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Back to 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players 
Ruth Lewis [#82] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about 
Ruth Lewis, 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.
Lewis currently has a record of 16-12, +565, and is ranked
#29 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  |   ![[player photo]](/players/l/lewis_ruth.jpg) 
  |  Given name(s): Ruth Surname(s): Lewis Home: Gatlinburg, TN, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: home renovation, collecting eyewash cups Occupation: high school teacher |  
   
Career History  |   | 6-year record against other players at this event | 9-3 (0.750) |   |  
| Past 1-12 months | 5-0 (1.000) | WWWWW |  
| Past 13-24 months | 4-3 (0.571) | L W L WW L 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 |  
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Round-by-Round  |   High score: 485  Average for: 361  Average against: 341  |  | Round 1 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #51  Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH)   and lost 295 to 395 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-1, -100.  |  | Round 2 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #105  Bradley Powell (Davis, CA)   and lost 338 to 450 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Powell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-2, -212.  |  | Round 3 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #126  Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA)   and lost 315 to 353 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: ROME, GA Lewis’s record vs. Thompson 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: #126. Current record: 0-3, -250.  |  | Round 4 |  ![[player photo]](/players/m/moyer_laura.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #95  Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA)   and won 348 to 339 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-3, -241.  |  | Round 5 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #112  Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY)   and lost 271 to 454 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-4, -424.  |  | Round 6 |  ![[player photo]](/players/j/johnson_kathy.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #69  Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX)   and won 484 to 250 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-4, -190.  |  | Round 7 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/braden_arthur.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #18  Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA)   and won 416 to 370 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Braden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, -144.  |  | Round 8 |  ![[player photo]](/players/h/hawkins_lois.jpeg) 
  |  Lewis played #58  Lois M Hawkins (Covina, CA)   and lost 279 to 376 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-5, -241.  |  | Round 9 |  ![[player photo]](/players/m/middleton_ken.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #92  Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB)   and won 399 to 275 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Middleton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-5, -117.  |  | Round 10 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #90  Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA)   and won 394 to 304 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Melendez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-5, -27.  |  | Round 11 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #38  Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA)   and won 321 to 276 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Lewis’s record vs. Downing in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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: #58. Current record: 6-5, +18.  |  | Round 12 |  ![[player photo]](/players/d/davis_frieda.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #33  Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA)   and won 355 to 344 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-5, +29.  |  | Round 13 |  ![[player photo]](/players/r/roter_dani.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #110  Dani Roter (Los Angeles, CA)   and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Roter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-6, -45.  |  | Round 14 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #111  Florence Rott (Amherst, NY)   and won 408 to 271 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-6, +92.  |  | Round 15 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #65  Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH)   and won 391 to 289 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Hunt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-6, +194.  |  | Round 16 |  ![[player photo]](/players/b/buckley_bernadette.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #24  Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ)   and won 456 to 330 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-6, +320.  |  | Round 17 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #56  Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA)   and lost 266 to 339 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Hamilton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-7, +247.  |  | Round 18 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #101  Lisa E Paul (Carson City, NV)   and lost 330 to 333 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Paul in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, +244.  |  | Round 19 |  ![[player photo]](/players/l/lee_dan.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #80  Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS)   and lost 303 to 342 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-9, +205.  |  | Round 20 |  ![[player photo]](/players/v/vargas_phyllis.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #132  Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX)   and won 363 to 279 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Vargas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-9, +289.  |  | Round 21 |  ![[player photo]](/players/d/davis_frieda.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #33  Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA)   and won 383 to 301 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +371.  |  | Round 22 |  ![[player photo]](/players/f/francis_cheryl.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #48  L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME)   and won 485 to 304 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Francis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +552.  |  | Round 23 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #4  Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE)   and lost 346 to 394 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +504.  |  | Round 24 |  ![[player photo]](/players/o/olaughlin_tom.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #98  Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI)   and won 414 to 354 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Olaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +564.  |  | Round 25 |  ![[player photo]](/players/k/kunzel_elaine.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #79  Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ)   and won 395 to 298 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Kunzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-10, +661.  |  | Round 26 |  ![[no photo available]](/players/u/unknown_player.gif) 
  |  Lewis played #16  Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC)   and won 368 to 311 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-10, +718.  |  | Round 27 |  ![[player photo]](/players/a/alyea_david.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #2  David Alyea (San Francisco, CA)   and lost 312 to 418 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +612.  |  | Round 28 |  ![[player photo]](/players/l/lee_dan.jpg) 
  |  Lewis played #80  Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS)   and lost 325 to 372 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Lewis had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +565.  |  
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