George Bissonnette [#6] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about George Bissonnette, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Bissonnette currently has a record of 12-16, +53, and is ranked #68 in Division 5.

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): George Surname(s): Bissonnette Home: Seattle, WA, United States Awards: "Good Sport Award" Division 4 Seattle Memorial Day Tournament '05 Hobbies: I enjoy reading, movies, golfing, bicycling, skiing Occupation: Theatre Owner / Prop.Mgmt.

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	9-13 (0.409)
Past 1-12 months	7-10 (0.412)	W LL W L WW L WW LLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
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: 476 Average for: 358 Average against: 357
Round 1		Bissonnette played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 311 to 431 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Bissonnette played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 355 to 393 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -158.
Round 3		Bissonnette played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 433 to 269 (a spread of 164) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +6.
Round 4		Bissonnette played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 314 to 344 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-3, -24.
Round 5		Bissonnette played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 294 to 334 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-4, -64.
Round 6		Bissonnette played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 384 to 417 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Bissonnette’s record vs. Stewart 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: #82. Current record: 1-5, -97.
Round 7		Bissonnette played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 281 to 341 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-6, -157.
Round 8		Bissonnette played #66 Renee Peters (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 323 to 265 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Bissonnette’s record vs. Peters 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: #81. Current record: 2-6, -99.
Round 9		Bissonnette played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 386 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Muhich in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-6, -94.
Round 10		Bissonnette played #8 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 347 to 390 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Blackman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-7, -137.
Round 11		Bissonnette played #53 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and lost 307 to 517 (a spread of -210) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Lossing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-8, -347.
Round 12		Bissonnette played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and lost 282 to 418 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-9, -483.
Round 13		Bissonnette played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 417 to 318 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-9, -384.
Round 14		Bissonnette played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 363 to 294 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-9, -315.
Round 15		Bissonnette played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 328 to 436 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Zollinger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-10, -423.
Round 16		Bissonnette played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and lost 357 to 359 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-11, -425.
Round 17		Bissonnette played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 319 to 293 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Linn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-11, -399.
Round 18		Bissonnette played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 436 to 286 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Toole in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-11, -249.
Round 19		Bissonnette played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 353 to 355 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-12, -251.
Round 20		Bissonnette played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 336 to 326 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-12, -241.
Round 21		Bissonnette recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-12, -191.
Round 22		Bissonnette played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 375 to 402 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-13, -218.
Round 23		Bissonnette played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 331 to 352 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-14, -239.
Round 24		Bissonnette played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 414 to 321 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Cooper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-14, -146.
Round 25		Bissonnette played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 476 to 314 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-14, +16.
Round 26		Bissonnette played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 449 to 312 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-14, +153.
Round 27		Bissonnette played #39 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 354 to 364 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Bissonnette had not played Hunter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-15, +143.
Round 28		Bissonnette played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 324 to 414 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Bissonnette’s record vs. Barker 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: #68. Current record: 12-16, +53.

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