Ron Barker [#5] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ronald Barker, 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. Barker currently has a record of 11-17, -522, and is ranked #77 in Division 5.

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): Ronald
Surname(s): Barker
Home: Boise, ID, United States
Awards: 3 great kids!! plus won state champ 13 mile footrace in CA and AZ in masters div
Hobbies: fresh air-aerobic
Occupation: soc security
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 12/77, 19-12 +488
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 19/88, 18-13 +457
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 6/90, 19.5-10.5 +240
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/93, 13-15 +58

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	37-33 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	15-5 (0.750)	WWW L W L WW L WW L WWWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	7-7 (0.500)	W LLL W LL W L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	7-7 (0.500)	LLL W L WW L WWW L W L
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 49-60 months	3-7 (0.300)	LLLL W LL W L W
Past 61-72 months	4-5 (0.444)	L W L WW L W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 356 Average against: 374
Round 1		Barker played #6 Hilda Ben Nun (Israel) and lost 350 to 469 (a spread of -119). Before this event, Barker had not played Ben Nun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -119.
Round 2		Barker played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and won 388 to 361 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Barker had not played Cheras in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -92.
Round 3		Barker played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 374 to 321 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Barker had not played Levine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, -39.
Round 4		Barker played #90 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and lost 294 to 404 (a spread of -110). Before this event, Barker had not played Pastore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, -149.
Round 5		Barker played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 388 to 370 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Barker had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, -131.
Round 6		Barker played #45 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 325 to 380 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Barker had not played Justice in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -186.
Round 7		Barker played #59 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 477 to 331 (a spread of 146). Before this event, Barker had not played O'Laughlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, -40.
Round 8		Barker played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and lost 356 to 439 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Barker had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, -123.
Round 9		Barker played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 293 to 371 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Barker had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-5, -201.
Round 10		Barker played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 417 to 323 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Barker’s record vs. Sawyer 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: #49. Current record: 5-5, -107.
Round 11		Barker played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 340 to 401 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Barker had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, -168.
Round 12		Barker played #47 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 437 to 274 (a spread of 163). The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Barker’s record vs. Klionsky 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: 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: #47. Current record: 6-6, -5.
Round 13		Barker played #28 Andrew Fanoe (Marietta, GA) and lost 331 to 425 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Barker had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, -99.
Round 14		Barker played #33 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 347 to 393 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Barker had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-8, -145.
Round 15		Barker played #44 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 345 to 485 (a spread of -140). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Barker’s record vs. Johnson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). 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: WWL. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-9, -285.
Round 16		Barker played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 463 to 301 (a spread of 162). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Barker’s record vs. Cooper 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: #58. Current record: 7-9, -123.
Round 17		Barker played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and lost 288 to 303 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Barker had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-10, -138.
Round 18		Barker played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 318 to 408 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Barker had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-11, -228.
Round 19		Barker played #74 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 407 to 295 (a spread of 112). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Barker’s record vs. Shapiro 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: #61. Current record: 8-11, -116.
Round 20		Barker played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 294 to 378 (a spread of -84). Before this event, Barker had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-12, -200.
Round 21		Barker played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and lost 303 to 482 (a spread of -179). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: RENO, NV Barker’s record vs. Aitken in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #74. Current record: 8-13, -379.
Round 22		Barker played #76 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 352 to 324 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Barker had not played Simpson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-13, -351.
Round 23		Barker played #48 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and tied at 356. The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Barker’s record vs. Landsbaum in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -351.
Round 24		Barker played #18 Myrna Cohen (Cupertino, CA) and won 400 to 311 (a spread of 89). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Barker’s record vs. Cohen 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: LLW. 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: #62. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -262.
Round 25		Barker played #75 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 394 to 422 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Barker had not played Sherman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -290.
Round 26		Barker played #19 Bonnie Cohn (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 282 to 448 (a spread of -166). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Barker’s record vs. Cohn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #75. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -456.
Round 27		Barker played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and lost 288 to 354 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Barker had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -522.
Round 28		Barker played #26 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and tied at 349. Before this event, Barker had not played DuMez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-17, -522.

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