Peter Armstrong [#4] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Peter Armstrong, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Armstrong currently has a record of 16-12, +234, and is ranked #22 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): Peter Surname(s): Armstrong Home: Baltimore, MD, United States Age: 32 Awards: Arden Cup 2004 Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee Occupation: GIS / Data Manager

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	99-120 (0.452)
Past 1-12 months	16-19 (0.457)	W L W L W L W LLLL W L WWWWWW L W LLLL W L W L W LL W LL
Past 13-24 months	25-29 (0.463)	LL WW LLL W LL W LLL W LL W LLLL WWWWW L W LL WWWW L WW L W L WW L W LL W LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	17-18 (0.486)	LL WW LLL WW L WW L W LLL WWWW L W L WWWW LL W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	25-28 (0.472)	WWW LL WW LL W LL WWW LL WW LL W LL WW LLLLLLLLLL WWW L WWWWW L WW LLL W L
Past 49-60 months	7-9 (0.438)	LL WWWW LL W LLLL WW L
Past 61-72 months	9-17 (0.346)	LL W LLLL WWW LLL WW LL W LLL W L W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 563 Average for: 416 Average against: 407
Anagrams Championship		Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (7 hits). Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Armstrong played #5 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 438 to 353 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Armstrong’s record vs. Avrin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Armstrong played #41 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and lost 408 to 423 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Armstrong’s record vs. Koenig in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-1, +70.
Round 3		Armstrong played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 409 to 487 (a spread of -78) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Armstrong’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-2, -8.
Round 4		Armstrong played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 319 to 404 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-3, -93.
Round 5		Armstrong played #51 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 563 to 470 (a spread of 93) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, +0.
Round 6		Armstrong played #86 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 452 to 485 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Wiegand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-4, -33. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Armstrong played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and won 443 to 376 (a spread of 67) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Armstrong’s record vs. Howard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-4, +34.
Round 8		Armstrong played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 366 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, +110.
Round 9		Armstrong played #91 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 352 to 426 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Widergren in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-5, +36.
Round 10		Armstrong played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 452 to 299 (a spread of 153) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: GAMBRILLS, MD Armstrong’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-5, +189.
Round 11		Armstrong played #67 Jim Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 466 to 318 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +337.
Round 12		Armstrong played #3 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 338 to 435 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Armstrong’s record vs. Appel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-6, +240.
Round 13		Armstrong played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 441 to 421 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Armstrong’s record vs. Epstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-6, +260.
Round 14		Armstrong played #59 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 315 to 464 (a spread of -149) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Armstrong’s record vs. Odom in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-10 (0.412). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLWL. Past 37-48 months: WLWL. Past 49-60 months: LLWW. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, +111. Armstrong is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Armstrong played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 482 to 462 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: GAMBRILLS, MD Armstrong’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-7, +131.
Round 16		Armstrong played #57 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 398 to 389 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-7, +140.
Round 17		Armstrong played #68 Mark Pistolese (Hilo, HI) and lost 316 to 484 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Pistolese in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, -28.
Round 18		Armstrong played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 404 to 394 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Wapnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-8, -18.
Round 19		Armstrong played #51 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 415 to 407 (a spread of 8) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, -10.
Round 20		Armstrong played #7 Rich Baker (Eureka, CA) and won 468 to 397 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Baker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +61.
Round 21		Armstrong played #57 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 501 to 296 (a spread of 205) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Nemitrmansuk in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-8, +266.
Round 22		Armstrong played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 390 to 477 (a spread of -87) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Armstrong’s record vs. Edley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-9, +179.
Round 23		Armstrong played #73 Nigel Richards (New Zealand) and lost 307 to 549 (a spread of -242) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Richards in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-10, -63.
Round 24		Armstrong played #91 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and won 476 to 393 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Widergren in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +20.
Round 25		Armstrong played #63 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 405 to 373 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +52.
Round 26		Armstrong played #50 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 370 to 424 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Armstrong’s record vs. Mallick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-10 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LLLW. Past 37-48 months: WWL. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, -2.
Round 27		Armstrong played #45 Chris Lennon (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 310 to 345 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI Armstrong’s record vs. Lennon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, -37.
Round 28		Armstrong played #31 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 560 to 289 (a spread of 271) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Armstrong’s record vs. Hersom in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-12, +234.

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