Gwen Bishop [#8] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop, 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. Sherard-Bishop currently has a record of 12-16, -1007, and is ranked #95 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): Gwendolyn
Surname(s): Sherard-Bishop
Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Awards: 1997 Director of the Year/Director Longest Running Tourney in West US 18yrs
Hobbies: bridge, community service
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 10-11 -500
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 34/139, 15-12 +679
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 35/90, 14-13 +409
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 99/106, 9.5-17.5 -384
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 39/133, 17-14 +612
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 112/122, 12-19 -1058
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 29/126, 17.5-13.5 +512
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 93/150, 14-16 +65

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	15-27 (0.357)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 13-24 months	0-5 (0.000)	LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	3-6 (0.333)	L WW LLLL W L
Past 37-48 months	4-7 (0.364)	W LLLLL W LL WW
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL W L WW L
Past 61-72 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL WW LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 529 Average for: 356 Average against: 392
Round 1		Sherard-Bishop played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 341 to 427 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -86.
Round 2		Sherard-Bishop played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 443 to 278 (a spread of 165). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Burton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, +79.
Round 3		Sherard-Bishop played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +89.
Round 4		Sherard-Bishop played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 529 to 312 (a spread of 217). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +306.
Round 5		Sherard-Bishop played #90 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 279 to 470 (a spread of -191). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Rosin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +115.
Round 6		Sherard-Bishop played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 422 to 354 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +183.
Round 7		Sherard-Bishop played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 250 to 376 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +57.
Round 8		Sherard-Bishop played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 336 to 425 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -32.
Round 9		Sherard-Bishop played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and lost 323 to 396 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Shayne 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: 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: #72. Current record: 4-5, -105.
Round 10		Sherard-Bishop played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 336 to 339 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-6, -108.
Round 11		Sherard-Bishop played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and lost 377 to 454 (a spread of -77). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Nellis 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: #89. Current record: 4-7, -185.
Round 12		Sherard-Bishop played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 279 to 434 (a spread of -155). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played McCarley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-8, -340.
Round 13		Sherard-Bishop played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 323 to 441 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-9, -458.
Round 14		Sherard-Bishop played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Braverman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #97. Current record: 5-9, -408.
Round 15		Sherard-Bishop played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Sanders in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -393.
Round 16		Sherard-Bishop played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 257 to 474 (a spread of -217). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-10, -610.
Round 17		Sherard-Bishop played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 300 to 465 (a spread of -165). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Page in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-11, -775.
Round 18		Sherard-Bishop played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 314 to 309 (a spread of 5). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Laatz 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: no games. 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: #101. Current record: 7-11, -770.
Round 19		Sherard-Bishop played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 409 to 403 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-11, -764.
Round 20		Sherard-Bishop played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 389 to 382 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-11, -757.
Round 21		Sherard-Bishop played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 253 to 450 (a spread of -197). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, -954.
Round 22		Sherard-Bishop played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 348 to 410 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-13, -1016.
Round 23		Sherard-Bishop played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 452 to 325 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -889.
Round 24		Sherard-Bishop played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 276 to 375 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-14, -988.
Round 25		Sherard-Bishop played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) again and won 357 to 329 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-14, -960.
Round 26		Sherard-Bishop played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and lost 319 to 432 (a spread of -113). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-15, -1073.
Round 27		Sherard-Bishop played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) again and lost 400 to 406 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Sherard-Bishop’s record vs. Braverman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #99. Current record: 11-16, -1079.
Round 28		Sherard-Bishop played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) again and won 489 to 417 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Sherard-Bishop had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-16, -1007.

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