Dave Hurd [#56] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Hurd, 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. Hurd currently has a record of 11.5-16.5, -554, and is ranked #96 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
	Given name(s): Dave Surname(s): Hurd Home: Des Moines, IA, United States Hobbies: rowing, bicycling, environmental issues Occupation: Retired NSC 2004 Division: 7 NSC 2004 Rank: 34/40, 11-19 -751

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	10-10 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	W LL W
Past 25-36 months	6-6 (0.500)	WW LLLLL WWWW 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: 418 Average for: 324 Average against: 344
Round 1		Hurd played #90 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and won 400 to 387 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Hurd had not played Patrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +13.
Round 2		Hurd played #98 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 339 to 431 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Hurd had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -79.
Round 3		Hurd played #92 Diane Pietrzak (Chicagoland, IL) and lost 380 to 384 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Hurd had not played Pietrzak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -83.
Round 4		Hurd played #68 Lin Lehmicke (Luck, WI) and won 418 to 196 (a spread of 222). Before this event, Hurd had not played Lehmicke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +139.
Round 5		Hurd played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and lost 292 to 449 (a spread of -157). Before this event, Hurd had not played Shaw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, -18.
Round 6		Hurd played #61 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 287 to 292 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Hurd had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-4, -23.
Round 7		Hurd played #87 Beverly Otto (Rochester, NY) and won 316 to 279 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Hurd had not played Otto in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-4, +14.
Round 8		Hurd played #83 Mark Movic (Des Moines, IA) and won 355 to 338 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SIOUX FALLS, SD Hurd’s record vs. Movic in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWL. 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: #53. Current record: 4-4, +31.
Round 9		Hurd played #15 Cecile Betts (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 372 to 317 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Hurd had not played Betts in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +86.
Round 10		Hurd played #74 Sedona Maniak (Portland, OR) and lost 361 to 420 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Hurd had not played Maniak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, +27.
Round 11		Hurd played #99 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 328 to 368 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Hurd had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-6, -13.
Round 12		Hurd played #105 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 301 to 250 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Hurd had not played Shea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +38.
Round 13		Hurd played #84 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and lost 315 to 336 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Hurd had not played Naples in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, +17.
Round 14		Hurd played #69 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 379 to 390 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Hurd had not played Lenzen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, +6.
Round 15		Hurd played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 302 to 252 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Hurd had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-8, +56.
Round 16		Hurd played #69 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) again and lost 314 to 401 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Hurd had not played Lenzen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, -31.
Round 17		Hurd played #65 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 338 to 294 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Hurd’s record vs. Konkol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WL. 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: #68. Current record: 8-9, +13.
Round 18		Hurd played #55 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 227 to 430 (a spread of -203). Before this event, Hurd had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-10, -190.
Round 19		Hurd played #46 Eleanor Gibson (Winnipeg MB) and lost 245 to 383 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Hurd had not played Gibson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-11, -328.
Round 20		Hurd played #4 Max Avalon (Phoenix, AZ) and won 347 to 326 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Hurd had not played Avalon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, -307.
Round 21		Hurd played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and lost 220 to 461 (a spread of -241). Before this event, Hurd had not played Barker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-12, -548.
Round 22		Hurd played #75 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and lost 335 to 342 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hurd’s record vs. Manown 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: #95. Current record: 9-13, -555.
Round 23		Hurd played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Hurd had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-14, -573.
Round 24		Hurd played #38 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 367 to 242 (a spread of 125). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Hurd’s record vs. Doerrfeld in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #95. Current record: 10-14, -448.
Round 25		Hurd played #39 Pat Durant (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 262 to 385 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Hurd had not played Durant in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-15, -571.
Round 26		Hurd played #38 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) again and tied at 337. The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Hurd’s record vs. Doerrfeld in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LW. 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: #97. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -571.
Round 27		Hurd played #15 Cecile Betts (Laguna Woods, CA) again and lost 287 to 292 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Hurd had not played Betts in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -576.
Round 28		Hurd played #50 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 319 to 297 (a spread of 22). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Hurd’s record vs. Hackney 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: #96. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -554.

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