NASC 2016: Bruce Shuman [3-59]

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On this page, you will find information about Bruce Shuman, who is competing at the 2016 North American 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, +518, and is ranked #40 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: 469 Average for: 378 Average against: 361
Round 1		Shuman played #38 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and lost 319 to 334 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -15.
Round 2		Shuman played #17 Chris Sitler (Knightstown, IN) and lost 394 to 397 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 0-2, -18.
Round 3		Shuman played #80 Thomas Tremont (Glen Ellyn, IL) and won 413 to 260 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, +135.
Round 4		Shuman played #99 Jan Lapierre (CHERRY HILL, NJ) and won 402 to 384 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +153.
Round 5		Shuman played #78 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 355 to 396 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +112.
Round 6		Shuman played #83 Beth Palmer (Evansville, IN) and lost 409 to 425 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-4, +96.
Round 7		Shuman played #63 Don Rathberger (Joliet, IL) and won 412 to 390 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, +118.
Round 8		Shuman played #30 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, +98.
Round 9		Shuman played #82 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 413 to 305 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, +206.
Round 10		Shuman played #75 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and won 379 to 359 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +226.
Round 11		Shuman played #27 Marlene Boyda (Lexington, MI) and lost 347 to 399 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, +174.
Round 12		Shuman played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 338 to 390 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-7, +122.
Round 13		Shuman played #64 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 415 to 310 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, +227.
Round 14		Shuman played #51 Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) and won 400 to 280 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +347.
Round 15		Shuman played #20 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 334 to 407 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, +274.
Round 16		Shuman played #57 Ella Sobel (Dorval QC) and lost 357 to 358 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-9, +273.
Round 17		Shuman played #100 Sheldon Gartner (Yorktown Heights, NY) and won 432 to 329 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, +376.
Round 18		Shuman played #7 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 351 to 302 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +425.
Round 19		Shuman played #42 Emily James (Petrolia ON) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +503.
Round 20		Shuman played #76 Kaia Nana (Weston, WV) and won 405 to 275 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +633.
Round 21		Shuman played #95 Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) and won 412 to 409 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +636.
Round 22		Shuman played #24 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 292 to 397 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +531.
Round 23		Shuman played #87 Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) and won 469 to 350 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +650.
Round 24		Shuman played #34 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 391 to 337 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +704.
Round 25		Shuman played #89 Hannah Rozear (Durham, NC) and lost 274 to 497 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-11, +481.
Round 26		Shuman played #5 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 339 to 413 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +407.
Round 27		Shuman played #77 Josh Greenway (Toronto ON) and lost 315 to 356 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-13, +366.
Round 28		Shuman played #47 Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) and lost 374 to 398 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-14, +342.
Round 29		Shuman played #61 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 450 to 332 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-14, +460. Shuman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Shuman played #31 Heidi Robertson (Ottawa ON) and won 391 to 323 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-14, +528.
Round 31		Shuman played #30 Daniel Heck (Des Moines, IA) again and lost 349 to 359 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-15, +518.

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