Gioia Fonda [#45] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gioia Fonda, 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. Fonda currently has a record of 14-14, +459, and is ranked #61 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): Gioia Surname(s): Fonda Home: Sacramento, CA, United States Age: 31 Awards: Founder of Pink Week Hobbies: making art, playing other games, thrifting, growing plants, eating spicy food, movies, reading books etc. Occupation: artist/ teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	1-4 (0.200)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-4 (0.200)	LL W LL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 367 Average against: 350
Round 1		Fonda played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		Fonda played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 323 to 332 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-2, -10.
Round 3		Fonda played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 394 to 287 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, +97.
Round 4		Fonda played #116 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 326 to 480 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Slater in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-3, -57.
Round 5		Fonda played #62 Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ) and won 494 to 312 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, +125.
Round 6		Fonda played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and lost 293 to 435 (a spread of -142) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Fonda’s record vs. Barker 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: #88. Current record: 2-4, -17.
Round 7		Fonda played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and lost 401 to 431 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Thomson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-5, -47. Fonda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fonda is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Fonda played #14 Sarra Berkowitz (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 326 to 340 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Berkowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-6, -61.
Round 9		Fonda played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and won 519 to 299 (a spread of 220) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Smiley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-6, +159.
Round 10		Fonda played #9 Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA) and won 411 to 287 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Barr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-6, +283.
Round 11		Fonda played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 345 to 370 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-7, +258.
Round 12		Fonda played #56 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 265 to 358 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Hamilton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-8, +165.
Round 13		Fonda played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and lost 299 to 319 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-9, +145.
Round 14		Fonda played #55 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 356 to 324 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Griesel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-9, +177. Fonda is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Fonda played #17 Ann Birchard (Calgary AB) and won 415 to 358 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Birchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-9, +234.
Round 16		Fonda played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 386 to 265 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-9, +355.
Round 17		Fonda played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and lost 257 to 371 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-10, +241.
Round 18		Fonda played #22 Laverne Brookes (Calgary AB) and won 395 to 347 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Brookes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-10, +289.
Round 19		Fonda played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 314 to 398 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-11, +205.
Round 20		Fonda played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 394 to 382 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-11, +217.
Round 21		Fonda played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 296 to 368 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Hubble in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-12, +145.
Round 22		Fonda played #9 Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA) and lost 367 to 380 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Barr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, +132.
Round 23		Fonda played #58 Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA) and won 437 to 302 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-13, +267.
Round 24		Fonda played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 424 to 356 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-13, +335.
Round 25		Fonda played #7 William Barfuss (Los Alamos, NM) and won 355 to 326 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Barfuss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-13, +364.
Round 26		Fonda played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 324 to 393 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-14, +295.
Round 27		Fonda played #66 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and won 402 to 292 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Hurley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, +405.
Round 28		Fonda played #99 Lorraine Pariser (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 322 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Fonda had not played Pariser in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-14, +459.

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