Laura Moyer [#95] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Moyer, 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. Moyer currently has a record of 20-8, +1053, and is ranked #2 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): Laura Surname(s): Moyer Home: Fredericksburg, VA, United States Age: 42 Occupation: newspaper reporter

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	0-2 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 375 Average against: 337
Round 1		Moyer played #69 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and won 306 to 297 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Moyer played #18 Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA) and won 399 to 363 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Braden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-0, +45.
Round 3		Moyer played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and lost 244 to 387 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-1, -98.
Round 4		Moyer played #82 Ruth Lewis (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 339 to 348 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Lewis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-2, -107.
Round 5		Moyer played #126 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and lost 264 to 379 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-3, -222.
Round 6		Moyer played #105 Bradley Powell (Davis, CA) and won 370 to 303 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Powell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-3, -155.
Round 7		Moyer played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 379 to 382 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -158.
Round 8		Moyer played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 473 to 255 (a spread of 218) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Bash in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, +60.
Round 9		Moyer played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 482 to 357 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +185.
Round 10		Moyer played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 384 to 300 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-4, +269.
Round 11		Moyer played #125 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and won 349 to 320 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Tatum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-4, +298.
Round 12		Moyer played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 472 to 264 (a spread of 208) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +506.
Round 13		Moyer played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 478 to 318 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +666.
Round 14		Moyer played #68 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 424 to 336 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +754.
Round 15		Moyer played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 354 to 355 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +753.
Round 16		Moyer played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and won 445 to 336 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +862.
Round 17		Moyer played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 318 to 457 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +723.
Round 18		Moyer played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 371 to 301 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +793.
Round 19		Moyer played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 342 to 305 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +830.
Round 20		Moyer played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and won 431 to 401 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +860.
Round 21		Moyer played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 284 to 472 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +672.
Round 22		Moyer played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 403 to 268 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +807.
Round 23		Moyer played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and won 365 to 279 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +893.
Round 24		Moyer played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 364 to 401 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +856.
Round 25		Moyer played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 320 to 304 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +872.
Round 26		Moyer played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 327 to 310 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +889.
Round 27		Moyer played #114 Ricky Sirois (Columbia, MO) and won 353 to 342 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Sirois in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +900.
Round 28		Moyer played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 456 to 303 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Moyer had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1053. Moyer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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