Bruce M Halverson [#40] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Halverson, 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. Halverson currently has a record of 14-14, -115, and is ranked #44 in Division 5.

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
	Given name(s): Bruce Surname(s): Halverson Home: Santa Barbara, CA, United States Awards: Hobbies: breakfasts, baseball, gardening, music, travel Occupation: retired NSC 2002 Division: 5 NSC 2002 Rank: 89/111, 13-18 -375 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 110/122, 11-17 -825

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-11 (0.389)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 49-60 months	2-4 (0.333)	L WW LLL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 459 Average for: 354 Average against: 358
Round 1		Halverson played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 398 to 365 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Halverson had not played Cooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Halverson played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 438 to 379 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Halverson had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +92.
Round 3		Halverson played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and won 346 to 337 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Halverson had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +101.
Round 4		Halverson played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 296 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Halverson had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +206.
Round 5		Halverson played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and won 382 to 372 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Halverson had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +216.
Round 6		Halverson played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 329 to 300 (a spread of 29). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Halverson’s record vs. DeMers 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: #3. Current record: 6-0, +245.
Round 7		Halverson played #63 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 243 to 379 (a spread of -136). Before this event, Halverson had not played Readle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +109.
Round 8		Halverson played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 394 to 310 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Halverson had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-1, +193.
Round 9		Halverson played #33 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 378 to 339 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Halverson had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-1, +232.
Round 10		Halverson played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 265 to 448 (a spread of -183). Before this event, Halverson had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +49.
Round 11		Halverson played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and won 414 to 257 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Halverson had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-2, +206.
Round 12		Halverson played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 323 to 423 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Halverson had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +106.
Round 13		Halverson played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and lost 333 to 418 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Halverson had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +21.
Round 14		Halverson played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Halverson had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-5, +7.
Round 15		Halverson played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 396 to 381 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Halverson had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +22.
Round 16		Halverson played #91 Antonio Malonzo (Philippines) and lost 276 to 369 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Halverson had not played Malonzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, -71.
Round 17		Halverson played #45 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 338 to 421 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Halverson had not played Justice in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, -154.
Round 18		Halverson played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) again and lost 374 to 431 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Halverson had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, -211.
Round 19		Halverson played #28 Andrew Fanoe (Marietta, GA) and won 378 to 304 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Halverson had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, -137.
Round 20		Halverson played #61 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 385 to 295 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Halverson had not played Patneau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, -47.
Round 21		Halverson played #80 Phil Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 310 to 319 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Halverson had not played Spry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, -56.
Round 22		Halverson played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) again and won 459 to 425 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Halverson had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-9, -22.
Round 23		Halverson played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 290 to 392 (a spread of -102). Before this event, Halverson had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, -124.
Round 24		Halverson played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 360 to 362 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Halverson had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, -126.
Round 25		Halverson played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 372 to 376 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Halverson had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-12, -130.
Round 26		Halverson played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 328 to 351 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Halverson had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-13, -153.
Round 27		Halverson played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) again and won 334 to 285 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Halverson had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, -104.
Round 28		Halverson played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 309 to 320 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Halverson had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-14, -115.

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