Ruth Sawyer [#71] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Sawyer, 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. Sawyer currently has a record of 9-19, -423, and is ranked #85 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): Ruth
Surname(s): Sawyer
Home: Georgetown, TX, United States
Awards: Austin Scrabble Club Hall of Fame
Hobbies: yard saleing
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 8-13 -625
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 55/70, 11-16 +54
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 38/106, 14.5-12.5 +334
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 47/139, 15-12 +13
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 19/90, 16-11 +30
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 39/120, 15-12 -34
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 127/151, 13-18 -704
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 41/118, 17-14 -191
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 45/126, 16.5-14.5 -330
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 85/150, 15-15 -500
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 70/93, 12-16 -29

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	51-62 (0.451)
Past 1-12 months	10-17 (0.370)	WWW LLLLLL WW LLL WWW LLLLL WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	18-27 (0.400)	LLL W LL W L W L W L WW LLL WW LLLL W LL WWWW LL W L W LLLLL W LL WW
Past 25-36 months	8-5 (0.615)	W L W LL W L WWWWW L
Past 37-48 months	5-5 (0.500)	W L W L W L W LL W
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 61-72 months	8-7 (0.533)	L W L WWW L WW L WW LLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 347 Average against: 362
Round 1		Sawyer played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 457 to 288 (a spread of 169). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Sawyer’s record vs. Landsbaum in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #2. Current record: 1-0, +169.
Round 2		Sawyer played #18 Myrna Cohen (Cupertino, CA) and won 328 to 303 (a spread of 25). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Sawyer’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +194.
Round 3		Sawyer played #51 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 342 to 326 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Sawyer’s record vs. Love in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #6. Current record: 3-0, +210.
Round 4		Sawyer played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 363 to 421 (a spread of -58). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Sawyer’s record vs. O'Rourke 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: #22. Current record: 3-1, +152.
Round 5		Sawyer played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 366 to 426 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +92.
Round 6		Sawyer played #66 Burke Riley (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 325 to 271 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Riley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +146.
Round 7		Sawyer played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 283 to 357 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Sawyer’s record vs. Tacker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLL. 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: #32. Current record: 4-3, +72.
Round 8		Sawyer played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 329 to 408 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, -7.
Round 9		Sawyer played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and won 411 to 311 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +93.
Round 10		Sawyer played #5 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 323 to 417 (a spread of -94). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sawyer’s record vs. Barker 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: #43. Current record: 5-5, -1.
Round 11		Sawyer played #70 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 349 to 367 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Russell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, -19.
Round 12		Sawyer played #63 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 374 to 392 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sawyer’s record vs. Readle 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: #60. Current record: 5-7, -37.
Round 13		Sawyer played #43 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 481 to 343 (a spread of 138). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Hunter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-7, +101.
Round 14		Sawyer played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and won 451 to 220 (a spread of 231). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-7, +332.
Round 15		Sawyer played #62 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 337 to 360 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Sawyer’s record vs. Petrey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: LLLWWWWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #43. Current record: 7-8, +309.
Round 16		Sawyer played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 298 to 296 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-8, +311.
Round 17		Sawyer played #73 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and lost 373 to 386 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sawyer’s record vs. Schutz 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: #46. Current record: 8-9, +298.
Round 18		Sawyer played #6 Hilda Ben Nun (Israel) and won 439 to 317 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Ben Nun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-9, +420.
Round 19		Sawyer played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) and lost 344 to 438 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-10, +326.
Round 20		Sawyer played #62 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) again and lost 296 to 360 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Sawyer’s record vs. Petrey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: LLLWWWWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #50. Current record: 9-11, +262.
Round 21		Sawyer played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and lost 306 to 313 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-12, +255.
Round 22		Sawyer played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 372 to 376 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Sawyer had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-13, +251.
Round 23		Sawyer played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 345 to 389 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sawyer’s record vs. Mahnken 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: #73. Current record: 9-14, +207.
Round 24		Sawyer played #61 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 309 to 373 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Sawyer’s record vs. Patneau 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: #75. Current record: 9-15, +143.
Round 25		Sawyer played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) again and lost 221 to 450 (a spread of -229). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 9-16, -86.
Round 26		Sawyer played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) again and lost 271 to 441 (a spread of -170). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Sawyer’s record vs. Landsbaum in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #81. Current record: 9-17, -256.
Round 27		Sawyer played #88 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and lost 317 to 394 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Sawyer had not played Wittman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-18, -333.
Round 28		Sawyer played #86 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 301 to 391 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sawyer’s record vs. Villena 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: #85. Current record: 9-19, -423.

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