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Maureen Morris [#47] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Maureen Morris, 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. Morris currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, +48, and is ranked #51 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

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Given name(s): Maureen
Surname(s): Morris
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Age: 56

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event5.5-11.5 (0.324) 
Past 1-12 months3-8 (0.273)LLL W LLL W L W L
Past 13-24 months2.5-3.5 (0.417)TL W L W L
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 407
Average for: 342
Average against: 342

Round 1

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Morris played #32 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Harrop in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 0-1, -87.

Round 2

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Morris played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 350 to 351 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 0-2, -88.

Round 3

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Morris played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 377 to 392 (a spread of -15) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Smith in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 0-3, -103.

Round 4

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Morris played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 312 to 366 (a spread of -54) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Patneau in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 0-4, -157.

Round 5

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Morris played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and won 360 to 328 (a spread of 32) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Gannon in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-4, -125.

Round 6

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Morris played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 297 to 317 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 1-5, -145.

Round 7

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Morris played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 316 to 300 (a spread of 16) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Smith in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 2-5, -129.

Round 8

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Morris played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 407 to 348 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Morris had not played McPhee in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-5, -70.

Round 9

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Morris played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Yori in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 3-6, -89.

Round 10

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Morris played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 386 to 280 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Feidel in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 4-6, +17.

Round 11

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Morris played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 308 to 370 (a spread of -62) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Strong in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 4-7, -45.

Round 12

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Morris played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 367 to 323 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Callies in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-7, -1.

Round 13

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Morris played #78 Roger Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 379 to 269 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Steward in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-7, +109.

Round 14

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Morris played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and lost 317 to 363 (a spread of -46) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 6-8, +63.

Round 15

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Morris played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 290 to 519 (a spread of -229) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: WINNIPEG, MB, CAN

Morris's record vs. Hunter 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: #67.

Current record: 6-9, -166.

Round 16

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Morris played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 403 to 307 (a spread of 96) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Smith in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 7-9, -70.

Round 17

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Morris played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 322 to 332 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Pariser in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 7-10, -80.

Round 18

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Morris played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 330 to 358 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Doyle in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 7-11, -108.

Morris is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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Morris played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 294 to 368 (a spread of -74) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Nang in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 7-12, -182.

Round 20

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Morris played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and lost 336 to 352 (a spread of -16) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Naples in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7-13, -198.

Round 21

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Morris played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 300 to 317 (a spread of -17) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Pywar in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 7-14, -215.

Round 22

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Morris played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and lost 324 to 378 (a spread of -54) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA

Morris's record vs. Clark 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: #84.

Current record: 7-15, -269.

Round 23

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Morris played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and won 391 to 286 (a spread of 105) .

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA

Morris's record vs. Clark 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: #82.

Current record: 8-15, -164.

Round 24

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Morris played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 337 to 272 (a spread of 65) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Hughes in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 9-15, -99.

Round 25

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Morris played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 336 to 318 (a spread of 18) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Meeden in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 10-15, -81.

Round 26  

Morris recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 11-15, -31.

Round 27

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Morris played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Meeden in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 12-15, -10.

Round 28

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Morris played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 356 to 301 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Francis in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-15, +45.

Round 29

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Morris played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and tied at 324 .

Before this event, Morris had not played Nees in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 13.5-15.5, +45.

Round 30

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Morris played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 344 to 341 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Morris had not played Cooper in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 14.5-15.5, +48.


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