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Dave Hurd [#14] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Hurd, 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. Hurd currently has a record of 11-19, -751, and is ranked #34 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

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Given name(s): Dave
Surname(s): Hurd
Home: Des Moines, IA, United States
Age: 74
Hobbies: running, rowing, bicycling, birds, reading
Occupation: retired

 

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event1-1 (0.500) 
Past 1-12 months1-1 (0.500)W L
Past 13-24 monthsno games
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: 425
Average for: 298
Average against: 323

Round 1

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Hurd played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 302 to 333 (a spread of -31) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Hackney in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 0-1, -31.

Round 2

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Hurd played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and lost 229 to 355 (a spread of -126) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Manown in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 0-2, -157.

Round 3

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Hurd played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 236 to 278 (a spread of -42) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Donegan in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 0-3, -199.

Round 4

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Hurd played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 256 to 217 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Souza in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 1-3, -160.

Round 5

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Hurd played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and lost 246 to 414 (a spread of -168) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-4, -328.

Round 6

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Hurd played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and lost 267 to 296 (a spread of -29) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Jackson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-5, -357.

Round 7

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Hurd played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 302 to 373 (a spread of -71) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Ness in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 1-6, -428.

Round 8

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Hurd played #32 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and lost 267 to 320 (a spread of -53) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Qualls in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-7, -481.

Round 9

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Hurd played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 214 to 350 (a spread of -136) .

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

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 1-8, -617.

Round 10

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Hurd played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 320 to 339 (a spread of -19) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL

Hurd's record vs. Konkol in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
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: #37.

Current record: 1-9, -636.

Round 11

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Hurd played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 251 to 313 (a spread of -62) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Quigley in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 1-10, -698.

Round 12

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Hurd played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 366 to 356 (a spread of 10) .

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

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-10, -688.

Round 13

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Hurd played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 268 to 388 (a spread of -120) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Krook in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-11, -808.

Round 14

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Hurd played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 258 to 418 (a spread of -160) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Middleton in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-12, -968.

Round 15

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Hurd played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 317 to 324 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Donnell in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-13, -975.

Round 16

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Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 373 to 323 (a spread of 50) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-13, -925.

Round 17

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Hurd played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and lost 285 to 306 (a spread of -21) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Paul in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 3-14, -946.

Round 18

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Hurd played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 230 to 371 (a spread of -141) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Levine in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 3-15, -1087.

Round 19

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Hurd played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 425 to 280 (a spread of 145) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL

Hurd's record vs. Doerrfeld in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: 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.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 4-15, -942.

Round 20

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Hurd played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 319 to 245 (a spread of 74) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Roll in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 5-15, -868.

Round 21

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Hurd played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 285 to 272 (a spread of 13) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Souza in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 6-15, -855.

Round 22

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Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 341 to 290 (a spread of 51) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-15, -804.

Round 23

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Hurd played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 341 to 276 (a spread of 65) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Jackson in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 8-15, -739.

Round 24

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Hurd played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and lost 307 to 360 (a spread of -53) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-16, -792.

Round 25

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Hurd played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and lost 237 to 350 (a spread of -113) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-17, -905.

Round 26

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Hurd played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and lost 288 to 327 (a spread of -39) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Barrows in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 8-18, -944.

Round 27

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Hurd played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and won 365 to 268 (a spread of 97) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 9-18, -847.

Round 28

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Hurd played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 302 to 319 (a spread of -17) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Capria in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 9-19, -864.

Round 29

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Hurd played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Moniz in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-19, -805.

Round 30

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Hurd played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 353 to 299 (a spread of 54) .

Before this event, Hurd had not played Barrows in at least 5 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 11-19, -751.


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