Beulah Cooper [#20] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Beulah Cooper, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Cooper currently has a record of 13-17, +36, and is ranked #67 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
	Given name(s): Beulah Surname(s): Cooper Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 82 Awards: Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Dominoes Occupation: Retired Counselor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	36-25 (0.590)
Past 1-12 months	15-6 (0.714)	L W L WW LLL WWWWWWWWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	W L WWW LLLL WW L W LL W
Past 25-36 months	5-6 (0.455)	L WW LLL WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	6-5 (0.545)	LLLL WWWWWW L
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 420 Average for: 344 Average against: 343
Round 1		Cooper played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and won 402 to 348 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2		Cooper played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 338 to 370 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +22.
Round 3		Cooper played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 386 to 307 (a spread of 79) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Cooper's record vs. Zollinger in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Cooper played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 385 to 372 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +114.
Round 5		Cooper played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 316 to 381 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +49.
Round 6		Cooper played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 387 to 261 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +175.
Round 7		Cooper played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 295 to 412 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-3, +58.
Round 8		Cooper played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 360 to 391 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, +27.
Round 9		Cooper played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 348 to 294 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +81.
Round 10		Cooper played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 302 to 316 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +67.
Round 11		Cooper played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 403 to 295 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-5, +175.
Round 12		Cooper played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 315 to 325 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-6, +165.
Round 13		Cooper played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 358 to 399 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Cooper's record vs. Buchbinder in the 5 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. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-7, +124.
Round 14		Cooper played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 364 to 293 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, +195.
Round 15		Cooper played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 354 to 416 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Cooper's record vs. Callies in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #46. Current record: 7-8, +133.
Round 16		Cooper played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 284 to 391 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-9, +26.
Round 17		Cooper played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 420 to 417 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-9, +29.
Round 18		Cooper played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 298 to 350 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-10, -23.
Round 19		Cooper played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and lost 305 to 311 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-11, -29.
Round 20		Cooper played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 345 to 316 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-11, +0.
Round 21		Cooper played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 334 to 351 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-12, -17.
Round 22		Cooper played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 307 to 279 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Cooper's record vs. Kinsella 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: #57. Current record: 10-12, +11.
Round 23		Cooper played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 308 to 309 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Cooper's record vs. Callies in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #61. Current record: 10-13, +10.
Round 24		Cooper played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 398 to 298 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, +110.
Round 25		Cooper played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 419 to 302 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-13, +227.
Round 26		Cooper played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 312 to 423 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Villena in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, +116.
Round 27		Cooper played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 299 to 395 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-15, +20.
Round 28		Cooper played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 377 (a spread of -44) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Cooper's record vs. Nees in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-1 (0.857). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-16, -24.
Round 29		Cooper played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 305 to 242 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-16, +39.
Round 30		Cooper played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 341 to 344 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Cooper had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-17, +36.

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