NSC 2008: Wayne Scruggs [#74]

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On this page, you will find information about Wayne Scruggs, 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 12-16, -375, and is ranked #77 in Division 5.

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): Wayne Surname(s): Scruggs Home: Stockbridge, GA, United States Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 464 Average for: 345 Average against: 358
Round 1		Scruggs played #37 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 415 to 327 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2		Scruggs played #81 Nancy Sterngold (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 312 to 457 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -57.
Round 3		Scruggs played #24 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 352 to 335 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-1, -40.
Round 4		Scruggs played #82 Joyce Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 327 to 454 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, -167.
Round 5		Scruggs played #46 Chris Knight (Gulfport, FL) and won 354 to 346 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-2, -159.
Round 6		Scruggs played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 354 to 295 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, -100.
Round 7		Scruggs played #15 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 321 to 353 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, -132.
Round 8		Scruggs played #83 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 311 to 379 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, -200.
Round 9		Scruggs played #59 Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI) and lost 290 to 338 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-5, -248.
Round 10		Scruggs played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 311 to 367 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, -304.
Round 11		Scruggs played #25 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and lost 333 to 372 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, -343.
Round 12		Scruggs played #20 Brenda Dede (Gainesville, FL) and lost 304 to 325 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-8, -364.
Round 13		Scruggs played #51 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 336 to 403 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-9, -431.
Round 14		Scruggs played #80 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and won 387 to 351 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-9, -395.
Round 15		Scruggs played #70 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 368 to 267 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, -294.
Round 16		Scruggs played #92 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 238 to 387 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-10, -443.
Round 17		Scruggs played #76 Loretta Shapoff (Viera, FL) and won 426 to 324 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-10, -341.
Round 18		Scruggs played #8 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and won 464 to 276 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, -153.
Round 19		Scruggs played #84 John Thomason (Davie, FL) and lost 273 to 396 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-11, -276.
Round 20		Scruggs played #58 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 338 to 310 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-11, -248.
Round 21		Scruggs played #79 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and won 347 to 312 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-11, -213.
Round 22		Scruggs played #94 Wendy Wilkinson (Lexington, KY) and lost 343 to 418 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -288.
Round 23		Scruggs played #27 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 264 to 372 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-13, -396.
Round 24		Scruggs played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 344 to 375 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-14, -427.
Round 25		Scruggs played #2 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 426 to 291 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-14, -292.
Round 26		Scruggs played #44 Wanell Kelsey (Orchard Park, NY) and lost 302 to 384 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-15, -374.
Round 27		Scruggs played #67 Brian Ruddeforth (Wimauma, FL) and lost 424 to 458 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-16, -408.
Round 28		Scruggs played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) again and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-16, -375.

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