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James Dodds [#31] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Dodds, 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. Dodds currently has a record of 12-16, +538, and is ranked #96 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

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Given name(s): Jim
Surname(s): Dodds
Home: White Oak, PA, United States
Age: 39
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Career History

6-year record against other players at this event36-24 (0.600) 
Past 1-12 months18-9 (0.667)WWW L WWWW LL WWW LL WWW L WW LL W L WW
Past 13-24 months3-6 (0.333)W LL W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months5-3 (0.625)L WWWWW LL
Past 37-48 months2-2 (0.500)W LL W
Past 49-60 months4-4 (0.500)LL W L W L WW
Past 61-72 months4-0 (1.000)WWWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 527
Average for: 379
Average against: 360

Round 1

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Dodds played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 323 to 373 (a spread of -50) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Catanese in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 0-1, -50.

Round 2

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Dodds played #10 Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) and won 408 to 295 (a spread of 113) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Bogle in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 1-1, +63.

Round 3

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Dodds played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 334 to 345 (a spread of -11) .

The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: KENT, OH

Dodds’s record vs. Sealy 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: #76.

Current record: 1-2, +52.

Round 4

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Dodds played #126 Brian Wagner (Nashville, TN) and won 517 to 336 (a spread of 181) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Wagner in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 2-2, +233.

Round 5

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Dodds played #35 Ben Dweck (Great Neck, NY) and won 369 to 346 (a spread of 23) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Dweck in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 3-2, +256.

Dodds is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Dodds is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 6

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Dodds played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 417 to 301 (a spread of 116) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: HUDSON, OH

Dodds’s record vs. Dixon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556).
Past 1-12 months: WWW.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: LLLW.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 4-2, +372.

Round 7

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Dodds played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 408 to 410 (a spread of -2) .

The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: HAZEL PARK, MI

Dodds’s record vs. Cadieux in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: LWW.
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: W.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 4-3, +370.

Round 8

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Dodds played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 367 to 350 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Milton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 5-3, +387.

Round 9

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Dodds played #134 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 358 to 362 (a spread of -4) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Wyer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 5-4, +383.

Round 10

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Dodds played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 527 to 255 (a spread of 272) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Rowland in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 6-4, +655.

Round 11

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Dodds played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 331 to 336 (a spread of -5) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Koch in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-5, +650.

Round 12

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Dodds played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 339 to 406 (a spread of -67) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Allen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 6-6, +583.

Round 13

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Dodds played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 311 to 408 (a spread of -97) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Torrance in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-7, +486.

Round 14

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Dodds played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 289 to 365 (a spread of -76) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Williams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 6-8, +410.

Round 15

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Dodds played #15 Naurlene Canterman (Tuscon, AZ) and lost 324 to 464 (a spread of -140) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Canterman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 6-9, +270.

Round 16

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Dodds played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and lost 378 to 387 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Ortman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 6-10, +261.

Round 17

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Dodds played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 362 to 382 (a spread of -20) .

The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Dodds’s record vs. Starr 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: #116.

Current record: 6-11, +241.

Round 18

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Dodds played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 364 (a spread of 45) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Ubeika in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 7-11, +286.

Round 19

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Dodds played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 450 to 294 (a spread of 156) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Cullman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 8-11, +442.

Round 20

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Dodds played #49 Mary M Gordon (Garden Grove, CA) and lost 346 to 406 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Gordon in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 8-12, +382.

Round 21

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Dodds played #115 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and lost 393 to 450 (a spread of -57) .

The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: YORK, PA

Dodds’s record vs. Stewart 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: #114.

Current record: 8-13, +325.

Round 22

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Dodds played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and lost 336 to 370 (a spread of -34) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Sugano in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 8-14, +291.

Round 23

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Dodds played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 338 to 375 (a spread of -37) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN

Dodds’s record vs. Cowan 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: #123.

Current record: 8-15, +254.

Round 24

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Dodds played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 353 to 429 (a spread of -76) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 8-16, +178.

Round 25

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Dodds played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 425 to 267 (a spread of 158) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Flomo in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 9-16, +336.

Round 26

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Dodds played #101 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 397 to 349 (a spread of 48) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

Dodds’s record vs. Raymond 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: #115.

Current record: 10-16, +384.

Round 27

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Dodds played #33 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 410 to 279 (a spread of 131) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Douglas in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 11-16, +515.

Round 28

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Dodds played #21 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 398 to 375 (a spread of 23) .

Before this event, Dodds had not played Collins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 12-16, +538.


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