Barbara Gray [#56] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Gray, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Gray currently has a record of 10-20, -458, and is ranked #167 in Division 3.

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): Barbara Surname(s): Gray Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Age: 68 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	28-24 (0.538)
Past 1-12 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	7-8 (0.467)	W LL WW L WWW LLL W LL
Past 25-36 months	11-8 (0.579)	LLLL W L WWWWWWW L W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 49-60 months	3-5 (0.375)	LLLL W L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 543 Average for: 361 Average against: 380
Round 1		Gray played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 295 to 368 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Gray had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Gray played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 387 to 418 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Gray had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 0-2, -104.
Round 3		Gray played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 410 to 373 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Gray had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Gray played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 277 to 400 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Gray had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 1-3, -190.
Round 5		Gray played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 332 to 372 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Gray had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 1-4, -230.
Round 6		Gray played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 315 to 343 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Gray had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 1-5, -258.
Round 7		Gray played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 413 to 441 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Gray had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 1-6, -286.
Round 8		Gray played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and lost 325 to 405 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Gray had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 1-7, -366.
Round 9		Gray played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 344 to 387 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Gray had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 1-8, -409.
Round 10		Gray played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 437 to 313 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Gray had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 2-8, -285.
Round 11		Gray recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 3-8, -235.
Round 12		Gray played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 239 to 356 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Gray had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 3-9, -352.
Round 13		Gray played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 410 to 357 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Gray's record vs. Popper in the 5 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. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 4-9, -299.
Round 14		Gray played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 319 to 393 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Gray's record vs. Mair in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 4-10, -373.
Round 15		Gray played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 421 to 335 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Gray had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 5-10, -287.
Round 16		Gray played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 389 to 396 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Gray's record vs. Popper in the 5 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. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 5-11, -294.
Round 17		Gray played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 406 to 327 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Gray had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 6-11, -215.
Round 18		Gray played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 375 to 451 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Gray had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 6-12, -291.
Round 19		Gray played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 255 to 410 (a spread of -155) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray's record vs. Brooks in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 6-13, -446.
Round 20		Gray played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 354 to 359 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Gray had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 6-14, -451.
Round 21		Gray played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and lost 343 to 346 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Gray had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 6-15, -454.
Round 22		Gray played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 390 to 371 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Gray had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 7-15, -435.
Round 23		Gray played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and lost 353 to 450 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Gray had not played Strieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 7-16, -532.
Round 24		Gray played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 327 to 351 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Gray had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 7-17, -556.
Round 25		Gray played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 359 to 366 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gray had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 7-18, -563.
Round 26		Gray played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 363 to 368 (a spread of -5) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Gray's record vs. Mair in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 7-19, -568.
Round 27		Gray played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 272 to 496 (a spread of -224) . Before this event, Gray had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 7-20, -792.
Round 28		Gray recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 8-20, -742.
Round 29		Gray played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 543 to 390 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Gray had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 9-20, -589.
Round 30		Gray played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 442 to 311 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Gray had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 10-20, -458.

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