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Valerie Gallant [#27] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Valerie Gallant, 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. Gallant currently has a record of 15-13, +359, and is ranked #35 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

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Given name(s): Valerie
Surname(s): Gallant
Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Age: 43
Hobbies: Fly Fishing, camping
Occupation: Letter Carrier

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event12-6 (0.667) 
Past 1-12 months8-3 (0.727)W LLL WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months2-2 (0.500)L WW L
Past 25-36 months2-1 (0.667)W L W
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 461
Average for: 367
Average against: 354

Round 1

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Gallant played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 368 to 312 (a spread of 56) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Tacker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 1-0, +56.

Round 2

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Gallant played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and lost 333 to 384 (a spread of -51) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Lane in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-1, +5.

Round 3

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Gallant played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 291 to 378 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 1-2, -82.

Round 4

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Gallant played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 423 to 279 (a spread of 144) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 2-2, +62.

Round 5

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Gallant played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 367 to 421 (a spread of -54) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Lashley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 2-3, +8.

Round 6

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Gallant played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 331 to 400 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 2-4, -61.

Round 7

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Gallant played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 392 to 350 (a spread of 42) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Gallant’s record vs. Werdal 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: #52.

Current record: 3-4, -19.

Round 8

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Gallant played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 393 to 335 (a spread of 58) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Aitken in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-4, +39.

Round 9

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Gallant played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 442 to 336 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Toole in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 5-4, +145.

Round 10

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Gallant played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 375 to 269 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Barker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-4, +251.

Round 11

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Gallant played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 353 (a spread of -42) .

The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Gallant’s record vs. Dehnert 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: #34.

Current record: 6-5, +209.

Round 12

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Gallant played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 390 to 351 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played DuMez in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 7-5, +248.

Round 13

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Gallant played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 310 to 370 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Chase in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 7-6, +188.

Round 14

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Gallant played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 409 to 367 (a spread of 42) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-6, +230.

Round 15

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Gallant played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 334 to 315 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Hiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 9-6, +249.

Round 16

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Gallant played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 328 to 397 (a spread of -69) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Bowman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 9-7, +180.

Round 17

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Gallant played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 320 to 397 (a spread of -77) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Russell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 9-8, +103.

Round 18

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Gallant played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 379 to 398 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Camp in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 9-9, +84.

Round 19

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Gallant played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and won 461 to 331 (a spread of 130) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 10-9, +214.

Round 20

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Gallant played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and lost 351 to 362 (a spread of -11) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Downey in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-10, +203.

Round 21

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Gallant played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 349 to 297 (a spread of 52) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Lee in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 11-10, +255.

Round 22

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Gallant played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 334 to 452 (a spread of -118) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Bennett in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-11, +137.

Round 23

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Gallant played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 360 to 350 (a spread of 10) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played DuMez in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 12-11, +147.

Round 24

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Gallant played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 353 to 400 (a spread of -47) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 12-12, +100.

Round 25

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Gallant played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 352 to 309 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 13-12, +143.

Round 26

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Gallant played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 395 to 274 (a spread of 121) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 14-12, +264.

Round 27

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Gallant played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 460 to 332 (a spread of 128) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Peltier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 15-12, +392.

Round 28

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Gallant played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Gallant had not played Bowman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 15-13, +359.


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