Susan Love [#51] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Susan Love, 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. Love currently has a record of 12-16, -1041, and is ranked #68 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

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Given name(s): Susan
Surname(s): Love
Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States
Awards: Will achieve 20 years of marriage to another Scrabble player (less addicted) on 11-4-04
Hobbies: Creative writing, aspiring author, reading.
Occupation: Librarian
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 41/70, 13-14 +104
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 13/106, 17-10 +540
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 21/139, 16-11 +715
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 41/90, 14-13 +12
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 20/120, 16-11 +314
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 79/151, 15.5-15.5 -570
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/111, 16-15 +725
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 49/150, 16-14 +469

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	22.5-18.5 (0.549)
Past 1-12 months	5-9 (0.357)	L W LL W LL W L WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 37-48 months	5-1 (0.833)	WW L WWW
Past 49-60 months	8.5-6.5 (0.567)	W L WW LLTW LL WWWW L
Past 61-72 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 408 Average for: 337 Average against: 374
Round 1		Love played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 271 to 399 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Love had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Love played #66 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 375 to 360 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Love had not played Riley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, -113.
Round 3		Love played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 326 to 342 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Love’s record vs. Sawyer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -129.
Round 4		Love played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 302 to 378 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Love had not played Landsbaum in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-3, -205.
Round 5		Love played #18 Myrna Cohen (Cupertino, CA) and lost 284 to 547 (a spread of -263). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2.5-0.5 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: TW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-4, -468.
Round 6		Love played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 373 to 356 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Love had not played Tacker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-4, -451.
Round 7		Love played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 254 to 532 (a spread of -278). Before this event, Love had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, -729.
Round 8		Love played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and won 350 to 303 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Love had not played Lundeen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -682. Love is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Love played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 386 to 352 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Love had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, -648.
Round 10		Love played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 357 to 446 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Love had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-6, -737.
Round 11		Love played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 312 to 353 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Love had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-7, -778.
Round 12		Love played #74 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 375 to 419 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Love’s record vs. Shapiro in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #79. Current record: 4-8, -822.
Round 13		Love played #26 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 357 to 347 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Love’s record vs. DuMez in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). 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: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-8, -812.
Round 14		Love played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and won 391 to 347 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Love had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, -768.
Round 15		Love played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and lost 299 to 359 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Love had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-9, -828.
Round 16		Love recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-10, -878.
Round 17		Love played #4 Donna Atwood (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 277 to 362 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Love had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-11, -963.
Round 18		Love played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 338 to 343 (a spread of -5). The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Love’s record vs. Cooper 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-12, -968.
Round 19		Love played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 386 to 439 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Love had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-13, -1021.
Round 20		Love played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) again and won 360 to 329 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Love had not played Lundeen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-13, -990.
Round 21		Love played #75 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 318 to 336 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Love’s record vs. Sherman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (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: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-14, -1008.
Round 22		Love played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) again and lost 252 to 373 (a spread of -121). The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Love’s record vs. Cooper 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-15, -1129. Love is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Love played #74 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) again and won 408 to 392 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Love’s record vs. Shapiro in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: 8-15, -1113.
Round 24		Love played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) again and won 351 to 330 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Love had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-15, -1092.
Round 25		Love played #47 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 339 to 293 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Love had not played Klionsky in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-15, -1046.
Round 26		Love played #76 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and lost 307 to 344 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Love had not played Simpson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-16, -1083.
Round 27		Love played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) again and won 380 to 340 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Love had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-16, -1043.
Round 28		Love played #66 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale, FL) again and won 384 to 382 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Love had not played Riley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-16, -1041.

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