NSC 2012: Bruce Shuman [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2012 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 16-15, +196, and is ranked #38 in Division 3.

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): Bruce Surname(s): Shuman Home: Wilmington, NC, United States Hobbies: library volunteer; feeding the homeless

Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 373 Average against: 367
Round 1		Shuman played #54 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 435 to 295 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +140.
Round 2		Shuman played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and won 372 to 350 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +162.
Round 3		Shuman played #19 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 295 to 341 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +116.
Round 4		Shuman played #39 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 449 to 372 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +193.
Round 5		Shuman played #70 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 337 to 330 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +200.
Round 6		Shuman played #27 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and won 448 to 352 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +296.
Round 7		Shuman played #34 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 418 to 366 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +348.
Round 8		Shuman played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 310 to 385 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +273. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Shuman played #3 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and lost 325 to 407 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-3, +191.
Round 10		Shuman played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 392 to 377 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +206.
Round 11		Shuman played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 386 to 378 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +214.
Round 12		Shuman played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 346 to 387 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +173. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Shuman played #2 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 323 to 390 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +106.
Round 14		Shuman played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +92.
Round 15		Shuman played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 313 to 335 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +70.
Round 16		Shuman played #26 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 353 to 415 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-8, +8.
Round 17		Shuman played #75 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 336 to 382 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, -38.
Round 18		Shuman played #13 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 332 to 405 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-10, -111.
Round 19		Shuman played #25 Eileen Johnson (Bay Shore, NY) and lost 295 to 378 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-11, -194.
Round 20		Shuman played #48 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 343 to 381 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-12, -232.
Round 21		Shuman played #16 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 423 to 408 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-12, -217.
Round 22		Shuman played #80 Norma Marshall (Lancaster, MA) and won 446 to 287 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-12, -58.
Round 23		Shuman played #77 Linda Robinson (Clyde, OH) and won 392 to 342 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-12, -8.
Round 24		Shuman played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and lost 435 to 437 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-13, -10.
Round 25		Shuman played #66 Edward Gowash (APO, AE) and won 401 to 343 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, +48.
Round 26		Shuman played #40 Sam Rothbart (Southampton, NY) and won 355 to 317 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-13, +86.
Round 27		Shuman played #20 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 408 to 248 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, +246.
Round 28		Shuman played #29 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, +287.
Round 29		Shuman played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 428 to 373 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-13, +342.
Round 30		Shuman played #18 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 375 to 390 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +327.
Round 31		Shuman played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) again and lost 294 to 425 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-15, +196.

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