Helen Burns [#20] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Burns, 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. Burns currently has a record of 13-15, +175, and is ranked #67 in Division 6.

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): Helen
Surname(s): Burns
Home: Santa Monica, CA, United States
Occupation: Retired
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 7-13 -112
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 60/90, 13-14 -425
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 54/120, 14-13 -17
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 87/118, 13.5-17.5 +76
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 97/126, 13-18 +72
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 144/150, 10-20 -714
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 72/131, 14-14 -81

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	12-9 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	2-2 (0.500)	WW LL
Past 13-24 months	7-6 (0.538)	W L WWWWW L W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	3-1 (0.750)	WWW 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 354 Average against: 345
Round 1		Burns played #81 Marian Melendez (Westminster, CA) and won 392 to 341 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Burns’s record vs. Melendez in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. 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: #37. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2		Burns played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 394 to 261 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Burns had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +184. Burns is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Burns is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Burns played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 328 to 351 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Burns had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4		Burns played #84 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Burns had not played Naples in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +181.
Round 5		Burns played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and lost 336 to 422 (a spread of -86). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: LOS GATOS, CA Burns’s record vs. Barker 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: #39. Current record: 3-2, +95.
Round 6		Burns played #32 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 413 to 273 (a spread of 140). Before this event, Burns had not played De Jong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +235.
Round 7		Burns played #33 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and lost 277 to 454 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Burns had not played De Young in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +58.
Round 8		Burns played #73 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 360 to 319 (a spread of 41). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: PASADENA, CA Burns’s record vs. Mahmood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #39. Current record: 5-3, +99.
Round 9		Burns played #46 Eleanor Gibson (Winnipeg MB) and won 338 to 333 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Burns had not played Gibson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-3, +104.
Round 10		Burns played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 230 to 300 (a spread of -70). Before this event, Burns had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, +34.
Round 11		Burns played #49 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 305 to 331 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Burns’s record vs. Green 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: 6-5, +8.
Round 12		Burns played #86 Chris Nelson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 395 to 391 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Burns had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, +12.
Round 13		Burns played #116 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and lost 270 to 345 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Burns’s record vs. Turner 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: #48. Current record: 7-6, -63.
Round 14		Burns played #5 Irene Averbach (Rochester, NY) and lost 313 to 456 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Burns had not played Averbach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-7, -206.
Round 15		Burns played #18 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 395 to 236 (a spread of 159). Before this event, Burns had not played Bremond in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, -47.
Round 16		Burns played #38 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 416 to 343 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Burns had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-7, +26.
Round 17		Burns played #108 Karin Somerville (Chandler, AZ) and won 383 to 292 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Burns had not played Somerville in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +117.
Round 18		Burns played #95 Dan Read (Vista, CA) and lost 233 to 309 (a spread of -76). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Burns’s record vs. Read in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #39. Current record: 10-8, +41.
Round 19		Burns played #73 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) again and lost 356 to 358 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: PASADENA, CA Burns’s record vs. Mahmood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #48. Current record: 10-9, +39.
Round 20		Burns played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 333 to 350 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Burns’s record vs. Gould 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: #56. Current record: 10-10, +22.
Round 21		Burns played #83 Mark Movic (Des Moines, IA) and lost 378 to 406 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Burns had not played Movic in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, -6.
Round 22		Burns played #119 Susan Watrous (Goodyear, AZ) and won 484 to 293 (a spread of 191). Before this event, Burns had not played Watrous in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-11, +185.
Round 23		Burns played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 340 to 378 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Burns had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, +147.
Round 24		Burns played #69 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 345 to 388 (a spread of -43). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Burns’s record vs. Lenzen 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: #69. Current record: 11-13, +104.
Round 25		Burns played #18 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) again and won 403 to 310 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Burns had not played Bremond in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-13, +197.
Round 26		Burns played #6 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and lost 373 to 376 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Burns had not played Baginski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-14, +194.
Round 27		Burns played #2 Donna Anderson (Arnold, MD) and won 373 to 342 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Burns had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-14, +225.
Round 28		Burns recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-15, +175.

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