Ruth Barr [#9] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ruth Barr, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Barr currently has a record of 13-15, +142, and is ranked #83 in Division 6.

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): Ruth Surname(s): Barr Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Age: 70 Awards: Teacher of the Year Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Movies, Theater, Opera, Travel Occupation: Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	27-17 (0.614)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 37-48 months	4-5 (0.444)	WWW LL W LLL
Past 49-60 months	7-4 (0.636)	W L WWWW LLL WW
Past 61-72 months	9-4 (0.692)	W LL WWWWWW L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 423 Average for: 326 Average against: 321
Round 1		Barr played #97 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 330 to 292 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Barr had not played Oda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +38.
Round 2		Barr played #39 Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 338 to 342 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Barr had not played Eastham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, +34.
Round 3		Barr played #136 Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Barr had not played Wilkinson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +91. Barr is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Barr is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Barr played #66 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and lost 292 to 369 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Barr had not played Hurley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, +14.
Round 5		Barr played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 304 to 341 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Barr had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -23.
Round 6		Barr played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and lost 293 to 359 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Barr had not played Dimond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -89.
Round 7		Barr played #65 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 253 to 349 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Barr’s record vs. Hunt 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-5, -185.
Round 8		Barr played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and won 327 to 235 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Barr had not played Smiley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -93.
Round 9		Barr played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 270 to 371 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Barr had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-6, -194.
Round 10		Barr played #45 Gioia Fonda (Sacramento, CA) and lost 287 to 411 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Barr had not played Fonda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-7, -318.
Round 11		Barr played #22 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and lost 260 to 344 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Barr had not played Brookes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-8, -402.
Round 12		Barr played #64 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 340 to 344 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Barr had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3-9, -406.
Round 13		Barr played #17 Ann Birchard (Calgary AB) and lost 317 to 354 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Barr had not played Birchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 3-10, -443.
Round 14		Barr played #28 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 312 to 369 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Barr had not played Capria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 3-11, -500.
Round 15		Barr played #34 Deborah Dawkins (Memphis, TN) and won 319 to 265 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Barr had not played Dawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 4-11, -446.
Round 16		Barr played #108 Anna Rawls (Christoval, TX) and won 369 to 282 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Barr had not played Rawls in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-11, -359.
Round 17		Barr played #120 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 365 to 257 (a spread of 108) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Barr’s record vs. Souza in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #114. Current record: 6-11, -251.
Round 18		Barr played #92 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 303 to 323 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Barr had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 6-12, -271.
Round 19		Barr played #92 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 423 to 232 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Barr had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-12, -80.
Round 20		Barr played #97 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and won 351 to 274 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Barr had not played Oda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-12, -3.
Round 21		Barr played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 397 to 201 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Barr had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-12, +193.
Round 22		Barr played #45 Gioia Fonda (Sacramento, CA) and won 380 to 367 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Barr had not played Fonda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, +206.
Round 23		Barr played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and lost 322 to 372 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Barr had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-13, +156.
Round 24		Barr played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 333 to 317 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Barr had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-13, +172.
Round 25		Barr played #76 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and lost 310 to 359 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Barr had not played Konkol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, +123.
Round 26		Barr played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 300 to 369 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Barr’s record vs. Mccandless in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-15, +54.
Round 27		Barr played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 342 to 258 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Barr had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-15, +138.
Round 28		Barr played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 294 to 290 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Barr had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 13-15, +142.

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