Glenda Short [#99] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Glenda Short, 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. Short currently has a record of 13.5-14.5, +33, and is ranked #71 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): Glenda
Surname(s): Short
Home: Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Awards: Highest rated female Scrabble player in Oklahoma
Hobbies: Movies, TV, Cooking, Travel, Puzzles and Games
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 5/90, 18-9 +685
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 25/106, 15.5-11.5 +464
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 86/151, 15-16 -33
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 17/122, 19-12 +195
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 89/136, 14-17 +214
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/139, 18-12 +713
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 30/134, 16-12 +620

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	117-116 (0.502)
Past 1-12 months	27-32 (0.458)	L WW L WW LLL WW L W LL W LLLLL WWWW L WW LL WWW L W L W L WWW L W LLL W L WWW LLLLLLLL
Past 13-24 months	25-23 (0.521)	LLL WW LL WWWWWWW LLLL WWW L W LLLLL WWW LL WWWW L W L W L W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	17-11 (0.607)	W L W L WWW L WWW L W LL W LLL W L WWWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	15-16 (0.484)	LL W L WW LL W L WW LL WWW LL W L WWW LLL W L W L
Past 49-60 months	20-18 (0.526)	WW LL W LLLL WW LL WWWWW LL WW LLL WWWWW LLLL WWW L
Past 61-72 months	13-16 (0.448)	WW LL WW LL W LLL W LL WW LL W LLL W L WW L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 516 Average for: 376 Average against: 374
Round 1		Short played #17 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and tied at 342. The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Short’s record vs. Camper in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #65. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Short played #91 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 380 to 322 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Short had not played Rhea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +58.
Round 3		Short played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 467 to 251 (a spread of 216). Before this event, Short had not played Unger in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +274.
Round 4		Short played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 424 to 292 (a spread of 132). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Short’s record vs. Bohnsack 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: #9. Current record: 3.5-0.5, +406.
Round 5		Short played #70 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 335 to 363 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Short’s record vs. McArthur in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #25. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +378.
Round 6		Short played #80 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 347 to 356 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Short had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +369.
Round 7		Short played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 317 to 454 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Short had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +232.
Round 8		Short played #86 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 430 to 404 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Short had not played Perman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +258.
Round 9		Short played #66 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 516 to 274 (a spread of 242). Before this event, Short had not played Lobo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +500.
Round 10		Short played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 333 to 392 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Short had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +441.
Round 11		Short played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and won 387 to 379 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Short had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +449.
Round 12		Short played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 355 to 389 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Short had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +415. Short is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Short played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 306 to 366 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Short had not played Denton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +355.
Round 14		Short played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 442 to 426 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Short’s record vs. Cowan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). 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: LWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +371. Short is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Short is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Short played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 382 to 362 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Short had not played Smart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +391. Short is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Short played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 376 to 335 (a spread of 41). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Wyer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +432.
Round 17		Short played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and lost 363 to 436 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Short had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +359.
Round 18		Short played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) again and won 452 to 384 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Short had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +427.
Round 19		Short played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 317 to 450 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Short had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +294.
Round 20		Short played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Short’s record vs. Wise in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #52. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +270.
Round 21		Short played #76 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Short had not played Morehead in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +266.
Round 22		Short played #45 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 341 to 407 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Short had not played Fiszbein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +200.
Round 23		Short played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) again and lost 305 to 411 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Short’s record vs. Cowan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). 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: LWL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +94.
Round 24		Short played #18 Naurlene Canterman (Tucson, AZ) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Canterman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LWLW. 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: #95. Current record: 10.5-13.5, +26.
Round 25		Short played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 273 to 487 (a spread of -214). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Mayer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -188.
Round 26		Short played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 393 to 366 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Short had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -161.
Round 27		Short played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 410 to 357 (a spread of 53). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Short’s record vs. Fischer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -108.
Round 28		Short played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and won 421 to 280 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Short had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +33.

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