Joseph Jokubaitis [#61] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joseph Jokubaitis, 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. Jokubaitis currently has a record of 12-16, -471, and is ranked #109 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): Joseph Surname(s): Jokubaitis Home: Watertown, CT, United States Age: 42 Hobbies: knitting, anarchy Occupation: self employed

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	37-34 (0.521)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 13-24 months	11-16 (0.407)	L WWW LLL W LL W LLLL W L W LLL WWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 37-48 months	9-4 (0.692)	W LL W L W L WWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	7-4 (0.636)	LL WWWW L WW L W
Past 61-72 months	5-6 (0.455)	W LL W LL WW LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 462 Average for: 365 Average against: 382
Round 1		Jokubaitis played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 352 to 347 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Anum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Jokubaitis played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 322 to 344 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-1, -17.
Round 3		Jokubaitis played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 357 to 473 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-2, -133.
Round 4		Jokubaitis played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 267 to 396 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Cowan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-3, -262.
Round 5		Jokubaitis played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 354 to 303 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Gove in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-3, -211.
Round 6		Jokubaitis played #72 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 441 to 309 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Glatthorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-3, -79.
Round 7		Jokubaitis played #20 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 320 to 365 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Claitor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, -124.
Round 8		Jokubaitis played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 400 to 420 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Jokubaitis’s record vs. Sealy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-5, -144.
Round 9		Jokubaitis played #85 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 434 to 303 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-5, -13.
Round 10		Jokubaitis played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 373 to 449 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-6, -89.
Round 11		Jokubaitis played #124 Keith Valentine (Everett, WA) and lost 258 to 567 (a spread of -309) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Valentine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-7, -398.
Round 12		Jokubaitis played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 462 to 286 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Sommer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-7, -222. Jokubaitis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Jokubaitis played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 279 to 413 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-8, -356.
Round 14		Jokubaitis played #125 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 372 to 362 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Van Alen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-8, -346.
Round 15		Jokubaitis played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 436 to 418 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Jokubaitis’s record vs. Sealy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-8, -328.
Round 16		Jokubaitis played #101 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 375 to 379 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Jokubaitis’s record vs. Raymond in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-9, -332.
Round 17		Jokubaitis played #45 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 371 to 347 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jokubaitis’s record vs. Ganguet in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #87. Current record: 8-9, -308.
Round 18		Jokubaitis played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 328 to 317 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Douglas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-9, -297.
Round 19		Jokubaitis played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 423 to 441 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-10, -315.
Round 20		Jokubaitis played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and lost 338 to 383 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-11, -360.
Round 21		Jokubaitis played #137 Richard Frank (Palm Desert, CA) and lost 307 to 401 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-12, -454.
Round 22		Jokubaitis played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 405 to 498 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jokubaitis’s record vs. Nelson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: 9-13, -547.
Round 23		Jokubaitis played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 369 to 396 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-14, -574.
Round 24		Jokubaitis played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 332 to 394 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Sommer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 9-15, -636.
Round 25		Jokubaitis played #33 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 399 to 364 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Douglas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-15, -601.
Round 26		Jokubaitis played #45 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 317 to 346 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jokubaitis’s record vs. Ganguet in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: 10-16, -630.
Round 27		Jokubaitis played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 429 to 357 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Jokubaitis’s record vs. Camper 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 11-16, -558.
Round 28		Jokubaitis played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 399 to 312 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Jokubaitis had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12-16, -471.

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