Verna Berg Richards [#5] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Verna M Richards Berg, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Richards Berg currently has a record of 16-12, +73, and is ranked #29 in Division 2.

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): Verna M Surname(s): Richards Berg Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 66 Awards: Too many to mention Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING Occupation: registered nurse

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	100.5-108.5 (0.481)
Past 1-12 months	27-29 (0.482)	W LLLL WW L W LL W LL W L W L W LLL W LLL WW L W LL WW L WW L WWW L WWW L WWW LLL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	14.5-18.5 (0.439)	L W L WW L W L WWW L W LLLTL W LLLL W L WWW L W LLL
Past 25-36 months	20-19 (0.513)	L WW LLL WWW LLL W L WWW LL WW L WWW LL WW L W LLLLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	13-11 (0.542)	W L WW L WWW LL W LL W L W L W L WWW LL
Past 49-60 months	8-12 (0.400)	L WW LLL W LLLLLLL WWW L WW
Past 61-72 months	18-19 (0.486)	WW LL WW LLL W LL W LLL W L WWW L WW L WW L W LLLL WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 388 Average against: 385
Round 1		Richards Berg played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 505 to 233 (a spread of 272) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: SHELTON, CT Richards Berg’s record vs. Goldman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWLLW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +272.
Round 2		Richards Berg played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and lost 314 to 424 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Tapper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +162.
Round 3		Richards Berg played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and lost 377 to 421 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-2, +118.
Round 4		Richards Berg played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 415 to 256 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +277.
Round 5		Richards Berg played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 339 to 412 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +204.
Round 6		Richards Berg played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 377 to 353 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Lakernick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +228.
Round 7		Richards Berg played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 435 to 362 (a spread of 73) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards Berg’s record vs. Freebody in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +301.
Round 8		Richards Berg played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 385 to 423 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +263.
Round 9		Richards Berg played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 390 to 380 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NT Richards Berg’s record vs. Espallardo in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +273.
Round 10		Richards Berg played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 393 to 380 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +286.
Round 11		Richards Berg played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and won 453 to 318 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +421.
Round 12		Richards Berg played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 192 to 544 (a spread of -352) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Levitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +69. Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Richards Berg played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 364 to 466 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, -33.
Round 14		Richards Berg played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 450 to 465 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Gotlieb in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, -48.
Round 15		Richards Berg played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 383 to 453 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-8, -118.
Round 16		Richards Berg played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 411 to 327 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, -34.
Round 17		Richards Berg played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 459 to 378 (a spread of 81) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: `SHELTON, CT Richards Berg’s record vs. Norr in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +47.
Round 18		Richards Berg played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 382 to 346 (a spread of 36) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards Berg’s record vs. Durdan in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +83.
Round 19		Richards Berg played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 389 to 375 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Chaikin in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +97.
Round 20		Richards Berg played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 426 to 488 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Richards Berg’s record vs. Durdan in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +35.
Round 21		Richards Berg played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 415 to 359 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-9, +91.
Round 22		Richards Berg played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and won 447 to 416 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Richards Berg’s record vs. Seales in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +122.
Round 23		Richards Berg played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 432 to 385 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Chaikin in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +169.
Round 24		Richards Berg played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 264 to 395 (a spread of -131) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: SHELTON, CT Richards Berg’s record vs. Robinsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LWWLLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +38.
Round 25		Richards Berg played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 380 to 334 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards Berg’s record vs. Wong in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +84.
Round 26		Richards Berg played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 403 to 241 (a spread of 162) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Engelhardt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 10-5 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWLWW. Past 13-24 months: WWWW. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +246.
Round 27		Richards Berg played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 288 to 442 (a spread of -154) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Richards Berg’s record vs. Wong in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-11, +92.
Round 28		Richards Berg played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 393 to 412 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +73.

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