Laura Moyer [#75] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Laura Moyer, 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. Moyer currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, +497, and is ranked #33 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): Laura Surname(s): Moyer Home: Fredericksburg, VA, United States Awards: 2nd place, division 6, 2005 NSC Occupation: newspaper reporter NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 2/131, 20-8 +1053

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-4 (0.636)
Past 1-12 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWW LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 373 Average against: 355
Round 1		Moyer played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 374 to 423 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Moyer had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2		Moyer played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 427 to 342 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Moyer had not played Mair in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, +36.
Round 3		Moyer played #72 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 310 to 279 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Moyer had not played Melvin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, +67.
Round 4		Moyer played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 449 to 286 (a spread of 163). Before this event, Moyer had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +230.
Round 5		Moyer played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 441 to 361 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Moyer had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +310.
Round 6		Moyer played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and tied at 380. Before this event, Moyer had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +310.
Round 7		Moyer played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Moyer had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5.5-1.5, +348.
Round 8		Moyer played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Moyer had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +336. Moyer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Moyer played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 222 to 390 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Moyer had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +168.
Round 10		Moyer played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 297 to 400 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Moyer had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +65.
Round 11		Moyer played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 409 to 359 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Moyer had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +115.
Round 12		Moyer played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 437 to 294 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Moyer had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +258.
Round 13		Moyer played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 356 to 308 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Moyer had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +306.
Round 14		Moyer played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 294 to 377 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Moyer had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +223.
Round 15		Moyer played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 388 to 367 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Moyer had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +244.
Round 16		Moyer played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 352 to 307 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Moyer had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +289.
Round 17		Moyer played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and lost 376 to 456 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Moyer had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +209.
Round 18		Moyer played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and lost 297 to 363 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Moyer had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +143.
Round 19		Moyer played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 370 to 282 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Moyer had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +231.
Round 20		Moyer played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) again and lost 304 to 350 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Moyer had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +185.
Round 21		Moyer played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and won 482 to 273 (a spread of 209). Before this event, Moyer had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +394.
Round 22		Moyer played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 451 to 307 (a spread of 144). Before this event, Moyer had not played Casey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +538.
Round 23		Moyer played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 376 to 419 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Moyer had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +495.
Round 24		Moyer played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) again and won 382 to 326 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Moyer had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +551.
Round 25		Moyer played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Moyer had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +519.
Round 26		Moyer played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 291 to 434 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Moyer had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +376.
Round 27		Moyer played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) again and lost 360 to 361 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Moyer had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +375.
Round 28		Moyer played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 496 to 374 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Moyer had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +497.

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