.

Round 20  

Becker recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 7-13, -768.

Round 21

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Becker played #30 Vera Collard (Sedona, AZ) and lost 288 to 310 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Collard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #125.

Current record: 7-14, -790.

Round 22

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Becker played #17 Ann Birchard (Calgary AB) and won 335 to 314 (a spread of 21) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Birchard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 8-14, -769.

Round 23

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Becker played #20 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and lost 280 to 428 (a spread of -148) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Bremond in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 8-15, -917.

Round 24

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Becker played #67 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 399 to 304 (a spread of 95) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Jackson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #121.

Current record: 9-15, -822.

Round 25

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Becker played #91 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 262 to 346 (a spread of -84) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Middleton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 9-16, -906.

Round 26

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Becker played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and lost 337 to 344 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Dimond in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 9-17, -913.

Round 27

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Becker played #122 Lisa Stiller (Carson City, NV) and won 322 to 282 (a spread of 40) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Stiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #124.

Current record: 10-17, -873.

Round 28

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Becker played #73 Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB) and lost 287 to 382 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Becker had not played Kendel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 10-18, -968.


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