Gregg Foster [#46] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Gregg Foster, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Foster currently has a record of 14-14, -538, and is ranked #70 in Division 3.

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): Gregg
Surname(s): Foster
Home: Manchester-by-the-sea, MA, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: reading, walking, online gaming
Occupation: writer
Notes: Married to Sherrie Saint John. NSA AB Member since 2004.
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 53/133, 16-15 +433
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 95/105, 12-19 -967
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 69/103, 14-17 -210
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 42/169, 17-13 +332

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	50-45 (0.526)
Past 1-12 months	6-5 (0.545)	L WW L W L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	8-4 (0.667)	WWWWW LLL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	8-12 (0.400)	LL W LLLL W LL WW L W LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	9-8 (0.529)	L WW L W LLLL WWWWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	15-11 (0.577)	L WW LLL WW LLLL WWWWWWWW LLL WWW
Past 61-72 months	4-5 (0.444)	L WW L W LLL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 370 Average against: 389
Round 1		Foster played #10 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 468 to 364 (a spread of 104). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Foster’s record vs. Bergmann in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Foster played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 337 to 440 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Foster had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Foster played #23 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 355 to 537 (a spread of -182). Before this event, Foster had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-2, -181.
Round 4		Foster played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 402 to 361 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Foster had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-2, -140.
Round 5		Foster played #114 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 337 to 341 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Foster’s record vs. Torrance in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, -144.
Round 6		Foster played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 377 to 440 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Foster’s record vs. Wyer in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-4, -207.
Round 7		Foster played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Foster had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-5, -232.
Round 8		Foster played #91 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Foster had not played Rhea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-5, -195.
Round 9		Foster played #75 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 487 to 335 (a spread of 152). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Foster’s record vs. Mocine in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 4-5, -43.
Round 10		Foster played #32 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 370 to 373 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Foster’s record vs. Deutsch in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, -46.
Round 11		Foster played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 255 to 453 (a spread of -198). Before this event, Foster had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-7, -244.
Round 12		Foster played #131 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 360 to 338 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Foster had not played Yarnell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-7, -222.
Round 13		Foster played #72 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 414 to 290 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Foster had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -98.
Round 14		Foster played #66 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 419 to 380 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Foster had not played Lobo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, -59.
Round 15		Foster played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Foster had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-7, -40.
Round 16		Foster played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 302 to 357 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Foster had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-8, -95.
Round 17		Foster played #30 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 378 to 429 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Foster had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, -146.
Round 18		Foster played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 371 to 327 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: CAPE COD, MA Foster’s record vs. Oliva in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, -102.
Round 19		Foster played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Foster’s record vs. Creed in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, -40.
Round 20		Foster played #83 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 339 to 456 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Foster had not played Newhouse in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-10, -157.
Round 21		Foster played #87 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 321 to 430 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Foster had not played Petree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-11, -266. Foster is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Foster played #37 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 442 to 430 (a spread of 12). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Foster’s record vs. Druskin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-11, -254.
Round 23		Foster played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) and won 434 to 401 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Foster had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-11, -221.
Round 24		Foster played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 273 to 437 (a spread of -164). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Foster’s record vs. Wilson in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-12, -385.
Round 25		Foster played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 411 to 308 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Foster had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-12, -282.
Round 26		Foster played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) again and lost 282 to 426 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Foster had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-13, -426.
Round 27		Foster played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 241 to 452 (a spread of -211). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Foster’s record vs. Creed in the 7 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-14, -637.
Round 28		Foster played #4 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and won 426 to 327 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Foster’s record vs. Babina in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LWWLL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-14, -538.
Final Round 3		Foster is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Foster is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (6 hits).

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