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Brendan Sullivan [#123] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brendan Sullivan, 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. Sullivan currently has a record of 19-9, +1646, and is ranked #4 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): Brendan
Surname(s): Sullivan
Home: Shrewsbury, MA, United States
Age: 20
Hobbies: golf, cribbage, running, comedy
Occupation: college student

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event6-2 (0.750) 
Past 1-12 months6-2 (0.750)LL WWWWWW
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 462
Average for: 400
Average against: 341

Round 1

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Sullivan played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 382 to 307 (a spread of 75) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 1-0, +75.

Round 2

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Sullivan played #90 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 443 to 338 (a spread of 105) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Melendez in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-0, +180.

Round 3

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Sullivan played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 366 to 388 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Justice in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-1, +158.

Round 4

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Sullivan played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and lost 303 to 306 (a spread of -3) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Smiley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 2-2, +155.

Round 5

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Sullivan played #83 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and won 434 to 349 (a spread of 85) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Lundeen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 3-2, +240.

Round 6

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Sullivan played #114 Ricky Sirois (Columbia, MO) and lost 377 to 393 (a spread of -16) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Sirois in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 3-3, +224.

Round 7

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Sullivan played #17 Ann Birchard (Calgary AB) and won 457 to 218 (a spread of 239) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Birchard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 4-3, +463.

Round 8

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Sullivan played #133 Lanita Wadley (Paragould, AR) and won 376 to 317 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Wadley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 5-3, +522.

Round 9

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Sullivan played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and won 404 to 284 (a spread of 120) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Dimond in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-3, +642.

Round 10

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Sullivan played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 390 to 423 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Donegan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 6-4, +609.

Round 11

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Sullivan played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 379 to 368 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Hubble in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 7-4, +620.

Round 12

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Sullivan played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and lost 381 to 390 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Alyea in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 7-5, +611.

Round 13

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Sullivan played #48 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 462 to 244 (a spread of 218) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Francis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-5, +829.

Round 14

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Sullivan played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 424 to 266 (a spread of 158) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Woodside in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 9-5, +987.

Round 15

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Sullivan played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 385 to 302 (a spread of 83) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Barker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10-5, +1070.

Round 16

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Sullivan played #4 Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE) and won 400 to 218 (a spread of 182) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Anderson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 11-5, +1252.

Round 17

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Sullivan played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 405 to 375 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Woodside in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 12-5, +1282.

Round 18

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Sullivan played #139 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 403 to 308 (a spread of 95) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Yori in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 13-5, +1377.

Round 19

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Sullivan played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 394 to 473 (a spread of -79) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Briggs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-6, +1298.

Round 20

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Sullivan played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 426 to 365 (a spread of 61) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Gray in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-6, +1359.

Round 21

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Sullivan played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 414 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 14-7, +1355.

Sullivan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 22

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Sullivan played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and won 387 to 334 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Carroll in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-7, +1408.

Round 23

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Sullivan played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 421 to 347 (a spread of 74) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Donegan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 16-7, +1482.

Round 24

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Sullivan played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 396 to 332 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Conrad in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 17-7, +1546.

Round 25

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Sullivan played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and won 415 to 366 (a spread of 49) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Harris in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-7, +1595.

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

Round 26

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Sullivan played #114 Ricky Sirois (Columbia, MO) and lost 351 to 382 (a spread of -31) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Sirois in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 18-8, +1564.

Round 27

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Sullivan played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-9, +1531.

Sullivan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 28

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Sullivan played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 454 to 339 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Sullivan had not played Briggs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 19-9, +1646.

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

Final Round 4  

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


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