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
	Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Dodds Home: White Oak, PA, United States Age: 39 Awards: Hobbies: Occupation:

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	36-24 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	18-9 (0.667)	WWW L WWWW LL WWW LL WWW L WW LL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	3-6 (0.333)	W LL W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	5-3 (0.625)	L WWWWW LL
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	W LL W
Past 49-60 months	4-4 (0.500)	LL W L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 379 Average against: 360
Round 1		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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