Rita Guffy [#51] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rita Guffy, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Guffy currently has a record of 14-16, -331, and is ranked #100 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
	Given name(s): Rita Surname(s): Guffy Home: Elizabethtown, KY, United States Age: 48 Hobbies: Scrabble, Showing dogs Occupation: Social Worker Notes: Nee Mayes.

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	5-1 (0.833)
Past 1-12 months	5-1 (0.833)	WWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 369 Average against: 380
Round 1		Guffy played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 428 to 350 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +78.
Round 2		Guffy played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and lost 340 to 404 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, +14.
Round 3		Guffy played #4 Cindy Bailey (Madison, CT) and won 395 to 303 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4		Guffy played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 313 to 473 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-2, -54.
Round 5		Guffy played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 296 to 502 (a spread of -206) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Cromer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-3, -260.
Round 6		Guffy played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 376 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-3, -224.
Round 7		Guffy played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 380 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-4, -255.
Round 8		Guffy played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 488 to 359 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-4, -126.
Round 9		Guffy played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 379 to 337 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-4, -84.
Round 10		Guffy played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Kribs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-4, +31.
Round 11		Guffy played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 419 to 408 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-4, +42.
Round 12		Guffy played #20 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 437 to 376 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Burns in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-4, +103.
Round 13		Guffy played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 324 to 325 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-5, +102.
Round 14		Guffy played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and won 401 to 303 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9-5, +200.
Round 15		Guffy played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 266 to 443 (a spread of -177) . Before this event, Guffy had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-6, +23.
Round 16		Guffy played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 352 to 406 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-7, -31.
Round 17		Guffy played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 334 to 356 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-8, -53.
Round 18		Guffy played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and won 390 to 342 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-8, -5.
Round 19		Guffy played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 426 to 360 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-8, +61.
Round 20		Guffy played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and lost 263 to 356 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-9, -32.
Round 21		Guffy played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 403 to 413 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-10, -42.
Round 22		Guffy played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 361 to 458 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-11, -139.
Round 23		Guffy played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 307 to 460 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-12, -292.
Round 24		Guffy played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 350 to 375 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Perr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-13, -317.
Round 25		Guffy played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 278 to 320 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-14, -359.
Round 26		Guffy played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-14, -356.
Round 27		Guffy played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 449 to 302 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-14, -209.
Round 28		Guffy played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 381 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-15, -236.
Round 29		Guffy played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 394 to 385 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-15, -227.
Round 30		Guffy played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 333 to 437 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Guffy had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 14-16, -331.

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