Gertrude Savadge [#96] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Gertrude Savadge, 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. Savadge currently has a record of 9-19, -972, and is ranked #113 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): Gertrude
Surname(s): Savadge
Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States
Hobbies: crossword puzzles, card games
Occupation: Retired RN
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 11-10 -89
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 172/176, 8-19 -912
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 28/90, 15-12 +133
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 96/106, 10-17 -674
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 52/133, 16-15 +466
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 78/126, 15-16 -273
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 65/150, 15-15 +493
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 49/122, 15-13 +15

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	76-80 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	9-6 (0.600)	WWW L W L WW L W LL WW L
Past 13-24 months	13-16 (0.448)	WWW LLL W LLL W LL WW LLLL WW LLL WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	10-15 (0.400)	W LLLLL W LLLL WWW LLLL WWW L WW L
Past 37-48 months	7-7 (0.500)	W LL W LLL W LL WWWW
Past 49-60 months	22-20 (0.524)	WW L WW LLL W L W LL WW L WWWW L WW LL W L W L WW LLLLL WWWW LL
Past 61-72 months	15-16 (0.484)	L WW LL W LL W LLL W L W L WW LL WWWW LL W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 343 Average against: 377
Round 1		Savadge played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 417 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Savadge had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Savadge played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Savadge had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, -34.
Round 3		Savadge played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 375 to 355 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Savadge’s record vs. Miller in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, -14.
Round 4		Savadge played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 369 to 358 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Savadge had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-1, -3.
Round 5		Savadge played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 283 to 375 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Savadge had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -95.
Round 6		Savadge played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 322 to 336 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Savadge’s record vs. Gunn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-3, -109.
Round 7		Savadge played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 315 to 484 (a spread of -169). Before this event, Savadge had not played Fall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-4, -278.
Round 8		Savadge played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 465 to 250 (a spread of 215). Before this event, Savadge had not played Schaeffer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, -63.
Round 9		Savadge played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Savadge’s record vs. Sanders in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). 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: LL. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, -46.
Round 10		Savadge played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and lost 285 to 392 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Savadge had not played Toews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -153.
Round 11		Savadge played #72 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 355 to 406 (a spread of -51). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Savadge’s record vs. Melvin 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: #76. Current record: 5-6, -204.
Round 12		Savadge played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 341 to 357 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Savadge’s record vs. Drinkwine 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: #84. Current record: 5-7, -220.
Round 13		Savadge played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 323 to 368 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Savadge’s record vs. Santee in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. 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: #90. Current record: 5-8, -265.
Round 14		Savadge played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 258 to 385 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Savadge had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-9, -392.
Round 15		Savadge played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 438 to 313 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Savadge had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-9, -267.
Round 16		Savadge played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 397 to 327 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Savadge had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -197.
Round 17		Savadge played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 333 to 402 (a spread of -69). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Savadge’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-10, -266.
Round 18		Savadge played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 365 to 438 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Savadge’s record vs. Wait in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-11, -339.
Round 19		Savadge played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) again and lost 353 to 404 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Savadge had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-12, -390.
Round 20		Savadge played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 352 to 340 (a spread of 12). The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Savadge’s record vs. Contractor 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: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-12, -378.
Round 21		Savadge played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 343 to 371 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Savadge’s record vs. Page in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-13, -406.
Round 22		Savadge played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 332 to 420 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Savadge had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-14, -494.
Round 23		Savadge played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 317 to 385 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Savadge had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-15, -562.
Round 24		Savadge played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 344 to 418 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Savadge had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-16, -636.
Round 25		Savadge played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) again and won 353 to 285 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Savadge had not played Schaeffer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-16, -568.
Round 26		Savadge played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 324 to 358 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Savadge had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-17, -602.
Round 27		Savadge played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 304 to 406 (a spread of -102). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Savadge’s record vs. Wait in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-18, -704.
Round 28		Savadge played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 243 to 511 (a spread of -268). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Savadge’s record vs. Ewida 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-19, -972.

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