T C Houlgate West [#54] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about T. C. Houlgate-West, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Houlgate-West currently has a record of 16-12, +231, and is ranked #31 in Division 4.

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): T. C. Surname(s): Houlgate-West Home: San Luis Obispo, CA, United States Age: 67 Awards: Many awards for poetry Hobbies: Bridge, writing, poetry, ESOL tutoring, travel Occupation: Retired; part-time bridge teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	23-22 (0.511)
Past 1-12 months	5-5 (0.500)	LLLL WW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	4-3 (0.571)	LL WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	4-6 (0.400)	WW L W LLL W LL
Past 37-48 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	3-5 (0.375)	L W LLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 378 Average against: 370
Round 1		Houlgate-West played #84 Paul Myers (Perris, CA) and lost 321 to 389 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -68.
Round 2		Houlgate-West played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 355 to 413 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-2, -126.
Round 3		Houlgate-West played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and won 384 to 374 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-2, -116.
Round 4		Houlgate-West played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and lost 354 to 600 (a spread of -246) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Dubach in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -362.
Round 5		Houlgate-West played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 310 to 399 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-4, -451.
Round 6		Houlgate-West played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 270 to 423 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-5, -604.
Round 7		Houlgate-West played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 426 to 401 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Houlgate-West’s record vs. Senii 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: #109. Current record: 2-5, -579. Houlgate-West is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Houlgate-West is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Houlgate-West played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 452 to 395 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-5, -522.
Round 9		Houlgate-West played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and won 483 to 321 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, -360.
Round 10		Houlgate-West played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 347 to 377 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Burnham 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: #96. Current record: 4-6, -390.
Round 11		Houlgate-West played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and won 412 to 325 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-6, -303.
Round 12		Houlgate-West played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 327 to 305 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -281.
Round 13		Houlgate-West played #86 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 498 to 297 (a spread of 201) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Houlgate-West’s record vs. Oliva 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: #60. Current record: 7-6, -80.
Round 14		Houlgate-West played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 353 to 407 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Houlgate-West’s record vs. Hanley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #67. Current record: 7-7, -134.
Round 15		Houlgate-West played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 371 to 361 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Houlgate-West’s record vs. Hanley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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: #58. Current record: 8-7, -124. Houlgate-West is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Houlgate-West is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Houlgate-West played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 324 to 309 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Drinkwine 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: #50. Current record: 9-7, -109.
Round 17		Houlgate-West played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 326 to 394 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Gest in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-8, -177.
Round 18		Houlgate-West played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 448 to 342 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, -71.
Round 19		Houlgate-West played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 443 to 255 (a spread of 188) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Burnham 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: #35. Current record: 11-8, +117.
Round 20		Houlgate-West played #33 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 318 to 355 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-9, +80.
Round 21		Houlgate-West played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 359 to 309 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-9, +130.
Round 22		Houlgate-West played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 399 to 279 (a spread of 120) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Houlgate-West’s record vs. Becker 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: #28. Current record: 13-9, +250.
Round 23		Houlgate-West played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 440 to 312 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Houlgate-West’s record vs. Miller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 14-9, +378.
Round 24		Houlgate-West played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 298 to 459 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-10, +217.
Round 25		Houlgate-West played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and won 420 to 355 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-10, +282.
Round 26		Houlgate-West played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 330 to 459 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Anstandig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-11, +153.
Round 27		Houlgate-West played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 393 to 406 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Houlgate-West’s record vs. Scott in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WLW. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-12, +140.
Round 28		Houlgate-West played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 429 to 338 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Houlgate-West had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-12, +231.

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