Ray Smith [#96] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ray Smith, 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. Smith currently has a record of 19-9, +1464, and is ranked #4 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): Ray Surname(s): Smith Home: Tucker, GA, United States Age: 46 Awards: 2003-01 Rome, GA; 2003-09, 2004-09 Atlanta, GA; 2004-05 Athens, GA Hobbies: Pinball, walking, computers Occupation: Computer Specialist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	79.5-58.5 (0.576)
Past 1-12 months	7.5-4.5 (0.625)	W L W LTL WWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	11-5 (0.688)	WW LL WW L WWWW LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	15-9 (0.625)	W LLLLL W L W L W L WWWWW L WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	10-6 (0.625)	L WWWWWW LLL WWW LL W
Past 49-60 months	14-10 (0.583)	LLL W LLL WWWWW L W L WWWW L WWW L
Past 61-72 months	22-24 (0.478)	WW L WW LLL W LL WWW L WW LL W LL W LL W LL W L WWWWW LL W LLL WW LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 553 Average for: 416 Average against: 364
Round 1		Smith played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and won 386 to 360 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Smith had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +26. Smith is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Smith played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and won 553 to 232 (a spread of 321) . Before this event, Smith had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +347.
Round 3		Smith played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 370 to 330 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Smith had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +387.
Round 4		Smith played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 410 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Smith had not played Levitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +349.
Round 5		Smith played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 311 to 365 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Smith had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +295.
Round 6		Smith played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 311 to 467 (a spread of -156) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Smith’s record vs. Robinsky 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: #44. Current record: 3-3, +139.
Round 7		Smith played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 361 to 447 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Smith had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, +53.
Round 8		Smith played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 387 to 381 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Smith had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +59.
Round 9		Smith played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 461 to 431 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Smith had not played Chaikin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +89.
Round 10		Smith played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 326 to 422 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Smith’s record vs. Inthara 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: #57. Current record: 5-5, -7.
Round 11		Smith played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 471 to 374 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Smith had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +90.
Round 12		Smith played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 482 to 281 (a spread of 201) . Before this event, Smith had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +291.
Round 13		Smith played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 382 to 465 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Smith had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +208.
Round 14		Smith played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 532 to 355 (a spread of 177) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Smith’s record vs. Dalton 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: #27. Current record: 8-6, +385.
Round 15		Smith played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 448 to 358 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Smith had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +475.
Round 16		Smith played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 465 to 361 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Smith had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-6, +579.
Round 17		Smith played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 369 to 411 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Smith’s record vs. Inthara 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: #21. Current record: 10-7, +537.
Round 18		Smith played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 515 to 354 (a spread of 161) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Smith’s record vs. Wong 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: #14. Current record: 11-7, +698.
Round 19		Smith played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 428 to 270 (a spread of 158) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Smith’s record vs. Leifer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 13-13 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WWLWLWLWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LWWLL. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: WWWLL. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +856.
Round 20		Smith played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and lost 290 to 309 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Smith had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +837.
Round 21		Smith played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 319 to 386 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Smith had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +770.
Round 22		Smith played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 400 to 357 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Smith had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +813.
Round 23		Smith played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 514 to 412 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2000-03 at: MYRTLE BEACH, SC Smith’s record vs. Anglin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). 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: WLLWLLWW. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +915.
Round 24		Smith played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 452 to 414 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Smith had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +953.
Round 25		Smith played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 443 to 323 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Smith’s record vs. Leifer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 13-13 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WWLWLWLWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LWWLL. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: WWWLL. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +1073.
Round 26		Smith played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 466 to 216 (a spread of 250) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Smith’s record vs. Kamen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: WLWLLW. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-9, +1323. Smith is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Smith played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 427 to 340 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Smith had not played Levitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +1410.
Round 28		Smith played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 408 to 354 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Smith had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +1464. Smith is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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