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Jim Peters [#67] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James L Peters, 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. Peters currently has a record of 11.5-16.5, -339, and is ranked #75 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

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Given name(s): James L
Surname(s): Peters
Home: Brandon, FL, United States
Awards: None Major, few small tourney wins and some 3-3 Basket ball toruney trophies, some bowling trophies long time ago.
Hobbies: Basketball, chess, softball
Occupation: Real estate investor and Mortgage loan originator

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event61-81 (0.430) 
Past 1-12 months13-13 (0.500)L W LL WWWW LLLLLLL WWWW L W L WWW L
Past 13-24 months12-25 (0.324)LLL W LL W LLL W L WW LLLL WW LLL W LLL W L W LLL W LL W
Past 25-36 months9-17 (0.346)LLLLLL W L WW LL WW LL W L W LLL W LL W
Past 37-48 months14-13 (0.519)WWW L W L W LL WW L W L WW LLLLLL WWW L W
Past 49-60 months12-12 (0.500)W L WWW LLLL W L WW LL WW LL W LL WW
Past 61-72 months1-1 (0.500)L W

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 482
Average for: 380
Average against: 392

Round 1

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Peters played #89 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 351 to 441 (a spread of -90) .

The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL

Peters’s record vs. Wright 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: #72.

Current record: 0-1, -90.

Round 2

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Peters played #82 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 382 (a spread of -40) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Thevenot 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: #74.

Current record: 0-2, -130.

Round 3

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Peters played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 482 to 315 (a spread of 167) .

The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Smith 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: 1-2, +37.

Round 4

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Peters played #16 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 476 (a spread of -132) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Cushman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: WW.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 1-3, -95.

Round 5

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Peters played #90 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 370 to 288 (a spread of 82) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Zxqkj in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 2-3, -13.

Round 6

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Peters played #87 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Withers in the 6 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 2-4, -48.

Round 7

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Peters played #22 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and won 441 to 353 (a spread of 88) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Fraley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 3-4, +40.

Round 8

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Peters played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and tied at 383 .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL

Peters’s record vs. Payne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LL.
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: #55.

Current record: 3.5-4.5, +40.

Round 9

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Peters played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 365 to 398 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Edley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 3.5-5.5, +7.

Round 10

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Peters played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 331 to 526 (a spread of -195) .

The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 3.5-6.5, -188.

Round 11

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Peters played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 318 to 466 (a spread of -148) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Armstrong in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 3.5-7.5, -336.

Round 12

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Peters played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #71.

Current record: 4.5-7.5, -290.

Round 13

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Peters played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 295 to 388 (a spread of -93) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Katz-Brown in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 4.5-8.5, -383.

Round 14

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Peters played #78 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 423 to 248 (a spread of 175) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Singleton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
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: #65.

Current record: 5.5-8.5, -208.

Round 15

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Peters played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 472 to 371 (a spread of 101) .

The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL

Peters’s record vs. Payne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: LL.
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: #61.

Current record: 6.5-8.5, -107.

Round 16

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Peters played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 341 to 324 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Geary in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 7.5-8.5, -90.

Round 17

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Peters played #2 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 309 to 393 (a spread of -84) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Alexander 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: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 7.5-9.5, -174.

Round 18

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Peters played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 405 to 414 (a spread of -9) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: WW.
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: #66.

Current record: 7.5-10.5, -183.

Round 19

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Peters played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 391 to 375 (a spread of 16) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #59.

Current record: 8.5-10.5, -167.

Round 20

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Peters played #8 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 417 to 419 (a spread of -2) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL

Peters’s record vs. Bednarz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #67.

Current record: 8.5-11.5, -169.

Round 21

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Peters played #71 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 348 to 426 (a spread of -78) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL

Peters’s record vs. Polatnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-10 (0.412).
Past 1-12 months: WL.
Past 13-24 months: LLLWL.
Past 25-36 months: LLWLLLW.
Past 37-48 months: WW.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 8.5-12.5, -247.

Round 22

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Peters played #78 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 341 to 463 (a spread of -122) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Singleton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
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: #75.

Current record: 8.5-13.5, -369.

Round 23

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Peters played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 466 to 340 (a spread of 126) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: WL.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9.5-13.5, -243.

Round 24

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Peters played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 391 to 352 (a spread of 39) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Hoekstra in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 10.5-13.5, -204.

Round 25

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Peters played #87 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 359 to 448 (a spread of -89) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Peters’s record vs. Withers in the 6 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 10.5-14.5, -293.

Round 26

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Peters played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 420 to 429 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Hoekstra in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 10.5-15.5, -302.

Round 27

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Peters played #61 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 424 to 400 (a spread of 24) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Peters’s record vs. Oliger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: L.
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: #73.

Current record: 11.5-15.5, -278.

Round 28

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Peters played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 344 to 405 (a spread of -61) .

Before this event, Peters had not played Howard in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 11.5-16.5, -339.


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