Marjorie Bash [#3] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marjorie Bash, who is a contestant in Division 7 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. Bash currently has a record of 15-15, -467, and is ranked #22 in Division 7.

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): Marjorie Surname(s): Bash Home: Nashua, NH, United States Age: 81 Hobbies: games, jigsaw puzzles Occupation: retired computer programmer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-2 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 382 Average for: 309 Average against: 325
Before the Tournament		Bash is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Bash played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 292 to 272 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Bash had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +20.
Round 2		Bash played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 281 to 383 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Bash had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -82.
Round 3		Bash played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 371 to 286 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Bash had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +3.
Round 4		Bash played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and lost 275 to 367 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Bash had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, -89. Bash is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Bash played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 291 to 281 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Bash had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -79.
Round 6		Bash played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 306 to 349 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Bash had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, -122.
Round 7		Bash played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and lost 282 to 366 (a spread of -84) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Bash's record vs. Becker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -206.
Round 8		Bash played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and won 303 to 278 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Bash had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-4, -181.
Round 9		Bash played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 276 to 428 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Bash had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, -333.
Round 10		Bash played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and lost 287 to 290 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Bash had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -336.
Round 11		Bash played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 323 to 330 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Bash had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-7, -343.
Round 12		Bash played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 255 to 384 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Bash had not played Oppenheim in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-8, -472.
Round 13		Bash played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 380 to 314 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bash had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-8, -406.
Round 14		Bash played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 302 to 376 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Bash had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-9, -480.
Round 15		Bash played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 258 to 256 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Bash had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-9, -478.
Round 16		Bash played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and won 382 to 316 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bash had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-9, -412.
Round 17		Bash played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 316 to 279 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Bash had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, -375.
Round 18		Bash played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 351 to 282 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Bash had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, -306.
Round 19		Bash played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 310 to 277 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Bash had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, -273.
Round 20		Bash played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 287 to 397 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Bash had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-10, -383.
Round 21		Bash played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 332 to 305 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Bash had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, -356.
Round 22		Bash played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 370 to 282 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Bash had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-10, -268.
Round 23		Bash played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and lost 288 to 339 (a spread of -51) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Bash's record vs. Becker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, -319.
Round 24		Bash played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 322 to 313 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Bash had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-11, -310.
Round 25		Bash played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 313 to 331 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Bash had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-12, -328.
Round 26		Bash played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 284 to 319 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Bash had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-13, -363.
Round 27		Bash played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 257 to 409 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Bash had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-14, -515.
Round 28		Bash played #37 George Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 372 to 383 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Bash had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-15, -526.
Round 29		Bash played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 319 to 265 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Bash had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-15, -472.
Round 30		Bash played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 285 to 280 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Bash had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-15, -467.

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