Eileen Gruhn [#45] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Eileen M Gruhn, 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. Gruhn currently has a record of 13-15, +291, and is ranked #74 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): Eileen M Surname(s): Gruhn Home: Seattle, WA, United States Hobbies: sewing, reading, volunteer work Occupation: retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22-12 (0.647)
Past 1-12 months	6-2 (0.750)	WW LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	6-4 (0.600)	W L W LL WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 61-72 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWW LLL WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 365 Average against: 355
Round 1		Gruhn played #18 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 389 to 404 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		Gruhn played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 341 to 347 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -21.
Round 3		Gruhn played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 328 to 360 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Gruhn’s record vs. Page 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -53.
Round 4		Gruhn played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 478 to 283 (a spread of 195) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Gruhn’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #82. Current record: 1-3, +142.
Round 5		Gruhn played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 489 to 304 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, +327.
Round 6		Gruhn played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 321 to 291 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +357.
Round 7		Gruhn played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and lost 325 to 393 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, +289.
Round 8		Gruhn played #60 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 399 to 402 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-5, +286.
Round 9		Gruhn played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and lost 356 to 369 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, +273.
Round 10		Gruhn played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 412 to 328 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, +357.
Round 11		Gruhn played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 330 to 352 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-7, +335.
Round 12		Gruhn played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 245 to 420 (a spread of -175) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-8, +160.
Round 13		Gruhn played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 278 to 360 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-9, +78.
Round 14		Gruhn played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 405 to 299 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-9, +184.
Round 15		Gruhn played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 455 to 298 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, +341.
Round 16		Gruhn played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 416 to 343 (a spread of 73) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Gruhn’s record vs. Page 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, +414.
Round 17		Gruhn played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 396 to 335 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, +475.
Round 18		Gruhn played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 376 to 369 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, +482.
Round 19		Gruhn played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and lost 257 to 452 (a spread of -195) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Gruhn’s record vs. Morrison in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-10, +287.
Round 20		Gruhn played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 400 to 284 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, +403.
Round 21		Gruhn played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 388 to 348 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +443.
Round 22		Gruhn played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 294 to 450 (a spread of -156) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Stevens in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-11, +287.
Round 23		Gruhn played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 421 to 333 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, +375.
Round 24		Gruhn played #73 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 337 to 361 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played McDougall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-12, +351.
Round 25		Gruhn played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 316 to 351 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-13, +316.
Round 26		Gruhn played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and lost 326 to 367 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Gruhn’s record vs. Dolgenos 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 12-14, +275.
Round 27		Gruhn played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 360 to 362 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-15, +273.
Round 28		Gruhn played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 390 to 372 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Gruhn had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-15, +291.

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