Cheryl Tyler [#165] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cheryl Tyler, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Tyler currently has a record of 11-19, -902, and is ranked #160 in Division 1.

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): Cheryl Surname(s): Tyler Home: Lubbock, TX, United States Age: 50 Hobbies: Reading, dreams, writing, dogs, games, gardening Occupation: Physician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-28 (0.349)
Past 1-12 months	3-9 (0.250)	W LL W LLLL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	1-9 (0.100)	LLL W LLLLLL
Past 25-36 months	10-9 (0.526)	LLL WW LLLL WWWW L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 502 Average for: 369 Average against: 399
Before the Tournament		Tyler is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Tyler played #135 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 376 to 379 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Richards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -3. Tyler is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Tyler played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 427 to 351 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-1, +73. Tyler is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Tyler played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 411 to 388 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, +96.
Round 4		Tyler played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and won 422 to 384 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-1, +134.
Round 5		Tyler played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 336 to 480 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Oliger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-2, -10.
Round 6		Tyler played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 378 to 310 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-2, +58. Tyler is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Tyler played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and lost 348 to 414 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-3, -8.
Round 8		Tyler played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 424 to 442 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-4, -26.
Round 9		Tyler played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 381 to 371 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-4, -16.
Round 10		Tyler played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 423 to 430 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tyler's record vs. Stegman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-5, -23.
Round 11		Tyler played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 365 to 451 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Tyler had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-6, -109.
Round 12		Tyler played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 564 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 5-7, -324.
Round 13		Tyler played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 415 to 374 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6-7, -283.
Round 14		Tyler played #152 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 343 to 436 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Stern in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-8, -376.
Round 15		Tyler played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 400 to 372 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Avrin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-8, -348.
Round 16		Tyler played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 375 to 396 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7-9, -369.
Round 17		Tyler played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and lost 268 to 458 (a spread of -190) . Before this event, Tyler had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 7-10, -559.
Round 18		Tyler played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 286 to 426 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 7-11, -699.
Round 19		Tyler played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 361 to 374 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 7-12, -712.
Round 20		Tyler played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 363 to 361 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Kreiswirth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 8-12, -710.
Round 21		Tyler played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 432 to 424 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 9-12, -702.
Round 22		Tyler played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 9-13, -800.
Round 23		Tyler played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 502 to 289 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 10-13, -587.
Round 24		Tyler played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 11-13, -515.
Round 25		Tyler played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 336 to 337 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 11-14, -516.
Round 26		Tyler played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 333 to 351 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 11-15, -534.
Round 27		Tyler played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 254 to 446 (a spread of -192) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 11-16, -726.
Round 28		Tyler played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 336 to 419 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 11-17, -809.
Round 29		Tyler played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 351 to 428 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Tyler's record vs. Brook in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 11-18, -886.
Round 30		Tyler played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 362 to 378 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Tyler had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 11-19, -902.

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