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NSC 2008: Bruce Shuman [#96]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-13, +559, and is ranked #35 in Division 4.

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

[photo of Bruce Shuman]

Given name(s): Bruce
Surname(s): Shuman
Home: Wilmington, NC, United States
Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless
Occupation: Retired Professor
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 91/126, 14-17 -370
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 46/150, 16-14 +522
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 95/134, 12.5-15.5 -317
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 36/116, 15-13 +407
Round by Round

High score: 482
Average for: 363
Average against: 343

Round 1

[photo of Joan Knobelsdorf]

Shuman played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 347 to 364 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 0-1, -17.

Round 2

[photo of Tim Wise]

Shuman played #113 Tim Wise (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and lost 340 to 383 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 0-2, -60.

Round 3

[photo of Bobbi Hendrickson]

Shuman played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 467 to 296 (a spread of 171).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 1-2, +111.

Round 4

[photo of Herb Lewis]

Shuman played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 354 to 272 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-2, +193.

Round 5

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Shuman played #84 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 369 to 295 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 3-2, +267.

Round 6

[photo of Alice Goodwin]

Shuman played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 380 to 279 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-2, +368.

Round 7

[photo of Margaret Bee]

Shuman played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 378 to 461 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 4-3, +285.

Round 8

[photo of Kathy Hooper]

Shuman played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 342 to 373 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 4-4, +254.

Round 9

[photo of Cynthia Hughes]

Shuman played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 482 to 236 (a spread of 246).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 5-4, +500.

Round 10

[photo of Chris Canik]

Shuman played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 364 to 377 (a spread of -13).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-5, +487.

Round 11

[photo of Dawn Doyle]

Shuman played #22 Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL) and won 355 to 250 (a spread of 105).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 6-5, +592.

Round 12

[photo of Katya Lezin]

Shuman played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 319 to 356 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 6-6, +555.

Round 13

[photo of Hans Oh]

Shuman played #73 Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and lost 289 to 364 (a spread of -75).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 6-7, +480.

Round 14

[photo of Ginger White]

Shuman played #111 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 359 to 387 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 6-8, +452.

Round 15

[photo of Marcia Wade]

Shuman played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 6-9, +424.

Round 16

[photo of Terry Aitken]

Shuman played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 376 to 324 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 7-9, +476.

Round 17

[photo of Gene Tyszka]

Shuman played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 445 to 372 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 8-9, +549.

Round 18

[photo of Betty Bergeron]

Shuman played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 330 to 289 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 9-9, +590.

Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

[photo of Marina A Villena]

Shuman played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and lost 273 to 450 (a spread of -177).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 9-10, +413.

Round 20

[photo of Teresa Sanders]

Shuman played #88 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 326 to 310 (a spread of 16).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 10-10, +429.

Round 21

[photo of Gene Rawlins]

Shuman played #79 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 441 to 229 (a spread of 212).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 11-10, +641.

Round 22

[photo of Sylvia Sparkman]

Shuman played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 323 to 343 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 11-11, +621.

Round 23

[photo of Marlys Feder]

Shuman played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 336 to 308 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 12-11, +649.

Round 24

[photo of Michael Garner]

Shuman played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 449 to 427 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 13-11, +671.

Round 25

[photo of Mary Ellen Bergeron]

Shuman played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and lost 322 to 469 (a spread of -147).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 13-12, +524.

Round 26

[photo of Diane Weinerman]

Shuman played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 341 to 335 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 14-12, +530.

Round 27

[photo of Cornelia Guest]

Shuman played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and won 362 to 313 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 15-12, +579.

Round 28

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Shuman played #70 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 329 to 349 (a spread of -20).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 15-13, +559.


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