Margy Slavin [#104] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Margy Slavin, 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. Slavin currently has a record of 18-10, +979, and is ranked #8 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): Margy
Surname(s): Slavin
Home: Glendale, CA, United States
Awards: PUBLISHED POET
Hobbies: READING, WRITING POETRY
Occupation: Retired Government Employee
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 22/70, 15-12 +299
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 25/120, 15.5-11.5 +461
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 78/118, 14-17 +305
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 126/126, 5-26 -1100
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 89/122, 12-14 -33

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	72-52 (0.581)
Past 1-12 months	7-7 (0.500)	L WW L WW LL W LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	12-18 (0.400)	W LLLLL WW LLLL WW LLL W LLLL WWWW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	12-3 (0.800)	L W LL WWWWWWWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	16-12 (0.571)	WW LL WWW LL WW L WWWW L W LL W L W LLL WW
Past 49-60 months	4-8 (0.333)	LLLL W L W L WW LL
Past 61-72 months	21-4 (0.840)	WWW L WW L WWWWW L WWWW L WWWWWWW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 378 Average against: 343
Round 1		Slavin played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and won 449 to 320 (a spread of 129). Before this event, Slavin had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +129.
Round 2		Slavin played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 362 to 343 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Slavin’s record vs. Gunn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-6 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +148.
Round 3		Slavin played #28 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 378 to 446 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Slavin had not played Fall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +80.
Round 4		Slavin played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 381 to 371 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Slavin had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +90.
Round 5		Slavin played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 375 to 283 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Slavin had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +182.
Round 6		Slavin played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 353 to 373 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Slavin’s record vs. Miller 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +162.
Round 7		Slavin played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and lost 298 to 435 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Slavin had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, +25.
Round 8		Slavin played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 336 to 322 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Slavin’s record vs. Nang in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #38. Current record: 5-3, +39.
Round 9		Slavin played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 341 to 362 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Slavin had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +18.
Round 10		Slavin played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 383 to 330 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Slavin had not played Ittner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +71.
Round 11		Slavin played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 344 to 364 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Slavin had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, +51.
Round 12		Slavin played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 434 to 282 (a spread of 152). Before this event, Slavin had not played Larkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +203.
Round 13		Slavin played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 365 to 353 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Slavin had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +215.
Round 14		Slavin played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 476 to 290 (a spread of 186). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: DENVER, CO Slavin’s record vs. Mancel 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +401.
Round 15		Slavin played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 347 to 315 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Slavin had not played Cur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +433.
Round 16		Slavin played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 397 to 305 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Slavin had not played Arrington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +525.
Round 17		Slavin played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and lost 339 to 346 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Slavin had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +518.
Round 18		Slavin played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Slavin had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +577.
Round 19		Slavin played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 295 to 442 (a spread of -147). Before this event, Slavin had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +430.
Round 20		Slavin played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 406 to 370 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Slavin had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +466. Slavin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Slavin played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 374 to 281 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Slavin had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +559.
Round 22		Slavin played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 371 to 299 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Slavin’s record vs. Hembrook 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: #3. Current record: 15-7, +631.
Round 23		Slavin played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 372 to 382 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Slavin had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +621.
Round 24		Slavin played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 440 to 330 (a spread of 110). The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP LAGUNA WOODS, CA Slavin’s record vs. Shuman 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +731.
Round 25		Slavin played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 489 to 275 (a spread of 214). Before this event, Slavin had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +945.
Round 26		Slavin played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 287 to 349 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Slavin had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +883.
Round 27		Slavin played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) again and won 438 to 292 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Slavin had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1029.
Round 28		Slavin played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) again and lost 374 to 424 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Slavin had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +979.

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