Richard Frank [#137] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Frank, 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. Frank currently has a record of 14-14, -138, and is ranked #72 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): Richard Surname(s): Frank Home: Palm Desert, CA, United States Age: 61 Hobbies: Blues harmonica and keyboards Occupation: Financial Consultant

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	31-36 (0.463)
Past 1-12 months	6-6 (0.500)	L W L WWW LL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	13-9 (0.591)	WWWWWWW L WW L W L W LLLLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	9-10 (0.474)	WWW L W L W L W L WW L W LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL W L W L
Past 61-72 months	1-6 (0.143)	LLL W LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 452 Average for: 369 Average against: 374
Round 1		Frank played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 290 to 371 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Frank had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Frank played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 356 to 397 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Frank had not played Fialkow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-2, -122.
Round 3		Frank played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and lost 275 to 395 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Frank’s record vs. Lapinski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-1 (0.857). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-3, -242.
Round 4		Frank played #91 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 304 to 459 (a spread of -155) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Frank’s record vs. Moss in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-5 (0.583). Past 1-12 months: LLWW. Past 13-24 months: WWWWLW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-4, -397.
Round 5		Frank played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 309 to 379 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Frank had not played Martin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-5, -467.
Round 6		Frank played #96 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 400 to 367 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Frank had not played Ofstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 1-5, -434.
Round 7		Frank played #117 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and won 376 to 293 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Frank’s record vs. Sugano 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: #122. Current record: 2-5, -351.
Round 8		Frank played #16 Vince Castellano (Toronto ON) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Frank had not played Castellano in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-5, -241.
Round 9		Frank played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 322 to 471 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Frank had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-6, -390.
Round 10		Frank played #98 Bill Payne (Calgary AB) and won 391 to 370 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Frank had not played Payne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-6, -369.
Round 11		Frank played #57 Jason Idalski (Warren, MI) and lost 396 to 403 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Frank had not played Idalski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-7, -376.
Round 12		Frank played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 409 to 372 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Frank had not played Cullman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-7, -339.
Round 13		Frank played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 412 to 352 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Frank’s record vs. Jacobstein 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: #95. Current record: 6-7, -279.
Round 14		Frank played #101 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 353 to 357 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Frank had not played Raymond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-8, -283.
Round 15		Frank played #67 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 383 to 363 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Frank had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-8, -263.
Round 16		Frank played #8 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 383 to 394 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Frank had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-9, -274.
Round 17		Frank played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 403 to 378 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Frank had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-9, -249.
Round 18		Frank played #45 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 381 to 360 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Frank had not played Ganguet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-9, -228.
Round 19		Frank played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Frank had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-9, -184.
Round 20		Frank played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 332 to 386 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Frank had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-10, -238.
Round 21		Frank played #61 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 401 to 307 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Frank had not played Jokubaitis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, -144.
Round 22		Frank played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 452 to 303 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Frank had not played Unger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-10, +5.
Round 23		Frank played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 398 to 407 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Frank had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, -4.
Round 24		Frank played #54 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Frank had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-11, +44.
Round 25		Frank played #5 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 424 to 305 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Frank had not played Atwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-11, +163.
Round 26		Frank played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 274 to 428 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Frank had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-12, +9.
Round 27		Frank played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 318 to 457 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Frank had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, -130.
Round 28		Frank played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Frank had not played Levesque in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-14, -138.

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