Judy Levitt [#59] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Judith A. Levitt, 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. Levitt currently has a record of 18-10, +1014, and is ranked #7 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): Judith A. Surname(s): Levitt Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 59 Awards: 756 game, including 302-point play (1 phony in game) Hobbies: plant clippings Occupation: lawyter-retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	10-20 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	5-11 (0.312)	LLLLLLLLL WWWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLL WW LL W LLL W L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 560 Average for: 415 Average against: 378
Round 1		Levitt played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 413 to 310 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		Levitt played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 544 to 355 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +292.
Round 3		Levitt played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 560 to 365 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +487.
Round 4		Levitt played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 410 to 372 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +525.
Round 5		Levitt played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and won 411 to 294 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +642.
Round 6		Levitt played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +675.
Round 7		Levitt played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and won 436 to 387 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +724.
Round 8		Levitt played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 351 to 498 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +577.
Round 9		Levitt played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and won 455 to 294 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +738.
Round 10		Levitt played #52 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 468 to 358 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Lauder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +848.
Round 11		Levitt played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 340 to 419 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +769.
Round 12		Levitt played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and won 544 to 192 (a spread of 352) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Richards Berg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +1121. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Levitt played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 490 to 371 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +1240.
Round 14		Levitt played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 343 to 396 (a spread of -53) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Levitt’s record vs. Mancine 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: #2. Current record: 11-3, +1187.
Round 15		Levitt played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 422 to 359 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Levitt’s record vs. Chaikin 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: #2. Current record: 12-3, +1250.
Round 16		Levitt played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 326 to 469 (a spread of -143) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Levitt’s record vs. Cohen 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: #3. Current record: 12-4, +1107.
Round 17		Levitt played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 390 to 383 (a spread of 7) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Levitt’s record vs. Kamen 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: #2. Current record: 13-4, +1114. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Levitt played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 431 to 380 (a spread of 51) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Levitt’s record vs. Mancine 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: #2. Current record: 14-4, +1165.
Round 19		Levitt played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 303 to 433 (a spread of -130) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: WEST LOS ANGELES, CA Levitt’s record vs. Kamen 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: #2. Current record: 14-5, +1035.
Round 20		Levitt played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 384 to 466 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-6, +953. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Levitt played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 352 to 324 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Stegman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +981. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Levitt played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 288 to 350 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +919. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Levitt played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 517 to 399 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1037.
Round 24		Levitt played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 405 to 444 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +998. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Levitt played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 457 to 306 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-8, +1149. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Levitt played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 360 to 417 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +1092.
Round 27		Levitt played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 340 to 427 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +1005.
Round 28		Levitt played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 449 to 440 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +1014. Levitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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