Ann Ferguson [#42] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ann Ferguson, who is a contestant in Division 1 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. Ferguson currently has a record of 10-20, -998, and is ranked #166 in Division 1.

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): Ann Surname(s): Ferguson Home: Mountlake Terrace, WA, United States Age: 54 Awards: Too numerous to mention Hobbies: Scrabble, of course Occupation: Medical Transcriptionist Notes: NSA AB member 1999-2002.

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	58.5-79.5 (0.424)
Past 1-12 months	5-7 (0.417)	LL W L WW LL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	6-8 (0.429)	LL WWWW LL W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	16.5-27.5 (0.375)	L W LL W L W LL W LLLLLL W LLL WWWW LLL W LL W LLTLL WWW L W L W L
Past 37-48 months	12-9 (0.571)	L WWWW LLL WW L W LLLL WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	19-28 (0.404)	LL WW LLLL WW L WW L W LL WWW LLLLLLLLLLL WWWWW LL WW L WW LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 453 Average for: 367 Average against: 400
Before the Tournament		Ferguson is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Ferguson played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and lost 387 to 456 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-1, -69.
Round 2		Ferguson played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 390 to 391 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-2, -70.
Round 3		Ferguson played #121 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 378 to 454 (a spread of -76) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: SEATTLE, WA Ferguson's record vs. Parsons 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 0-3, -146.
Round 4		Ferguson played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 327 to 496 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 0-4, -315.
Round 5		Ferguson played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 315 to 524 (a spread of -209) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-5, -524.
Round 6		Ferguson played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 393 to 376 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Kantimathi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 1-5, -507.
Round 7		Ferguson played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 439 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 1-6, -589.
Round 8		Ferguson played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 358 to 410 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 1-7, -641.
Round 9		Ferguson played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 352 to 389 (a spread of -37) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ferguson's record vs. D'Ambrosio 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 1-8, -678.
Round 10		Ferguson played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 389 to 312 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 2-8, -601.
Round 11		Ferguson played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 381 to 404 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Adams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 2-9, -624.
Round 12		Ferguson played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 378 to 384 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 2-10, -630.
Round 13		Ferguson played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 406 to 394 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ferguson's record vs. Gaspard 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: #167. Current record: 3-10, -618.
Round 14		Ferguson played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and lost 352 to 424 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ferguson's record vs. Vijayakumar in the 5 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. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 3-11, -690.
Round 15		Ferguson played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 317 to 411 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 3-12, -784.
Round 16		Ferguson played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 326 to 433 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 3-13, -891.
Round 17		Ferguson played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 434 to 349 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Dalton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 4-13, -806.
Round 18		Ferguson played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 382 to 344 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 5-13, -768.
Round 19		Ferguson played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 351 to 343 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 6-13, -760.
Round 20		Ferguson played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 280 to 429 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 6-14, -909.
Round 21		Ferguson played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 381 to 394 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ferguson's record vs. Gabriel in the 5 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. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 6-15, -922.
Round 22		Ferguson played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 297 to 382 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Adams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 6-16, -1007.
Round 23		Ferguson played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 343 to 279 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 7-16, -943.
Round 24		Ferguson played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 408 to 448 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 7-17, -983.
Round 25		Ferguson played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 321 to 354 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Dalton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 7-18, -1016.
Round 26		Ferguson played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 8-18, -969.
Round 27		Ferguson played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 453 to 321 (a spread of 132) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ferguson's record vs. D'Ambrosio 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 9-18, -837.
Round 28		Ferguson played #159 Chrisn Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 340 to 445 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 9-19, -942.
Round 29		Ferguson played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 373 to 456 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 9-20, -1025.
Round 30		Ferguson played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 411 to 384 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Ferguson had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 10-20, -998.

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