Lee Brooks [#12] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Lee Brooks, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Brooks currently has a record of 11-17, -266, and is ranked #119 in Division 3.

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): Lee Surname(s): Brooks Home: Lawton, OK, United States Age: 66 Hobbies: Knitting, Walking Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	79.5-126.5 (0.386)
Past 1-12 months	11.5-27.5 (0.295)	W L WWWWW LLLLL WTLL W LLLLLLL W LLL WW LLLLLLLLL
Past 13-24 months	19-33 (0.365)	W LLLLLLL W L W LLL W LLL W LLL W L W LLL WW LL WW LLL W L W L WW L W L W L W L W L
Past 25-36 months	22-17 (0.564)	L WW LL WWWWW LLL WWWW LLL WW L W LLLL WWWW L WW LL WW
Past 37-48 months	15-24 (0.385)	L WWW LLLL W LL WWW LLLL W L W LLL WWW LLLL W LLL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	5-12 (0.294)	LL W LLLLLL WWW LLLL W
Past 61-72 months	7-13 (0.350)	L W LLL WWW LLL W LLLLL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 502 Average for: 359 Average against: 368
Round 1		Brooks played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 371 to 448 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-1, -77.
Round 2		Brooks played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 346 to 325 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Brooks’s record vs. Michaels 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: #94. Current record: 1-1, -56.
Round 3		Brooks played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 374 to 444 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Starr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-2, -126.
Round 4		Brooks played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 391 to 316 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Ortman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -51.
Round 5		Brooks played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 366 to 393 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -78.
Round 6		Brooks played #125 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 371 to 351 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Brooks’s record vs. Van Alen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWLWW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-3, -58.
Round 7		Brooks played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 358 to 370 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-4, -70.
Round 8		Brooks played #115 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 396 to 370 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-4, -44.
Round 9		Brooks played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 311 to 332 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, -65.
Round 10		Brooks played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and lost 334 to 383 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Brooks’s record vs. Oele 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-6, -114.
Round 11		Brooks played #15 Naurlene Canterman (Tuscon, AZ) and won 341 to 296 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Brooks’s record vs. Canterman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-6, -69.
Round 12		Brooks played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 328 to 393 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Finkle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-7, -134.
Round 13		Brooks played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 321 to 480 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Rowland in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 5-8, -293.
Round 14		Brooks played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 381 to 383 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brooks’s record vs. Chen 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: #114. Current record: 5-9, -295.
Round 15		Brooks played #26 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 411 to 276 (a spread of 135) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Brooks’s record vs. Dabbs 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-9, -160.
Round 16		Brooks played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 358 to 309 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Brooks’s record vs. McDonough 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: #91. Current record: 7-9, -111.
Round 17		Brooks played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 297 to 457 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Brooks’s record vs. Sugano 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: #106. Current record: 7-10, -271.
Round 18		Brooks played #50 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 298 to 444 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Gott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-11, -417.
Round 19		Brooks played #45 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 398 to 325 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Ganguet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-11, -344.
Round 20		Brooks played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 502 to 245 (a spread of 257) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Brooks’s record vs. Sommer 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-11, -87.
Round 21		Brooks played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 293 to 340 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-12, -134.
Round 22		Brooks played #35 Ben Dweck (Great Neck, NY) and lost 360 to 445 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Dweck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-13, -219.
Round 23		Brooks played #129 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 335 to 364 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Brooks had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-14, -248.
Round 24		Brooks played #127 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 313 to 389 (a spread of -76) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Brooks’s record vs. Wayne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-8 (0.273). Past 1-12 months: WWLL. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-15, -324.
Round 25		Brooks played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 387 to 300 (a spread of 87) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Brooks’s record vs. Catanese in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-15, -237.
Round 26		Brooks played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 337 to 378 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Brooks’s record vs. Wornum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-16, -278. Brooks is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Brooks played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 368 to 300 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Flomo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-16, -210.
Round 28		Brooks played #76 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 404 to 460 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Brooks had not played Lyons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 11-17, -266.

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