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August 19-24, 2005
 
 
 
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Back to 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players 
Marion Dimond [#36] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about 
Marion Dimond, 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.
Dimond currently has a record of 12-16, -13, and is ranked
#105 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  |   ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Given name(s): Marion Surname(s): Dimond Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 72 Occupation: Retired |  
   
Career History  |   | 6-year record against other players at this event | 30-21 (0.588) |   |  
| Past 1-12 months | 9-8 (0.529) | LLLL WW L WWW L WWWW LL |  
| Past 13-24 months | 2-2 (0.500) | W L W L |  
| Past 25-36 months | 9-5 (0.643) | L WWWWWW L WW LLL W |  
| Past 37-48 months | 7-2 (0.778) | WW L WWWWW L |  
| Past 49-60 months | 3-3 (0.500) | L WTTL W |  
| Past 61-72 months | 0-1 (0.000) | L |  
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Round-by-Round  |   High score: 437  Average for: 330  Average against: 331  |  | Round 1 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #136  Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL)   and won 331 to 295 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Wilkinson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +36.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #66  Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY)   and won 408 to 363 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Hurley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-0, +81.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[player photo]](/players/m/meeden_andrea.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #89  Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX)   and lost 293 to 337 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-1, +37.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #120  Frances Souza (Oakland, CA)   and won 353 to 306 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-1, +84.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #65  Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH)   and won 363 to 239 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Hunt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +208.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #9  Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA)   and won 359 to 293 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Barr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-1, +274.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[player photo]](/players/p/peters_robert.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #102  Robert Peters (Huntington Beach, CA)   and lost 251 to 331 (a spread of -80) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Dimond’s record vs. Peters in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #33. Current record: 5-2, +194. Dimond is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Dimond is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).  |  | Round 8 |  ![[player photo]](/players/d/donegan_michael.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #37  Michael Donegan (Austin, TX)   and lost 318 to 369 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Donegan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-3, +143.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[player photo]](/players/s/sullivan_brendan.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #123  Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA)   and lost 284 to 404 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, +23.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #133  Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR)   and won 381 to 248 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Wadley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-4, +156.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #138  Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV)   and lost 320 to 341 (a spread of -21) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Dimond’s record vs. Woodside in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #54. Current record: 6-5, +135.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[player photo]](/players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #98  Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI)   and lost 284 to 292 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Olaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, +127.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[player photo]](/players/h/huang_stephanie.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #62  Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ)   and lost 340 to 384 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-7, +83.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #16  Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC)   and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-8, +77.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #93  Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA)   and won 437 to 252 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Millard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, +262.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[player photo]](/players/a/antolak_rob.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #5  Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL)   and lost 316 to 382 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Antolak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-9, +196.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[player photo]](/players/q/qualls_grace.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #106  Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA)   and lost 339 to 392 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Qualls in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-10, +143.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #131  Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI)   and won 295 to 283 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, +155.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #35  Catherine Day (Arlington, MA)   and lost 278 to 406 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-11, +27.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #94  Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA)   and lost 306 to 436 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-12, -103.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[player photo]](/players/s/slater_neva.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #116  Neva Slater (Manchester, CT)   and lost 302 to 329 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Slater in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-13, -130.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/braden_arthur.jpg) 
  |  Dimond played #18  Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA)   and lost 306 to 349 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Braden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-14, -173.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #97  Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI)   and lost 263 to 391 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Oda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-15, -301.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #28  Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL)   and lost 298 to 302 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Capria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 8-16, -305.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #39  Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM)   and won 389 to 286 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Eastham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 9-16, -202.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #12  Joe Becker (Worcester, MA)   and won 344 to 337 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10-16, -195.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #73  Darlene Kendel (Calgary AB)   and won 351 to 234 (a spread of 117) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN Dimond’s record vs. Kendel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #110. Current record: 11-16, -78.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Dimond played #122  Lisa Stiller (Carson City, NV)   and won 386 to 321 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Dimond had not played Stiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-16, -13.  |  
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