Dorothy Tatum [#114] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Dorothy Tatum, 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. Tatum currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, +223, and is ranked #35 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): Dorothy Surname(s): Tatum Home: Memphis, TN, United States Hobbies: bridge, travel Occupation: Retired NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 48/76, 14-16 -174 NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 110/131, 12-16 -514

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	27-25 (0.519)
Past 1-12 months	10-3 (0.769)	L WW L WWWW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	8-14 (0.364)	W LLLLLLLL W L W LL WWW LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	7-7 (0.500)	WW LLL WW L WW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
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: 421 Average for: 342 Average against: 334
Round 1		Tatum played #76 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 278 to 401 (a spread of -123). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Tatum’s record vs. Matthews in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #102. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Tatum played #49 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 328 to 329 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Tatum had not played Green in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-2, -124.
Round 3		Tatum played #14 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons, NC) and lost 236 to 462 (a spread of -226). Before this event, Tatum had not played Bertoni in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-3, -350.
Round 4		Tatum played #29 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 279 to 365 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Tatum had not played Dancho in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-4, -436.
Round 5		Tatum played #75 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and won 411 to 252 (a spread of 159). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Tatum’s record vs. Manown in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. 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: #100. Current record: 1-4, -277.
Round 6		Tatum played #39 Pat Durant (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 311 to 372 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Tatum had not played Durant in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-5, -338.
Round 7		Tatum played #97 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 356 to 410 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Tatum had not played Reinke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-6, -392.
Round 8		Tatum played #58 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 421 to 303 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Tatum had not played Jackson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-6, -274.
Round 9		Tatum played #67 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 387 to 359 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Tatum had not played Laris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-6, -246.
Round 10		Tatum played #77 Dan Mcgrath (Lubbock, TX) and won 406 to 326 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Tatum had not played Mcgrath in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-6, -166.
Round 11		Tatum played #50 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 307 to 272 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Tatum had not played Hackney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -131.
Round 12		Tatum played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 370 to 332 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tatum’s record vs. Bartholomeusz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -93.
Round 13		Tatum played #52 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 349 to 315 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Tatum had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, -59.
Round 14		Tatum played #18 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and lost 267 to 293 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tatum’s record vs. Bremond 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: #61. Current record: 7-7, -85.
Round 15		Tatum played #4 Max Avalon (Phoenix, AZ) and won 373 to 364 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Tatum had not played Avalon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, -76.
Round 16		Tatum played #82 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 342 to 344 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tatum’s record vs. Millard 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: #59. Current record: 8-8, -78.
Round 17		Tatum played #15 Cecile Betts (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 378 to 258 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Tatum had not played Betts in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-8, +42.
Round 18		Tatum played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and lost 297 to 300 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Tatum’s record vs. Shaw 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: #56. Current record: 9-9, +39.
Round 19		Tatum played #74 Sedona Maniak (Portland, OR) and won 345 to 329 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Tatum had not played Maniak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-9, +55.
Round 20		Tatum played #28 David Dahl (Peoria, IL) and won 395 to 379 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Tatum had not played Dahl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, +71.
Round 21		Tatum played #119 Susan Watrous (Goodyear, AZ) and won 306 to 291 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Tatum’s record vs. Watrous 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: #35. Current record: 12-9, +86.
Round 22		Tatum played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 319 to 367 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Tatum had not played Gould in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, +38.
Round 23		Tatum played #57 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and lost 322 to 352 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tatum’s record vs. Hurley 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: #51. Current record: 12-11, +8.
Round 24		Tatum played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and lost 318 to 367 (a spread of -49). Before this event, Tatum had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-12, -41.
Round 25		Tatum played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and tied at 311. Before this event, Tatum had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -41.
Round 26		Tatum played #31 Catherine Day (Cambridge, MA) and won 379 to 321 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Tatum had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +17.
Round 27		Tatum played #82 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) again and won 372 to 300 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tatum’s record vs. Millard 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: #40. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +89.
Round 28		Tatum played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 412 to 278 (a spread of 134). Before this event, Tatum had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +223.

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