Roger Cullman [#26] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Roger Cullman, 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. Cullman currently has a record of 13-15, -93, and is ranked #82 in Division 3.

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): Roger
Surname(s): Cullman
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: Director of Scrabble in the City (June 2005- present) www.scrabbleinthecity.com
Hobbies: Creator of Scrabble Player Trading Cards; blogger at www.wordfreak.livejournal.com
Occupation: Macintosh computer consultant; freelance writer and photographer
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 34/111, 17-14 +306
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 92/169, 15-15 -345
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 129/134, 9.5-18.5 -600

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	47-75 (0.385)
Past 1-12 months	19-16 (0.543)	W LL WW L W LLL W LLL W L W L WWW L W L W LL WWWWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	18-23 (0.439)	LL W L WW LL W L WW LLLLL W L W LL W L W L W L W L W L WWW L W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	9-19 (0.321)	L W LLLL W LL WW LLLL W LLLLL W L WW LL W
Past 37-48 months	1-14 (0.067)	LLLLLLL W LLLLLLL
Past 49-60 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 378 Average against: 381
Round 1		Cullman played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and won 369 to 355 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Cullman had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Cullman played #87 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 331 to 373 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Cullman had not played Petree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -28.
Round 3		Cullman played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 415 to 343 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Cullman had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +44.
Round 4		Cullman played #40 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 388 to 444 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Cullman had not played Edwards in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, -12.
Round 5		Cullman played #121 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 418 to 272 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NT Cullman’s record vs. White in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: 3-2, +134.
Round 6		Cullman played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 315 to 408 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Cullman had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, +41. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cullman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Cullman played #62 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 307 to 386 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Cullman had not played Kasney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -38.
Round 8		Cullman played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and lost 396 to 407 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Cullman had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, -49. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cullman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Cullman played #41 Michael Eldeiry (Davie, FL) and won 369 to 270 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cullman’s record vs. Eldeiry in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #71. Current record: 4-5, +50. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cullman played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 386 to 367 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cullman’s record vs. Raymond in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +69.
Round 11		Cullman played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 350 to 372 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Cullman had not played Wyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, +47.
Round 12		Cullman played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 501 to 354 (a spread of 147). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cullman’s record vs. Jacobstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #58. Current record: 6-6, +194.
Round 13		Cullman played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and won 426 to 377 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Cullman had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, +243.
Round 14		Cullman played #21 Cathy Coking (Glendale, AZ) and won 368 to 348 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Cullman had not played Coking in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +263.
Round 15		Cullman played #38 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 365 to 421 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Cullman had not played Dweck in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-7, +207.
Round 16		Cullman played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 420 to 363 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Cullman had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +264.
Round 17		Cullman played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) again and lost 434 to 437 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Cullman had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-8, +261.
Round 18		Cullman played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 402 to 451 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Cullman had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-9, +212. Cullman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cullman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Cullman played #86 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 386 to 335 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Cullman had not played Perman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, +263.
Round 20		Cullman played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 339 to 446 (a spread of -107). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Cullman’s record vs. Catanese 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: 10-10, +156.
Round 21		Cullman played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 291 to 386 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Cullman had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-11, +61.
Round 22		Cullman played #116 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 319 to 467 (a spread of -148). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cullman’s record vs. Van Alen 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: #85. Current record: 10-12, -87.
Round 23		Cullman played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 441 to 333 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Cullman had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, +21.
Round 24		Cullman played #124 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) again and lost 400 to 470 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Cullman had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -49.
Round 25		Cullman played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 363 to 348 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Cullman had not played Denton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-13, -34.
Round 26		Cullman played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 266 to 428 (a spread of -162). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cullman’s record vs. Freehof in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #85. Current record: 12-14, -196.
Round 27		Cullman played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) and lost 377 to 422 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Cullman had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-15, -241.
Round 28		Cullman played #110 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 431 to 283 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Cullman had not played Stevens in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-15, -93.
Final Round 1		Cullman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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