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Rita Dady [#112] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rita Dady, 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. Dady currently has a record of 12-16, -220, and is ranked #85 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

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Given name(s): Rita
Surname(s): Dady
Home: Monterey, CA, United States
Age: 65

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event29.5-35.5 (0.454) 
Past 1-12 months4-4 (0.500)LL WWW LL W
Past 13-24 monthsno games
Past 25-36 months5.5-4.5 (0.550)W LL WTWWW LL
Past 37-48 months5-7 (0.417)LL WW LL W L W L W L
Past 49-60 months2-1 (0.667)L WW
Past 61-72 months13-19 (0.406)L W L W LLL W L W L W L W L WWW LLLLL W L W LL W L W L

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 486
Average for: 386
Average against: 394

Round 1

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Dady played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 366 to 401 (a spread of -35) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Heidler in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 0-1, -35.

Round 2

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Dady played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 457 to 331 (a spread of 126) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Firstman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-1, +91.

Round 3

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Dady played #108 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 486 to 293 (a spread of 193) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Dady’s record vs. Whitman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).
Past 1-12 months: WL.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-1, +284.

Round 4

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Dady played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 352 to 366 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Hagel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-2, +270.

Round 5

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Dady played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 415 to 269 (a spread of 146) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Parsons in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 3-2, +416.

Round 6

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Dady played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 418 (a spread of -74) .

The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: CAMPBELL, CA

Dady’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: WLW.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 3-3, +342.

Round 7

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Dady played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 347 to 384 (a spread of -37) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Stegman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 3-4, +305.

Round 8

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Dady played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 262 to 527 (a spread of -265) .

The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: CAMPBELL, CA

Dady’s record vs. Wallis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
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: #78.

Current record: 3-5, +40.

Round 9

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Dady played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and won 475 to 360 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 4-5, +155.

Round 10

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Dady played #102 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 380 to 363 (a spread of 17) .

The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: RENO, NV

Dady’s record vs. Tillekeratne 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: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 5-5, +172.

Round 11

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Dady played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 5-6, +77.

Round 12

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Dady played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and lost 367 to 449 (a spread of -82) .

The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Dady’s record vs. Goolsby in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
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: WL.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 5-7, -5.

Round 13

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Dady played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 380 to 442 (a spread of -62) .

The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Dady’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: LL.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 5-8, -67.

Round 14

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Dady played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 335 to 462 (a spread of -127) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 5-9, -194.

Round 15

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Dady played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Murray in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-9, -86.

Round 16

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Dady played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 480 to 331 (a spread of 149) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 7-9, +63.

Round 17

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Dady played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 350 to 444 (a spread of -94) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Clark in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 7-10, -31.

Round 18

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Dady played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 364 to 399 (a spread of -35) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 7-11, -66.

Round 19

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Dady played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 321 to 460 (a spread of -139) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 7-12, -205.

Round 20

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Dady played #90 Isaias Sarmiento (Boston, MA) and won 427 to 298 (a spread of 129) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Sarmiento in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 8-12, -76.

Round 21

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Dady played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 408 to 434 (a spread of -26) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LOS GATOS, CA

Dady’s record vs. Levin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444).
Past 1-12 months: LWL.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: WWLL.

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 8-13, -102.

Round 22

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Dady played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 364 to 316 (a spread of 48) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Taylor in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 9-13, -54.

Round 23

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Dady played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 484 (a spread of -116) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 9-14, -170.

Round 24

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Dady played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 470 to 357 (a spread of 113) .

The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: CAMPBELL, CA

Dady’s record vs. Merrill in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333).
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: WL.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 10-14, -57.

Round 25

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Dady played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 386 to 446 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Murray in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 10-15, -117.

Round 26

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Dady played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 362 to 342 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Freebody in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 11-15, -97.

Round 27

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Dady played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 326 to 494 (a spread of -168) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Hagel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 11-16, -265.

Round 28

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Dady played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 405 to 360 (a spread of 45) .

Before this event, Dady had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 12-16, -220.


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