Ellis Wyer [#134] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ellis Wyer, 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. Wyer currently has a record of 16-12, +238, and is ranked #37 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): Ellis Surname(s): Wyer Home: La Jolla, CA, United States Age: 83 Awards: Was in top 50 Scrabble players in the US twice Hobbies: swimming, bridge Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	37-41 (0.474)
Past 1-12 months	19-22 (0.463)	L W LL W LL WWWWW LLLL W L WWW L WW L W LLLL W LL W LL WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	3.5-5.5 (0.389)	W LTW LLL W L
Past 25-36 months	7-6 (0.538)	W L W LLL W L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	5.5-5.5 (0.500)	L WW L W L WTLL W
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 534 Average for: 368 Average against: 361
Round 1		Wyer played #89 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and lost 303 to 348 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wyer’s record vs. Mocine in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LWL. 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: #95. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2		Wyer played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 337 to 396 (a spread of -59) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer’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: 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: #116. Current record: 0-2, -104.
Round 3		Wyer played #76 Mary A Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 358 to 253 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Lyons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-2, +1.
Round 4		Wyer played #93 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 367 to 297 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-2, +71.
Round 5		Wyer played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 318 to 335 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Spiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-3, +54.
Round 6		Wyer played #4 Liz Ashby (Eureka, CA) and won 413 to 341 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Ashby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +126.
Round 7		Wyer recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +176.
Round 8		Wyer played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 290 to 343 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Rowland in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +123.
Round 9		Wyer played #31 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 362 to 358 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Dodds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +127.
Round 10		Wyer played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 387 to 288 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Milton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +226.
Round 11		Wyer played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and lost 407 to 438 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +195.
Round 12		Wyer played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 373 to 415 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer’s record vs. Anum 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: #58. Current record: 6-6, +153.
Round 13		Wyer played #64 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 367 to 408 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Kelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-7, +112.
Round 14		Wyer played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and won 534 to 292 (a spread of 242) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Wyer’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-7, +354.
Round 15		Wyer played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and won 336 to 328 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +362.
Round 16		Wyer played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 323 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, +419.
Round 17		Wyer played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 333 to 448 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Wyer’s record vs. Steele 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: #49. Current record: 9-8, +304.
Round 18		Wyer played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 422 to 390 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +336.
Round 19		Wyer played #37 Greg Edwards (Minneapolis, MN) and won 451 to 365 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Edwards in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +422.
Round 20		Wyer played #11 Marlene Boyda (Lexington, MI) and won 371 to 362 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Boyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +431.
Round 21		Wyer played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 245 to 393 (a spread of -148) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer’s record vs. Glowniak 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: #36. Current record: 12-9, +283.
Round 22		Wyer played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 379 to 434 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer’s record vs. Anum 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: #44. Current record: 12-10, +228.
Round 23		Wyer played #44 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 444 to 335 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Fogel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-10, +337.
Round 24		Wyer played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 417 to 356 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-10, +398.
Round 25		Wyer played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 379 to 307 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +470.
Round 26		Wyer played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 302 to 498 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-11, +274.
Round 27		Wyer played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 329 to 250 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Fishman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-11, +353.
Round 28		Wyer played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 333 to 448 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Wyer’s record vs. Trachtenberg 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: #37. Current record: 16-12, +238.

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