Helen Burns [#25] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Burns, 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. Burns currently has a record of 14-14, -81, and is ranked #72 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): Helen Surname(s): Burns Home: Santa Monica, CA, United States Age: 81 Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	16-9 (0.640)
Past 1-12 months	10-6 (0.625)	W LL W L WWW L WW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 467 Average for: 346 Average against: 349
Round 1		Burns played #92 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 347 to 351 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Burns had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -4.
Round 2		Burns played #55 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and lost 310 to 337 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Burns had not played Griesel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -31.
Round 3		Burns played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 336 to 344 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Burns had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-3, -39.
Round 4		Burns played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and lost 348 to 415 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Burns had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-4, -106.
Round 5		Burns played #6 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 298 to 288 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: IRVINE, CA Burns’s record vs. Baker 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -96.
Round 6		Burns played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 383 to 294 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Burns had not played Cook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-4, -7.
Round 7		Burns played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 391 to 355 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Burns had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-4, +29.
Round 8		Burns played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 344 to 334 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Burns had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, +39.
Round 9		Burns played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and lost 346 to 427 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Burns had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-5, -42.
Round 10		Burns played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 300 to 416 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Burns had not played Roter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-6, -158.
Round 11		Burns played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 425 to 354 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Burns had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-6, -87.
Round 12		Burns played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 298 to 294 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Burns had not played Forrester in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -83.
Round 13		Burns played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 322 to 358 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Burns had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-7, -119.
Round 14		Burns played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 366 to 306 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Burns had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-7, -59.
Round 15		Burns played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and won 406 to 337 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Burns had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-7, +10.
Round 16		Burns played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and lost 316 to 329 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Burns’s record vs. Melendez in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #69. Current record: 8-8, -3.
Round 17		Burns played #44 Pete Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 236 to 440 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Burns had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-9, -207.
Round 18		Burns played #64 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 243 to 386 (a spread of -143) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: STANTON, CA Burns’s record vs. Hughes 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: #96. Current record: 8-10, -350.
Round 19		Burns played #110 Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Burns had not played Roter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-11, -405.
Round 20		Burns played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 376 to 327 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Burns’s record vs. Hawkins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WLWLW. 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: #93. Current record: 9-11, -356.
Round 21		Burns played #88 Rich Meagher (Cool, CA) and won 467 to 322 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Burns had not played Meagher in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-11, -211.
Round 22		Burns played #19 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 375 to 325 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Burns had not played Brandt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-11, -161.
Round 23		Burns played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 345 to 356 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Burns had not played Cook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, -172.
Round 24		Burns played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 327 to 298 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Burns had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-12, -143.
Round 25		Burns played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 290 to 322 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Burns had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-13, -175.
Round 26		Burns played #81 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 346 to 361 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Burns had not played Lenzen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-14, -190.
Round 27		Burns played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 387 to 362 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Burns had not played Wadley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-14, -165.
Round 28		Burns played #105 Bradley Powell (Davis, CA) and won 420 to 336 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Burns had not played Powell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-14, -81.

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