Barbara Gray [#38] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Barbara Gray, 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. Gray currently has a record of 10-18, -764, and is ranked #110 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
	Given name(s): Barbara Surname(s): Gray Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Occupation: Retired (bluehair) NSC 2002 Division: 4 NSC 2002 Rank: 58/126, 16-15 -29 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 167/169, 10-20 -458 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 53/122, 14.5-13.5 +131

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	73.5-68.5 (0.518)
Past 1-12 months	6-8 (0.429)	LLLLL W LL WWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	20.5-13.5 (0.603)	L WWW L W L WWW L W L WW LL W LLL W L W L WWWW L WTWW
Past 25-36 months	14-9 (0.609)	W LL WWWWWW L WWWW L WW LLLLL W
Past 37-48 months	15-12 (0.556)	L WWWW LLLL WW LL WW L W L W L WWWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	14-17 (0.452)	LL W L WW LLLL WWW LL WW L W LL W L W LL W LL WW
Past 61-72 months	4-9 (0.308)	LLL W LLLL WW LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 359 Average against: 387
Round 1		Gray played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 269 to 441 (a spread of -172). Before this event, Gray had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -172.
Round 2		Gray played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 291 to 377 (a spread of -86). The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Gray’s record vs. Santee 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-2, -258.
Round 3		Gray played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 478 to 400 (a spread of 78). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gray’s record vs. Becker 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: #91. Current record: 1-2, -180.
Round 4		Gray played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 372 to 412 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Gray had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -220.
Round 5		Gray played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 248 to 452 (a spread of -204). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Stubblefield 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: #105. Current record: 1-4, -424.
Round 6		Gray played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 318 to 354 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Gray had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-5, -460.
Round 7		Gray played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 262 to 458 (a spread of -196). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Scott in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLWW. 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: #114. Current record: 1-6, -656.
Round 8		Gray played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and won 426 to 332 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Wait in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #108. Current record: 2-6, -562.
Round 9		Gray played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 344 to 361 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gray’s record vs. Gooley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2.5-0.5 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WT. 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: #112. Current record: 2-7, -579.
Round 10		Gray played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 294 to 401 (a spread of -107). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Buchbinder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-8, -686.
Round 11		Gray played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 277 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gray’s record vs. Brown 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: #112. Current record: 3-8, -573.
Round 12		Gray played #2 Jamila Atcha (Laughlin, NV) and lost 313 to 508 (a spread of -195). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Atcha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-9, -768.
Round 13		Gray played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 352 to 348 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Gunn 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: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-9, -764.
Round 14		Gray played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 412 to 426 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Gray had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-10, -778.
Round 15		Gray played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 324 to 356 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Gray had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-11, -810.
Round 16		Gray played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) again and lost 334 to 376 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Gunn 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: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-12, -852.
Round 17		Gray played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 393 to 413 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Parrish in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-13, -872.
Round 18		Gray played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 411 to 306 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Braverman 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: 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: #114. Current record: 5-13, -767.
Round 19		Gray played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) again and lost 324 to 409 (a spread of -85). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Braverman 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: 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: #115. Current record: 5-14, -852.
Round 20		Gray played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) again and won 488 to 278 (a spread of 210). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gray’s record vs. Brown 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: #112. Current record: 6-14, -642.
Round 21		Gray played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 331 to 382 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Gray had not played Laatz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-15, -693.
Round 22		Gray played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) again and won 444 to 314 (a spread of 130). Before this event, Gray had not played Laatz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-15, -563.
Round 23		Gray played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) again and won 473 to 354 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Gray’s record vs. Parrish in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-15, -444.
Round 24		Gray played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) again and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Gray had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-15, -440.
Round 25		Gray played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 441 to 372 (a spread of 69). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Gray’s record vs. Kidd 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: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-15, -371.
Round 26		Gray played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 306 to 439 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Gray had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-16, -504.
Round 27		Gray played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) again and lost 278 to 405 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Gray had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-17, -631.
Round 28		Gray played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 339 to 472 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Gray had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-18, -764.

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