Cynthia Pughsley [#77] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Cynthia Pughsley, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Pughsley currently has a record of 10-18, -331, and is ranked #95 in Division 2.

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): Cynthia
Surname(s): Pughsley
Home: Oakland, CA, United States
Awards: Just living is my award & achievement
Hobbies: Games - Board & Electronic
Occupation: Computer Programmer/Customer Service Rep
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 109/302, 12-10 +188
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 12.5-8.5 +389
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 38/149, 15-12 +835
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 35/134, 15-12 +381
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 60/108, 13-14 -87
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 115/126, 12-19 -669
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 93/98, 11-20 -899
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 117/132, 12-19 -681
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 117/172, 14-16 -660
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 67/108, 13-15 -4

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	96-120 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	13-18 (0.419)	WWWWWW LLLLL W L W L W L W L WWW LLLLLLLLL
Past 13-24 months	14-9 (0.609)	L WWWWW L W L WW L W L WW LL W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	22-22 (0.500)	LLLLLLLLL W L WWW LLL W L WWWWW LLL WWWWWWWW LL W L WWW LL
Past 37-48 months	13-16 (0.448)	W LLL WW LLLL W L W L W L W LLL W L W L WW L WW
Past 49-60 months	17-36 (0.321)	L W LLLLLL W LLL WW LL W L W LL W L W LLLL WW L WW L WW LLLLLL W LLLLLLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	17-19 (0.472)	WWW LLLLLLL WWWWW LLL W LLL W L W L W L W L WWWW LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 396 Average against: 408
Round 1		Pughsley played #7 Travis Chaney (Fort Smith, AR) and won 476 to 396 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Chaney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +80.
Round 2		Pughsley played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 407 to 458 (a spread of -51). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Pughsley’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +29.
Round 3		Pughsley played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 438 to 405 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +62.
Round 4		Pughsley played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 487 to 324 (a spread of 163). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pughsley’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +225.
Round 5		Pughsley played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 459 to 445 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Pughsley’s record vs. Oliger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +239.
Round 6		Pughsley played #47 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 387 to 487 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +139.
Round 7		Pughsley played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 330 to 451 (a spread of -121). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Pughsley’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, +18.
Round 8		Pughsley played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 366 to 488 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, -104.
Round 9		Pughsley played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 509 to 341 (a spread of 168). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +64.
Round 10		Pughsley played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 389 to 461 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, -8.
Round 11		Pughsley played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: ????, CA Pughsley’s record vs. Kamen in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, -95.
Round 12		Pughsley played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 312 to 570 (a spread of -258). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pughsley’s record vs. Heidler in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-7, -353.
Round 13		Pughsley played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 382 to 412 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Rosen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-8, -383.
Round 14		Pughsley played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 379 to 427 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-9, -431.
Round 15		Pughsley played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 392 to 478 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Engelhardt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-10, -517.
Round 16		Pughsley played #7 Travis Chaney (Fort Smith, AR) again and won 382 to 329 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Chaney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-10, -464.
Round 17		Pughsley played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 467 to 274 (a spread of 193). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Pughsley’s record vs. Tillekeratne in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-10, -271.
Round 18		Pughsley played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 343 to 377 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Pughsley’s record vs. Cornelison in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-11, -305.
Round 19		Pughsley played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 416 to 331 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, -220.
Round 20		Pughsley played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 366 to 394 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-12, -248.
Round 21		Pughsley played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and lost 349 to 367 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Pughsley’s record vs. Cornelison in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-13, -266.
Round 22		Pughsley played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 371 to 391 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-14, -286.
Round 23		Pughsley played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 411 to 344 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Kelly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-14, -219.
Round 24		Pughsley played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) again and lost 330 to 436 (a spread of -106). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Pughsley’s record vs. Tillekeratne in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-15, -325.
Round 25		Pughsley played #28 Lawren Freebody (Los Angeles, CA) and won 473 to 357 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-15, -209.
Round 26		Pughsley played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 378 to 432 (a spread of -54). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Pughsley’s record vs. Dustin in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-16, -263.
Round 27		Pughsley played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 389 to 430 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-17, -304.
Round 28		Pughsley played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 376 to 403 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Pughsley had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-18, -331.

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