Avis Turner [#116] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Avis Turner, 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. Turner currently has a record of 15-13, -4, and is ranked #44 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): Avis Surname(s): Turner Home: Decatur, GA, United States Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Retired Teacher NSC 1996 Division: 4 NSC 1996 Rank: 58/78, 12-15 -3 NSC 1998 Division: 4 NSC 1998 Rank: 71/125, 15-16 +29 NSC 2000 Division: 6 NSC 2000 Rank: 14/77, 19-12 +44 NSC 2005 Division: 6 NSC 2005 Rank: 75/131, 14-14 -416

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	6-8 (0.429)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	L WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 417 Average for: 349 Average against: 349
Round 1		Turner played #38 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 317 to 331 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Turner had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2		Turner played #4 Max Avalon (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 340 to 352 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Turner had not played Avalon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-2, -26.
Round 3		Turner played #110 Paul Stabin (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 376 to 266 (a spread of 110). Before this event, Turner had not played Stabin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-2, +84.
Round 4		Turner played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 398 to 249 (a spread of 149). Before this event, Turner had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +233.
Round 5		Turner played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 309 to 399 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Turner had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +143.
Round 6		Turner played #64 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 320 to 312 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Turner had not played Kaye in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +151.
Round 7		Turner played #25 Khim Clarke (Irvine, CA) and lost 336 to 407 (a spread of -71). Before this event, Turner had not played Clarke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-4, +80.
Round 8		Turner played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 247 to 433 (a spread of -186). Before this event, Turner had not played Gould in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-5, -106.
Round 9		Turner played #49 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 400 to 284 (a spread of 116). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Turner’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: #62. Current record: 4-5, +10.
Round 10		Turner played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 417 to 327 (a spread of 90). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Turner’s record vs. Bianca in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #48. Current record: 5-5, +100.
Round 11		Turner played #6 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 349 to 319 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Turner had not played Baginski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, +130.
Round 12		Turner played #5 Irene Averbach (Rochester, NY) and won 390 to 371 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Turner had not played Averbach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +149.
Round 13		Turner played #20 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and won 345 to 270 (a spread of 75). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Turner’s record vs. Burns 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: #25. Current record: 8-5, +224.
Round 14		Turner played #86 Chris Nelson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 291 to 421 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Turner had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, +94.
Round 15		Turner played #24 Mike Carlson (Ontario, CA) and lost 355 to 383 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Turner had not played Carlson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +66.
Round 16		Turner played #103 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) and won 415 to 259 (a spread of 156). Before this event, Turner had not played Sears in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +222.
Round 17		Turner played #109 Sandi Spencer (Pickering ON) and won 394 to 319 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Turner had not played Spencer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +297.
Round 18		Turner played #84 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 362 to 326 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Turner had not played Naples in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +333.
Round 19		Turner played #120 Edmond Wilson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 255 to 480 (a spread of -225). Before this event, Turner had not played Wilson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +108.
Round 20		Turner played #60 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 365 to 387 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Turner had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, +86.
Round 21		Turner played #64 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) again and lost 357 to 397 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Turner had not played Kaye in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, +46.
Round 22		Turner played #107 Mary Snider (Austin, TX) and won 399 to 341 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Turner had not played Snider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, +104.
Round 23		Turner played #111 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 334 to 337 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Turner had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, +101.
Round 24		Turner played #24 Mike Carlson (Ontario, CA) again and won 411 to 303 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Turner had not played Carlson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +209.
Round 25		Turner played #103 Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY) again and won 352 to 334 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Turner had not played Sears in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-11, +227.
Round 26		Turner played #24 Mike Carlson (Ontario, CA) for the third time and lost 203 to 345 (a spread of -142). Before this event, Turner had not played Carlson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, +85.
Round 27		Turner played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and won 345 to 326 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Turner had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-12, +104.
Round 28		Turner played #62 Carol Jones (Las Cruces, NM) and lost 379 to 487 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Turner had not played Jones in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, -4.

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