Burke Riley [#66] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Burke Riley, 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. Riley currently has a record of 11-17, -1127, and is ranked #81 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): Burke
Surname(s): Riley
Home: Ft Lauderdale, FL, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Tennis, Singing
Occupation: Banking
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 74/120, 13-14 -308
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 15/125, 19-12 +824
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 52/78, 14-17 -26
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 88/111, 13-18 -371
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 25/90, 17-13 +65

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	9-3 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 401 Average for: 342 Average against: 383
Round 1		Riley played #18 Myrna Cohen (Cupertino, CA) and won 356 to 326 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Riley had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Riley played #51 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 360 to 375 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Riley had not played Love in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +15.
Round 3		Riley played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 273 to 395 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Riley had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -107.
Round 4		Riley played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 277 to 449 (a spread of -172). Before this event, Riley had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -279.
Round 5		Riley played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 323 to 443 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Riley had not played Tacker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-4, -399.
Round 6		Riley played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 271 to 325 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Riley had not played Sawyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-5, -453.
Round 7		Riley played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and lost 282 to 555 (a spread of -273). Before this event, Riley had not played Landsbaum in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-6, -726.
Round 8		Riley played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and lost 331 to 397 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Riley had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-7, -792.
Round 9		Riley played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 354 to 327 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Riley had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-7, -765.
Round 10		Riley played #75 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 365 to 401 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Riley had not played Sherman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-8, -801.
Round 11		Riley played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and lost 324 to 402 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Riley had not played Lundeen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-9, -879.
Round 12		Riley played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) and won 362 to 324 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Riley had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-9, -841.
Round 13		Riley played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 372 to 399 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Riley’s record vs. DeMers 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-10, -868.
Round 14		Riley played #41 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and won 401 to 308 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Riley had not played Hardwick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-10, -775.
Round 15		Riley played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) again and won 348 to 312 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Riley had not played Lundeen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-10, -739.
Round 16		Riley played #78 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 308 to 365 (a spread of -57). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Riley’s record vs. Souza in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-11, -796.
Round 17		Riley played #59 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 340 to 474 (a spread of -134). Before this event, Riley had not played O'Laughlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-12, -930.
Round 18		Riley played #59 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) again and won 350 to 329 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Riley had not played O'Laughlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-12, -909.
Round 19		Riley played #88 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 389 to 387 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Riley had not played Wittman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-12, -907.
Round 20		Riley played #78 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) again and won 401 to 330 (a spread of 71). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Riley’s record vs. Souza in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-12, -836.
Round 21		Riley played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 327 to 307 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Riley had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-12, -816.
Round 22		Riley played #86 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 393 to 355 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Riley had not played Villena in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -778.
Round 23		Riley played #26 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 325 to 456 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Riley had not played DuMez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-13, -909.
Round 24		Riley played #4 Donna Atwood (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 312 to 457 (a spread of -145). Before this event, Riley had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-14, -1054.
Round 25		Riley played #18 Myrna Cohen (Cupertino, CA) again and lost 353 to 370 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Riley had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-15, -1071.
Round 26		Riley played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 315 to 389 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Riley had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-16, -1145.
Round 27		Riley played #76 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 394 to 374 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Riley had not played Simpson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-16, -1125.
Round 28		Riley played #51 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) again and lost 382 to 384 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Riley had not played Love in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-17, -1127.

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