NSC 2008: Bruce Shuman [#96]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +559, and is ranked #35 in Division 4.

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

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Given name(s): Bruce
Surname(s): Shuman
Home: Wilmington, NC, United States
Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless
Occupation: Retired Professor
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 91/126, 14-17 -370
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 46/150, 16-14 +522
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 95/134, 12.5-15.5 -317
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 36/116, 15-13 +407

Round by Round
High score: 482 Average for: 363 Average against: 343
Round 1		Shuman played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 347 to 364 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Shuman played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 340 to 383 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -60.
Round 3		Shuman played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 467 to 296 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-2, +111.
Round 4		Shuman played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 354 to 272 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +193.
Round 5		Shuman played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 369 to 295 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-2, +267.
Round 6		Shuman played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 380 to 279 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +368.
Round 7		Shuman played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 378 to 461 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +285.
Round 8		Shuman played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 342 to 373 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +254.
Round 9		Shuman played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 482 to 236 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +500.
Round 10		Shuman played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 364 to 377 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +487.
Round 11		Shuman played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 355 to 250 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, +592.
Round 12		Shuman played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 319 to 356 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +555.
Round 13		Shuman played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 289 to 364 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, +480.
Round 14		Shuman played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-8, +452.
Round 15		Shuman played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-9, +424.
Round 16		Shuman played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 376 to 324 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-9, +476.
Round 17		Shuman played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 445 to 372 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-9, +549.
Round 18		Shuman played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 330 to 289 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +590. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Shuman played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 273 to 450 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, +413.
Round 20		Shuman played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 326 to 310 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-10, +429.
Round 21		Shuman played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 441 to 229 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-10, +641.
Round 22		Shuman played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 323 to 343 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +621.
Round 23		Shuman played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 336 to 308 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, +649.
Round 24		Shuman played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 449 to 427 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +671.
Round 25		Shuman played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and lost 322 to 469 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, +524.
Round 26		Shuman played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 341 to 335 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-12, +530.
Round 27		Shuman played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 362 to 313 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +579.
Round 28		Shuman played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 329 to 349 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, +559.

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