Luther Durant [#27] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Luther Durant, 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. Durant currently has a record of 13.5-14.5, -346, and is ranked #49 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
	Given name(s): Luther Surname(s): Durant Home: Scottsdale, AZ, United States Hobbies: HIKING Occupation: REAL ESTATE INVESTOR

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	8-15 (0.348)
Past 1-12 months	4-9 (0.308)	W LLLLLL W LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 432 Average for: 354 Average against: 366
Round 1		Durant played #4 Donna Atwood (Phoenix, AZ) and won 382 to 346 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Durant had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Durant played #78 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 373 to 303 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Durant had not played Souza in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +106.
Round 3		Durant played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 412 to 310 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Durant had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +208.
Round 4		Durant played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and won 355 to 302 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Durant had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +261.
Round 5		Durant played #80 Phil Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 432 to 445 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Durant’s record vs. Spry 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: #15. Current record: 4-1, +248.
Round 6		Durant played #36 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 343 to 305 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Durant had not played Galebach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +286.
Round 7		Durant played #47 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and lost 342 to 348 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Durant had not played Klionsky in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +280.
Round 8		Durant played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 265 to 444 (a spread of -179). Before this event, Durant had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +101.
Round 9		Durant played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 387 to 425 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Durant had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +63.
Round 10		Durant played #90 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Durant had not played Pastore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +79.
Round 11		Durant played #33 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 389 to 299 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Durant had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +169.
Round 12		Durant played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 382 to 325 (a spread of 57). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Durant’s record vs. Tacker 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: #14. Current record: 8-4, +226.
Round 13		Durant played #91 Antonio Malonzo (Philippines) and lost 335 to 471 (a spread of -136). Before this event, Durant had not played Malonzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +90.
Round 14		Durant played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 412 to 363 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Durant had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +139.
Round 15		Durant played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 304 to 395 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Durant had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +48.
Round 16		Durant played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 389 to 395 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Durant had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +42.
Round 17		Durant played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Durant had not played Levine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +11.
Round 18		Durant played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) again and lost 329 to 402 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Durant had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, -62.
Round 19		Durant played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Durant had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, -76.
Round 20		Durant played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 285 to 378 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Durant had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-11, -169.
Round 21		Durant played #46 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and won 328 to 297 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Durant had not played Kading in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-11, -138.
Round 22		Durant played #22 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and tied at 331. The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Durant’s record vs. DeMers 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: #50. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -138.
Round 23		Durant played #35 Nita Galambos (Portland, OR) and lost 299 to 405 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Durant had not played Galambos in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -244.
Round 24		Durant played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) again and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Durant had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -232.
Round 25		Durant played #53 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 346 to 423 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Durant had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -309.
Round 26		Durant played #87 Louella Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 359 to 303 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Durant had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12.5-13.5, -253.
Round 27		Durant played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) for the third time and lost 273 to 395 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Durant had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -375.
Round 28		Durant played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and won 352 to 323 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Durant had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -346.

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