NSC 2009: Bruce Shuman [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-18, -586, and is ranked #77 in Division 2.

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, USA Hobbies: foreign languages, charity work, reading Occupation: retired

Round by Round
High score: 459 Average for: 360 Average against: 379
Round 1		Shuman played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 383 to 260 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +123.
Round 2		Shuman played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 315 to 466 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -28.
Round 3		Shuman played #88 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 380 to 326 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +26.
Round 4		Shuman played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 280 to 449 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, -143.
Round 5		Shuman played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 398 to 383 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, -128.
Round 6		Shuman played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 328 to 370 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -170.
Round 7		Shuman played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 352 to 346 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-3, -164.
Round 8		Shuman played #5 Matt Robin (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 290 to 438 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -312.
Round 9		Shuman played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 266 to 428 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, -474.
Round 10		Shuman played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and lost 329 to 330 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-6, -475.
Round 11		Shuman played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and lost 290 to 436 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-7, -621.
Round 12		Shuman played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and won 402 to 358 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-7, -577.
Round 13		Shuman played #72 Elaine Glowniak (Pontiac, MI) and lost 287 to 390 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, -680.
Round 14		Shuman played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-9, -691.
Round 15		Shuman played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 415 to 321 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-9, -597.
Round 16		Shuman played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 366 to 387 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-10, -618.
Round 17		Shuman played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 363 to 400 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-11, -655.
Round 18		Shuman played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 436 to 329 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-11, -548.
Round 19		Shuman played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 342 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -500.
Round 20		Shuman played #87 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 373 to 385 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-12, -512.
Round 21		Shuman played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and lost 425 to 466 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-13, -553.
Round 22		Shuman played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 321 to 435 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 8-14, -667.
Round 23		Shuman played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 452 to 330 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-14, -545.
Round 24		Shuman played #66 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 450 to 315 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-14, -410.
Round 25		Shuman played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 369 to 324 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, -365.
Round 26		Shuman played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-15, -454.
Round 27		Shuman played #75 Victor Li (Columbia, SC) and won 459 to 333 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-15, -328.
Round 28		Shuman played #85 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 345 to 305 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, -288.
Round 29		Shuman played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and lost 368 to 425 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-16, -345.
Round 30		Shuman played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 292 to 438 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-17, -491.
Round 31		Shuman played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 314 to 409 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-18, -586.

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