Stefan Fatsis [#38] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Fatsis, 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. Fatsis currently has a record of 17-11, +732, and is ranked #19 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): Stefan Surname(s): Fatsis Home: Washington, DC, United States Age: 42 Awards: Author, ``Word Freak''; color commentator, ESPN Scrabble Hobbies: Fatherhood Occupation: Journalist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	16-5 (0.762)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	11-2 (0.846)	L WW L WWWWWWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 383 Average against: 356
Anagrams Championship		Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Fatsis played #129 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 340 to 394 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -54.
Round 2		Fatsis played #138 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 350 to 339 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -43.
Round 3		Fatsis played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 451 to 299 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +109.
Round 4		Fatsis played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 369 to 424 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, +54.
Round 5		Fatsis played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 299 to 413 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, -60.
Round 6		Fatsis played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 352 to 323 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Jacobstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-3, -31.
Round 7		Fatsis played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 316 to 352 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-4, -67.
Round 8		Fatsis played #6 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 346 to 371 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Averell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-5, -92.
Round 9		Fatsis played #76 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 306 to 463 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: ODENTON, MD Fatsis’s record vs. Lyons in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-6, -249.
Round 10		Fatsis played #114 Kitty Steinwand (Madison, WI) and lost 317 to 406 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Steinwand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3-7, -338.
Round 11		Fatsis played #69 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 425 to 302 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-7, -215. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Fatsis played #78 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 422 to 387 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Margolis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-7, -180.
Round 13		Fatsis played #16 Vince Castellano (Toronto ON) and lost 332 to 404 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Fatsis’s record vs. Castellano in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-8, -252.
Round 14		Fatsis played #43 James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) and won 489 to 253 (a spread of 236) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Flomo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-8, -16. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Fatsis played #91 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 359 to 365 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Moss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-9, -22. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Fatsis played #76 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 469 to 277 (a spread of 192) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: ODENTON, MD Fatsis’s record vs. Lyons in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-9, +170.
Round 17		Fatsis played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 358 to 342 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Igra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-9, +186.
Round 18		Fatsis played #29 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 410 to 367 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Diener in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-9, +229.
Round 19		Fatsis played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 437 to 326 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Fishman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, +340.
Round 20		Fatsis played #32 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 398 to 330 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Donelick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +408.
Round 21		Fatsis played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 427 to 332 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Yarnell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +503. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Fatsis played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 337 to 285 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Milton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +555. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Fatsis played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 365 to 390 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +530.
Round 24		Fatsis played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 446 to 332 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +644.
Round 25		Fatsis played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 399 to 297 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Fatsis’s record vs. Steele 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: #20. Current record: 15-10, +746.
Round 26		Fatsis played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 444 to 389 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +801.
Round 27		Fatsis played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 283 to 427 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Cadieux in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +657.
Round 28		Fatsis played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 464 to 389 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Fatsis had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +732. Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 5		Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).

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