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Anna Marie Cook [#32] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Anna Marie Cook, 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. Cook currently has a record of 15-13, -30, and is ranked #51 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

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Given name(s): Anna Marie
Surname(s): Cook
Home: Calgary, AB, Canada
Hobbies: reading, scrabble, hiking
Occupation: Nurse

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event47.5-38.5 (0.552) 
Past 1-12 months4-2 (0.667)L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months11-4 (0.733)L WWWWWWWW L WW LL W
Past 25-36 months9-10 (0.474)LL WWWW L W L WW L W LLLLL W
Past 37-48 months15-13 (0.536)LL W L WW L WWW L W LL WW LL W L WWW L W LL W
Past 49-60 months4.5-2.5 (0.643)WW L W LTW
Past 61-72 months4-7 (0.364)W LL WW LLLLL W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 460
Average for: 352
Average against: 353

Round 1

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Cook played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 410 to 284 (a spread of 126) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +126.

Round 2

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Cook played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 372 to 352 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 2-0, +146.

Round 3

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Cook played #6 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 313 to 516 (a spread of -203) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Baker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-1, -57.

Round 4

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Cook played #92 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 302 to 336 (a spread of -34) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN

Cook’s record vs. Middleton 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: #80.

Current record: 2-2, -91.

Round 5

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Cook played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 425 to 344 (a spread of 81) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Turner in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3-2, -10.

Round 6

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Cook played #25 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 294 to 383 (a spread of -89) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Burns in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-3, -99.

Round 7

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Cook played #55 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 460 to 247 (a spread of 213) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Griesel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 4-3, +114.

Round 8

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Cook played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 367 to 366 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Burritt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 5-3, +115.

Round 9

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Cook played #78 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 375 to 331 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Krook in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 6-3, +159.

Round 10

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Cook played #23 Jean Bryant (Seattle, WA) and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Bryant in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 7-3, +204.

Round 11

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Cook played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and lost 333 to 345 (a spread of -12) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Qualls in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-4, +192.

Round 12

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Cook played #100 Sandy Parry (Pacifica, CA) and lost 326 to 368 (a spread of -42) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Parry in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 7-5, +150.

Round 13

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Cook played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 265 to 352 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 7-6, +63.

Round 14

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Cook played #65 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and won 426 to 322 (a spread of 104) .

The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV

Cook’s record vs. Hunt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
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: LWL.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 8-6, +167.

Round 15

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Cook played #105 Bradley Powell (Davis, CA) and lost 362 to 365 (a spread of -3) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Powell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 8-7, +164.

Round 16

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Cook played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 427 to 362 (a spread of 65) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 9-7, +229.

Round 17

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Cook played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 350 to 418 (a spread of -68) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Bianca in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 9-8, +161.

Round 18

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Cook played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and lost 304 to 423 (a spread of -119) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 9-9, +42.

Round 19

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Cook played #59 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 245 to 449 (a spread of -204) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Herget in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 9-10, -162.

Round 20

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Cook played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 350 to 378 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Rott in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 9-11, -190.

Round 21

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Cook played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 296 to 291 (a spread of 5) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Symons in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 10-11, -185.

Round 22

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Cook played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 275 to 359 (a spread of -84) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 10-12, -269.

Round 23

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Cook played #25 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 356 to 345 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Burns in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 11-12, -258.

Round 24

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Cook played #19 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 401 to 309 (a spread of 92) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Brandt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 12-12, -166.

Round 25

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Cook played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 345 to 309 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Qualls in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 13-12, -130.

Round 26

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Cook played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 386 to 285 (a spread of 101) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Goss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 14-12, -29.

Cook is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 27

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Cook played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and won 395 to 310 (a spread of 85) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Portinga in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 15-12, +56.

Round 28

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Cook played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 294 to 380 (a spread of -86) .

Before this event, Cook had not played Bash in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 15-13, -30.


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