Chris Patrick Morgan [#79] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Patrick Morgan, 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. Morgan currently has a record of 16.5-11.5, +618, and is ranked #22 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): Chris Patrick Surname(s): Morgan Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 36 Awards: Voted "Best None of the Above" in high school yearbook Hobbies: Novelwriting, Basketball, Tarot Occupation: Graphic Artist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	18-19 (0.486)
Past 1-12 months	12-13 (0.480)	LLLL WW L WW LLL WW L WWW LL W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	6-6 (0.500)	LL WWW L WW LLL 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 377 Average against: 355
Round 1		Morgan played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 358 to 341 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Morgan played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 378 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +19.
Round 3		Morgan played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 438 to 327 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +130.
Round 4		Morgan played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 411 to 315 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +226.
Round 5		Morgan played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 397 to 240 (a spread of 157) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Morgan’s record vs. Halverson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #2. Current record: 5-0, +383.
Round 6		Morgan played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 248 to 434 (a spread of -186) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +197.
Round 7		Morgan played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 433 to 234 (a spread of 199) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +396.
Round 8		Morgan played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 352 to 434 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Morgan’s record vs. Gooley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #10. Current record: 6-2, +314.
Round 9		Morgan played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 408 to 332 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +390.
Round 10		Morgan played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 308 to 467 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +231.
Round 11		Morgan played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 333 to 358 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-4, +206.
Round 12		Morgan played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 477 to 258 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Mancel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +425.
Round 13		Morgan played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 367 to 308 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Atcha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +484.
Round 14		Morgan played #17 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 368 to 429 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Cur in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-5, +423.
Round 15		Morgan played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 337 to 389 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +371.
Round 16		Morgan played #82 Brett Myers (Cumming, GA) and won 380 to 286 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +465.
Round 17		Morgan played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and won 435 to 321 (a spread of 114) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: OAKLAND, CA Morgan’s record vs. De Guzman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWLL. 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: #13. Current record: 11-6, +579.
Round 18		Morgan played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 416 to 331 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +664.
Round 19		Morgan played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 343 to 397 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +610.
Round 20		Morgan played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and tied at 365 . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: OAKLAND, CA Morgan’s record vs. Johnson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #19. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +610.
Round 21		Morgan played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and won 421 to 332 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +699.
Round 22		Morgan played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 335 to 439 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: LOS GATOS, CA Morgan’s record vs. Upton 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: #18. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +595.
Round 23		Morgan played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 431 to 346 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +680.
Round 24		Morgan played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and won 396 to 384 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +692.
Round 25		Morgan played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 291 to 403 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +580.
Round 26		Morgan played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and lost 385 to 407 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +558.
Round 27		Morgan played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 372 to 280 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Mancel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +650.
Round 28		Morgan played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 361 to 393 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Morgan had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +618. Morgan is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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