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Vera Collard [#30] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Vera Collard, 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. Collard currently has a record of 11-17, -923, and is ranked #120 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): Vera
Surname(s): Collard
Home: Sedona, AZ, United States
Age: 59
Hobbies: hiking, traveling, doing special things with the grandchildren
Occupation: Retired flight attendant

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event5-19 (0.208) 
Past 1-12 months2-1 (0.667)W L W
Past 13-24 months3-11 (0.214)W LL W LLLLLLLL W L
Past 25-36 months0-5 (0.000)LLLLL
Past 37-48 months0-2 (0.000)LL
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 388
Average for: 319
Average against: 355

Round 1

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Collard played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and won 366 to 337 (a spread of 29) .

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

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 1-0, +29.

Round 2

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Collard played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 286 to 397 (a spread of -111) .

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

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 1-1, -82.

Round 3

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Collard played #76 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 377 to 308 (a spread of 69) .

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

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 2-1, -13.

Round 4

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Collard played #38 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 302 to 326 (a spread of -24) .

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

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2-2, -37.

Round 5

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Collard played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 316 to 260 (a spread of 56) .

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

Collard’s record vs. Hawkins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LL.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 3-2, +19.

Round 6

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Collard played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 255 to 379 (a spread of -124) .

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

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 3-3, -105.

Round 7

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Collard played #22 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 301 to 388 (a spread of -87) .

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

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 3-4, -192.

Round 8

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Collard played #125 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and lost 355 to 409 (a spread of -54) .

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

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 3-5, -246.

Round 9

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Collard played #73 Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB) and lost 266 to 307 (a spread of -41) .

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

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 3-6, -287.

Round 10

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Collard played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 297 to 394 (a spread of -97) .

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

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 3-7, -384.

Round 11

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Collard played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 297 to 286 (a spread of 11) .

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

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 4-7, -373.

Round 12

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Collard played #13 Mike Bell (Hillman, MI) and lost 289 to 355 (a spread of -66) .

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

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 4-8, -439.

Round 13

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Collard played #34 Deborah Dawkins (Memphis, TN) and won 368 to 319 (a spread of 49) .

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

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 5-8, -390.

Round 14

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Collard played #136 Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL) and won 380 to 343 (a spread of 37) .

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

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 6-8, -353.

Round 15

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Collard played #136 Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL) and lost 331 to 354 (a spread of -23) .

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

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 6-9, -376.

Round 16

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Collard played #88 Rich Meagher (Cool, CA) and lost 355 to 382 (a spread of -27) .

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

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 6-10, -403.

Round 17

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Collard played #125 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and lost 301 to 322 (a spread of -21) .

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

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 6-11, -424.

Round 18

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Collard played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and lost 320 to 456 (a spread of -136) .

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

Current ranking: #122.

Current record: 6-12, -560.

Round 19  

Collard recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #116.

Current record: 7-12, -510.

Round 20

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Collard played #91 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 356 to 275 (a spread of 81) .

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

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 8-12, -429.

Round 21

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Collard played #12 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and won 310 to 288 (a spread of 22) .

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

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 9-12, -407.

Round 22

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Collard played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 316 to 421 (a spread of -105) .

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

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 9-13, -512.

Round 23

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Collard played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 321 to 440 (a spread of -119) .

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

Current ranking: #117.

Current record: 9-14, -631.

Round 24

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Collard played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 336 to 320 (a spread of 16) .

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

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 10-14, -615.

Round 25

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Collard played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 388 to 356 (a spread of 32) .

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

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 11-14, -583.

Round 26

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Collard played #18 Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA) and lost 289 to 449 (a spread of -160) .

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

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 11-15, -743.

Round 27

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Collard played #97 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 238 to 403 (a spread of -165) .

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

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 11-16, -908.

Round 28

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Collard played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and lost 288 to 303 (a spread of -15) .

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

Current ranking: #120.

Current record: 11-17, -923.


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