Mary Becker [#5] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Mary Becker, 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. Becker currently has a record of 12-16, -158, and is ranked #88 in Division 4.

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): Mary
Surname(s): Becker
Home: Madison, WI, United States
Hobbies: Quilting, gardening, reading
Occupation: Human Resources Specialist
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 113/120, 9-18 -741
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 24/125, 18-13 +1051
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 33/78, 16-15 +134
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 8/111, 20-11 +578
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 103/150, 14-16 -519
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 52/122, 15-13 -299

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	42-41 (0.506)
Past 1-12 months	10-8 (0.556)	WWWWWW LL W LLL W L WW LL
Past 13-24 months	16-13 (0.552)	W L W L W LL WW L WW LLLLL W L WWWWWW L WW L
Past 25-36 months	7-7 (0.500)	WW LLL W L WW L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W L W L W
Past 49-60 months	5-7 (0.417)	LL WW L W LL W L W L
Past 61-72 months	1-3 (0.250)	L W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 438 Average for: 369 Average against: 374
Round 1		Becker played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 367 to 393 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Becker had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Becker played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Becker had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 0-2, -49.
Round 3		Becker played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 400 to 478 (a spread of -78). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Becker’s record vs. Gray in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #103. Current record: 0-3, -127.
Round 4		Becker played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 270 to 438 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Becker had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-4, -295.
Round 5		Becker played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 381 to 414 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Becker had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-5, -328.
Round 6		Becker played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 355 to 373 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Becker had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-6, -346.
Round 7		Becker played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 315 to 321 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Becker had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-7, -352.
Round 8		Becker played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 438 to 326 (a spread of 112). Before this event, Becker had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-7, -240.
Round 9		Becker played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 424 to 473 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Becker had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-8, -289.
Round 10		Becker played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Becker had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-8, -166.
Round 11		Becker played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 391 to 337 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Becker had not played Brooks in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-8, -112.
Round 12		Becker played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 312 to 343 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Becker had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-9, -143.
Round 13		Becker played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 353 to 325 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Becker had not played Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-9, -115.
Round 14		Becker played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 291 to 324 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Becker’s record vs. Ewida 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: #108. Current record: 4-10, -148.
Round 15		Becker played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 424 to 410 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Becker’s record vs. Kidd in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-10, -134.
Round 16		Becker played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) again and won 362 to 326 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Becker’s record vs. Ewida 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: #93. Current record: 6-10, -98.
Round 17		Becker played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 415 to 345 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Becker’s record vs. Contractor in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #82. Current record: 7-10, -28.
Round 18		Becker played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 382 to 361 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Becker had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -7.
Round 19		Becker played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 385 to 395 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Becker’s record vs. Gooley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-11, -17.
Round 20		Becker played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 301 to 481 (a spread of -180). Before this event, Becker had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-12, -197.
Round 21		Becker played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 385 to 306 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Becker’s record vs. Toews 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: #80. Current record: 9-12, -118.
Round 22		Becker played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 370 to 388 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Becker had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-13, -136.
Round 23		Becker played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 393 to 355 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Becker had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, -98.
Round 24		Becker played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 431 to 400 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Becker had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, -67.
Round 25		Becker played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Becker had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, -87.
Round 26		Becker played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 369 to 331 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Becker’s record vs. Lewis 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-14, -49.
Round 27		Becker played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 319 to 331 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Becker had not played McCarley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-15, -61.
Round 28		Becker played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 335 to 432 (a spread of -97). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Becker’s record vs. McDougall in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-16, -158.

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