Florence Laatz [#67] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Florence M. Laatz, 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. Laatz currently has a record of 12-16, -422, and is ranked #94 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): Florence M. Surname(s): Laatz Home: Harrisville, MI, United States Awards: Hobbies: Singing, playing guitar Occupation: Music Ministry

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	28-24 (0.538)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 13-24 months	5-8 (0.385)	LL WW LLL W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	4-9 (0.308)	LLLL WW LL W LLL W
Past 49-60 months	8-3 (0.727)	WWW L WWW LL WW
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	W L W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 367 Average against: 383
Round 1		Laatz played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 385 to 351 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Larkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		Laatz played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 380 to 420 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Ford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -6.
Round 3		Laatz played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 408 to 411 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-2, -9.
Round 4		Laatz played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 352 to 432 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -89.
Round 5		Laatz played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and lost 386 to 424 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-4, -127.
Round 6		Laatz played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and won 411 to 389 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-4, -105.
Round 7		Laatz played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 461 to 424 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Atcha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -68.
Round 8		Laatz played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and won 425 to 326 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-4, +31.
Round 9		Laatz played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 397 to 371 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, +57.
Round 10		Laatz played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 379 to 358 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Laatz’s record vs. Kidd in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-4, +78.
Round 11		Laatz played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 306 to 369 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz’s record vs. Becker 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-5, +15.
Round 12		Laatz played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 305 to 418 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -98.
Round 13		Laatz played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 415 to 313 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-6, +4.
Round 14		Laatz played #94 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 369 to 449 (a spread of -80) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz’s record vs. Pipi 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, -76.
Round 15		Laatz played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 362 to 345 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-7, -59.
Round 16		Laatz played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 289 to 439 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -209.
Round 17		Laatz played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 329 to 340 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Laatz’s record vs. Kidd in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WL. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-9, -220.
Round 18		Laatz played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 312 to 385 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-10, -293.
Round 19		Laatz played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and lost 332 to 391 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Morley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-11, -352.
Round 20		Laatz played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 398 to 468 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz’s record vs. Hoggatt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-12, -422.
Round 21		Laatz played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 249 to 405 (a spread of -156) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Laatz’s record vs. Knobelsdorf 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-13, -578.
Round 22		Laatz played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 371 to 340 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, -547.
Round 23		Laatz played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 295 to 366 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: PETOSKY, MI Laatz’s record vs. Melvin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: WLW. 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: #108. Current record: 9-14, -618.
Round 24		Laatz played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and lost 341 to 383 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Gage in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-15, -660.
Round 25		Laatz played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and won 481 to 319 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-15, -498.
Round 26		Laatz played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 384 to 438 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-16, -552.
Round 27		Laatz played #98 Judy Romann (Oakland, CA) and won 407 to 362 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Romann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-16, -507.
Round 28		Laatz played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 360 to 275 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz’s record vs. Gier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-16, -422.

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