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Brenda Lou Werner [#89] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brenda Lou Werner, 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. Werner currently has a record of 13-17, -453, and is ranked #74 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): Brenda Lou
Surname(s): Werner
Home: Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
Age: 46
Hobbies: antiquing, gardening, reading
Occupation: Banking

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event8-14 (0.364) 
Past 1-12 months1-2 (0.333)LL W
Past 13-24 months1-2 (0.333)LL W
Past 25-36 months5-8 (0.385)W LLLLLL WW L WW L
Past 37-48 months1-1 (0.500)W L
Past 49-60 months0-1 (0.000)L

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 476
Average for: 338
Average against: 353

Round 1

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Werner played #86 Marina A. Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 303 to 299 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Villena in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-0, +4.

Round 2

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Werner played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 347 to 466 (a spread of -119) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 1-1, -115.

Round 3

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Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 362 to 287 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 2-1, -40.

Round 4

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Werner played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 476 to 274 (a spread of 202) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Werner's record vs. Yori in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 3-1, +162.

Round 5

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Werner played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 372 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 4-1, +179.

Round 6

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Werner played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 339 to 327 (a spread of 12) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Dyer in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-1, +191.

Round 7

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Werner played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Werner's record vs. Wilson 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: #7.

Current record: 6-1, +206.

Round 8

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Werner played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 330 to 387 (a spread of -57) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Johnson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-2, +149.

Round 9

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Werner played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 330 to 424 (a spread of -94) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Rahman in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-3, +55.

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

Werner is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 10

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Werner played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 392 to 394 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 6-4, +53.

Round 11

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Werner played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 349 to 467 (a spread of -118) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Shankle in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 6-5, -65.

Round 12

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Werner played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 409 to 301 (a spread of 108) .

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

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 7-5, +43.

Round 13

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Werner played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 347 to 304 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 8-5, +86.

Round 14

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Werner played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 331 to 262 (a spread of 69) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Cann in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 9-5, +155.

Round 15

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Werner played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 324 to 305 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-5, +174.

Round 16

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Werner played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 312 to 321 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Barker in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 10-6, +165.

Round 17

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Werner played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 289 to 403 (a spread of -114) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Owen in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 10-7, +51.

Round 18

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Werner played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 273 to 369 (a spread of -96) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10-8, -45.

Round 19

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Werner played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 315 to 364 (a spread of -49) .

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

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 10-9, -94.

Round 20

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Werner played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 321 to 431 (a spread of -110) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Tacker in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-10, -204.

Round 21

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Werner played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 297 to 304 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 10-11, -211.

Round 22

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Werner played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 308 to 319 (a spread of -11) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Philpot in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 10-12, -222.

Round 23

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Werner played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 365 to 309 (a spread of 56) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Werner's record vs. Yori in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 11-12, -166.

Round 24

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Werner played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 288 to 343 (a spread of -55) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Vargas in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 11-13, -221.

Round 25

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Werner played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 328 to 280 (a spread of 48) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Angelone in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 12-13, -173.

Round 26

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Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 294 to 418 (a spread of -124) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 12-14, -297.

Round 27

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Werner played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 366 to 380 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Ornish in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 12-15, -311.

Round 28

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Werner played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87) .

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

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 12-16, -398.

Round 29

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Werner played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 279 to 337 (a spread of -58) .

Before this event, Werner had not played Besadny in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 12-17, -456.

Round 30

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Werner played #19 Starlite A. Clark (Seattle, WA) and won 359 to 356 (a spread of 3) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Werner's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: LW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 13-17, -453.


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