Scott Leifer [#56] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Scott P. Leifer, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Leifer currently has a record of 14-14, +69, and is ranked #53 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): Scott P. Surname(s): Leifer Home: Middleboro, MA, United States Age: 33 Hobbies: Reading, Songwriting, Exercising Occupation: Bank Examiner

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	26-21 (0.553)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	L W L WW LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	5-1 (0.833)	L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	8-9 (0.471)	LTL W LLTWW L WW L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL W LL WW
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 378 Average against: 375
Round 1		Leifer played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 306 to 412 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -106.
Round 2		Leifer played #94 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 321 to 497 (a spread of -176) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Shambach in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #104. Current record: 0-2, -282.
Round 3		Leifer played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 327 to 425 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Crowe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-3, -380. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Leifer played #30 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 380 to 414 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Frentz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: T. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-4, -414.
Round 5		Leifer played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 487 to 355 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -282.
Round 6		Leifer played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 412 to 438 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-5, -308.
Round 7		Leifer played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 459 to 334 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-5, -183.
Round 8		Leifer played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 354 to 329 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -158.
Round 9		Leifer played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 318 to 385 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-6, -225.
Round 10		Leifer played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 407 to 340 (a spread of 67) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Parsons 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: #81. Current record: 4-6, -158.
Round 11		Leifer played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and won 359 to 339 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -138.
Round 12		Leifer played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 406 to 356 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-6, -88.
Round 13		Leifer played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 314 to 427 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 6-7, -201.
Round 14		Leifer played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 465 to 323 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -59.
Round 15		Leifer played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 348 to 336 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Krieger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-7, -47.
Round 16		Leifer played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 380 to 477 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Le 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: #61. Current record: 8-8, -144.
Round 17		Leifer played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 381 to 397 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Van Leunen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-9, -160.
Round 18		Leifer played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Chaney 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: #58. Current record: 9-9, -148.
Round 19		Leifer played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 327 to 350 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Patterson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-10, -171.
Round 20		Leifer played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 297 to 375 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-11, -249.
Round 21		Leifer played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 425 to 277 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Dustin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-11, -101.
Round 22		Leifer played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 414 to 397 (a spread of 17) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Methaset 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: #56. Current record: 11-11, -84.
Round 23		Leifer played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 445 to 416 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-11, -55.
Round 24		Leifer played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 489 to 374 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +60.
Round 25		Leifer played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 338 to 378 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-12, +20.
Round 26		Leifer played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 425 to 252 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +193.
Round 27		Leifer played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 282 to 311 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Norr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +164.
Round 28		Leifer played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 319 to 414 (a spread of -95) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Methaset 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: #53. Current record: 14-14, +69.

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