Bruce M Halverson [#49] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Halverson, 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. Halverson currently has a record of 11-17, -825, and is ranked #108 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): Halverson Home: Santa Barbara, CA, United States Age: 65 Awards: Hobbies: Gardening, Classical Music, Travel, Museums, Reading Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	10-6 (0.625)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 427 Average for: 339 Average against: 369
Round 1		Halverson played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and won 427 to 324 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Morrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		Halverson played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 310 to 368 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Anstandig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +45.
Round 3		Halverson played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 310 to 377 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-2, -22.
Round 4		Halverson played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 250 to 491 (a spread of -241) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-3, -263.
Round 5		Halverson played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 240 to 397 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Halverson’s record vs. Morgan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #116. Current record: 1-4, -420.
Round 6		Halverson played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 347 to 296 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-4, -369.
Round 7		Halverson played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 296 to 396 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-5, -469.
Round 8		Halverson played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 315 to 311 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-5, -465.
Round 9		Halverson played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 219 to 398 (a spread of -179) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Larkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-6, -644.
Round 10		Halverson played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 330 to 416 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-7, -730.
Round 11		Halverson played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 350 to 329 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-7, -709.
Round 12		Halverson played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 417 to 368 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-7, -660.
Round 13		Halverson played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and won 391 to 237 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-7, -506.
Round 14		Halverson played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 347 to 319 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Halverson had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-7, -478.
Round 15		Halverson played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-8, -492.
Round 16		Halverson played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 296 to 366 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Umali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-9, -562.
Round 17		Halverson played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and won 390 to 382 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-9, -554.
Round 18		Halverson played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 290 to 366 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-10, -630.
Round 19		Halverson played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and lost 363 to 389 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-11, -656.
Round 20		Halverson played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 346 to 361 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-12, -671.
Round 21		Halverson played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 411 to 310 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-12, -570.
Round 22		Halverson played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 324 to 392 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PASADENA, CA Halverson’s record vs. Page 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: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-13, -638.
Round 23		Halverson played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 330 to 385 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-14, -693.
Round 24		Halverson played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 374 to 334 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-14, -653.
Round 25		Halverson played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 402 to 431 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Halverson’s record vs. Gunn 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: #105. Current record: 10-15, -682.
Round 26		Halverson played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 10-16, -765.
Round 27		Halverson played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 377 to 319 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-16, -707.
Round 28		Halverson played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 323 to 441 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Halverson had not played Sapot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-17, -825.

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