Tina Cur [#17] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tina Cur, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Cur currently has a record of 15-13, +142, and is ranked #44 in Division 4.

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): Tina Surname(s): Cur Home: Lockport, NY, United States Awards: Ist place June 2002 B Div-Michigan Madness-1st place Buffalo B Div-July 2004/ Customer Service Work Achievement Awards Hobbies: Love Bowling /doing crossword puzzles/volunteer work Occupation: Outreach Worker

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	24.5-28.5 (0.462)
Past 1-12 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	6.5-4.5 (0.591)	WWWW L WW LTLL
Past 37-48 months	7-9 (0.438)	LL W LLLL WWWW L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	8-5 (0.615)	W LLLL W L WWWWWW
Past 61-72 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 368 Average against: 363
Round 1		Cur played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 505 to 401 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cur’s record vs. Simon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Cur played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and won 377 to 282 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Cur had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +199.
Round 3		Cur played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 351 to 368 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Cur had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +182.
Round 4		Cur played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and lost 312 to 335 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Cur had not played Dolgenos in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +159.
Round 5		Cur played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and lost 297 to 398 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Cur had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, +58.
Round 6		Cur played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 292 to 441 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Cur had not played Galt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-4, -91.
Round 7		Cur played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 383 to 305 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Cur had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -13.
Round 8		Cur played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 366 to 283 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cur’s record vs. Casey 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: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +70.
Round 9		Cur played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 411 to 270 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Cur had not played Sapot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +211.
Round 10		Cur played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 417 to 338 (a spread of 79) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Cur’s record vs. Lyda in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +290.
Round 11		Cur played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Cur had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +299.
Round 12		Cur played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 302 to 400 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Cur had not played Atcha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +201.
Round 13		Cur played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 366 to 481 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Cur had not played Mancel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-6, +86.
Round 14		Cur played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 429 to 368 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Cur had not played Morgan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +147.
Round 15		Cur played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 447 to 382 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Cur had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +212.
Round 16		Cur played #118 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 407 to 422 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Cur had not played Solis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-7, +197.
Round 17		Cur played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 407 to 337 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Cur had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +267.
Round 18		Cur played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 328 to 387 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Cur had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-8, +208.
Round 19		Cur played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 348 to 350 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Cur had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +206.
Round 20		Cur played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 314 to 383 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Cur had not played Ford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +137.
Round 21		Cur played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 358 to 331 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Cur had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, +164.
Round 22		Cur played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 387 to 374 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Cur had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +177.
Round 23		Cur played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 296 to 352 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: LANCASTER, PA Cur’s record vs. Hanley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: L. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, +121.
Round 24		Cur played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 388 to 341 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Cur had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-11, +168. Cur is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Cur played #73 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 297 to 416 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: BUFFALO, NY Cur’s record vs. McDougall in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-12, +49.
Round 26		Cur played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and won 376 to 357 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Cur had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-12, +68.
Round 27		Cur played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 327 to 382 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Cur had not played Ford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 14-13, +13.
Round 28		Cur played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 438 to 309 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Cur had not played Pipi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, +142.

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