Sylvia Sparkman [#85] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sylvia Sparkman, 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. Sparkman currently has a record of 17-11, +372, and is ranked #16 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): Sylvia Surname(s): Sparkman Home: Bozeman, MT, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: Writing, Bowling Occupation: Advertising Manager

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-18 (0.379)
Past 1-12 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 13-24 months	3-8 (0.273)	LLLL WW LL W LL
Past 25-36 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WWWW L
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 448 Average for: 368 Average against: 355
Round 1		Sparkman played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and won 418 to 247 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +171.
Round 2		Sparkman played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +108.
Round 3		Sparkman played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 260 to 502 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -134.
Round 4		Sparkman played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 361 to 359 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -132.
Round 5		Sparkman played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 344 to 343 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sparkman’s record vs. White 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: #47. Current record: 3-2, -131.
Round 6		Sparkman played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 413 to 333 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, -51.
Round 7		Sparkman played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 384 to 308 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sparkman’s record vs. Epstein 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: #25. Current record: 5-2, +25.
Round 8		Sparkman played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 353 to 369 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, +9.
Round 9		Sparkman played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 354 to 370 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, -7.
Round 10		Sparkman played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 371 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +39.
Round 11		Sparkman played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 399 to 265 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +173.
Round 12		Sparkman played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 373 to 403 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +143.
Round 13		Sparkman played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 387 to 408 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +122.
Round 14		Sparkman played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 341 to 372 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, +91.
Round 15		Sparkman played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 390 to 347 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +134.
Round 16		Sparkman played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 370 to 272 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sparkman’s record vs. Skoletsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #27. Current record: 9-7, +232.
Round 17		Sparkman played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 363 to 352 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +243.
Round 18		Sparkman played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 286 to 422 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +107.
Round 19		Sparkman played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 422 to 343 (a spread of 79) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sparkman’s record vs. DuMez 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: #25. Current record: 11-8, +186.
Round 20		Sparkman played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and lost 335 to 409 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +112.
Round 21		Sparkman played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 423 to 308 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +227.
Round 22		Sparkman played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 311 to 409 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, +129.
Round 23		Sparkman played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 357 to 287 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +199.
Round 24		Sparkman played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 391 to 365 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +225.
Round 25		Sparkman played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 448 to 399 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +274.
Round 26		Sparkman played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 354 to 337 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +291.
Round 27		Sparkman played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 296 to 332 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +255.
Round 28		Sparkman played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and won 419 to 302 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Sparkman had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +372.

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