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Grace Qualls [#106] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Grace A. Qualls, 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. Qualls currently has a record of 12.5-15.5, -235, and is ranked #99 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): Grace A.
Surname(s): Qualls
Home: Lafayette, LA, United States
Hobbies: reading and travel
Occupation: retired teacher

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event10-2 (0.833) 
Past 1-12 months2-0 (1.000)WW
Past 13-24 months8-2 (0.800)WWWWWW L W L W
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: 419
Average for: 338
Average against: 347

Round 1

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Qualls played #23 Jean Bryant (Seattle, WA) and lost 357 to 381 (a spread of -24) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Bryant in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 0-1, -24.

Round 2

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Qualls played #50 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 302 to 372 (a spread of -70) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Gillis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 0-2, -94.

Round 3

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Qualls played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 411 to 348 (a spread of 63) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Davis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 1-2, -31.

Round 4

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Qualls played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 381 to 351 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 2-2, -1.

Round 5

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Qualls played #34 Deborah Dawkins (Memphis, TN) and won 353 to 253 (a spread of 100) .

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

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 3-2, +99.

Round 6

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Qualls played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 416 to 284 (a spread of 132) .

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

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 4-2, +231.

Round 7

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Qualls played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 270 to 387 (a spread of -117) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Green in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 4-3, +114.

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

Round 8

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Qualls played #39 Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 244 to 411 (a spread of -167) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Eastham in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 4-4, -53.

Round 9

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Qualls played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 398 to 333 (a spread of 65) .

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

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-4, +12.

Round 10

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Qualls played #68 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 374 to 380 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 5-5, +6.

Round 11

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Qualls played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 345 to 333 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Cook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 6-5, +18.

Round 12

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Qualls played #132 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 315 to 335 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Vargas in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 6-6, -2.

Round 13

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Qualls played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and lost 255 to 375 (a spread of -120) .

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

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 6-7, -122.

Round 14

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Qualls played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and tied at 333 .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Portinga in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 6.5-7.5, -122.

Round 15

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Qualls played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 419 to 238 (a spread of 181) .

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

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, +59.

Round 16

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Qualls played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 366 to 393 (a spread of -27) .

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

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 7.5-8.5, +32.

Round 17

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Qualls played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and won 392 to 339 (a spread of 53) .

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

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8.5-8.5, +85.

Round 18

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Qualls played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 227 to 398 (a spread of -171) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 8.5-9.5, -86.

Round 19

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Qualls played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and lost 267 to 337 (a spread of -70) .

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

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 8.5-10.5, -156.

Round 20

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Qualls played #78 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 374 (a spread of -24) .

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

Qualls’s record vs. Krook 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: #98.

Current record: 8.5-11.5, -180.

Round 21

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Qualls played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and won 383 to 377 (a spread of 6) .

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

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 9.5-11.5, -174.

Round 22

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Qualls played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Vantol in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 9.5-12.5, -188.

Round 23

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Qualls played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 303 to 269 (a spread of 34) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 10.5-12.5, -154.

Round 24

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Qualls played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 352 to 332 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Goss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 11.5-12.5, -134.

Round 25

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Qualls played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 345 (a spread of -36) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Cook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 11.5-13.5, -170.

Round 26

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Qualls played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and won 347 to 326 (a spread of 21) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Moutet in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 12.5-13.5, -149.

Round 27

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Qualls played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and lost 315 to 337 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Qualls had not played Melendez in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 12.5-14.5, -171.

Round 28

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Qualls played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 393 (a spread of -64) .

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

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 12.5-15.5, -235.


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