Bruce Gram [#43] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Gram, 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. Gram currently has a record of 9-19, -816, and is ranked #119 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): Bruce Surname(s): Gram Home: West Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 58 Awards: several, mostly dubious Hobbies: golf, poker, pool Occupation: School Administrator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	2-8 (0.200)
Past 1-12 months	2-4 (0.333)	LLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 437 Average for: 350 Average against: 382
Round 1		Gram played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 308 to 466 (a spread of -158) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Gram’s record vs. Ornish in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. 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: #118. Current record: 0-1, -158.
Round 2		Gram played #88 Thomas Orourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 319 to 326 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gram had not played O'Rourke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -165.
Round 3		Gram played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 272 to 432 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Gram had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-3, -325.
Round 4		Gram played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 376 to 314 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Gram had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-3, -263.
Round 5		Gram played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 340 to 317 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Gram had not played Gier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-3, -240.
Round 6		Gram played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 316 to 324 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Gram had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-4, -248.
Round 7		Gram played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 409 to 329 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Gram had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, -168.
Round 8		Gram played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 335 to 376 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Gram had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-5, -209.
Round 9		Gram played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 296 to 332 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Gram had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-6, -245.
Round 10		Gram played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 331 to 427 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Gram had not played Hanley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-7, -341.
Round 11		Gram played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 383 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Gram had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-8, -393.
Round 12		Gram played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 363 to 460 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Gram had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3-9, -490.
Round 13		Gram played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 276 to 448 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, Gram had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 3-10, -662.
Round 14		Gram played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 437 to 422 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Gram had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-10, -647.
Round 15		Gram played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 402 to 339 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Gram had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-10, -584.
Round 16		Gram played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 390 to 456 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Gram had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5-11, -650.
Round 17		Gram played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 309 to 337 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Gram had not played Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-12, -678.
Round 18		Gram recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-12, -628.
Round 19		Gram played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and lost 325 to 338 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Gram had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 6-13, -641.
Round 20		Gram played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Gram had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 6-14, -652.
Round 21		Gram played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 335 to 325 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Gram had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-14, -642.
Round 22		Gram played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and lost 317 to 455 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Gram had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-15, -780.
Round 23		Gram played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 411 to 427 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Gram had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-16, -796.
Round 24		Gram played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 405 to 366 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Gram had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 8-16, -757.
Round 25		Gram played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Gram’s record vs. DeMers in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 8-17, -819.
Round 26		Gram played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and lost 313 to 340 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Gram had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8-18, -846.
Round 27		Gram played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 430 to 380 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Gram had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-18, -796.
Round 28		Gram played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 370 to 390 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Gram had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9-19, -816.

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