Jeff Myers [#83] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Myers, 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. Myers currently has a record of 20-8, +326, and is ranked #3 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): Jeff Surname(s): Myers Home: Granville, OH, United States Age: 57 Hobbies: computer programming, guitar Occupation: retired high school mathematics teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	16-21 (0.432)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	W L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	5-3 (0.625)	L WWWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 37-48 months	4-6 (0.400)	L WW LL W L W LL
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	2-6 (0.250)	W LL W LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 480 Average for: 375 Average against: 363
Round 1		Myers played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 374 to 332 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Myers had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +42.
Round 2		Myers played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and won 400 to 333 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Myers had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +109.
Round 3		Myers played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 407 to 387 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Myers had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +129. Myers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Myers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Myers played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 374 to 320 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Myers had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-0, +183.
Round 5		Myers played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 399 to 434 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Myers had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +148.
Round 6		Myers played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Myers had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-1, +188.
Round 7		Myers played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 346 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Myers had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-2, +172.
Round 8		Myers played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Myers had not played Mancel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, +118.
Round 9		Myers played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 402 to 369 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Myers had not played Umali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +151.
Round 10		Myers played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 405 to 258 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Myers had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +298.
Round 11		Myers played #118 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and won 429 to 341 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Myers had not played Solis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +386.
Round 12		Myers played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 396 to 316 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Myers had not played Slankard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +466.
Round 13		Myers played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and won 411 to 381 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Myers had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +496.
Round 14		Myers played #33 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 239 to 487 (a spread of -248) . Before this event, Myers had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +248.
Round 15		Myers played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Myers had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-5, +223.
Round 16		Myers played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 372 to 315 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Myers had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +280.
Round 17		Myers played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 378 to 377 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Myers’s record vs. Wechter 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: #7. Current record: 12-5, +281.
Round 18		Myers played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 380 to 299 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Myers had not played Koselke in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +362. Myers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Myers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Myers played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 368 to 325 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Myers had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +405.
Round 20		Myers played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 317 to 389 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Myers had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +333.
Round 21		Myers played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 480 to 339 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Myers had not played Mancel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +474.
Round 22		Myers played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 361 to 328 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Myers had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +507. Myers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Myers played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 340 to 327 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Myers had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +520.
Round 24		Myers played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 423 to 387 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Myers had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-6, +556. Myers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Myers played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 417 to 394 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Myers had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-6, +579. Myers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Myers played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 367 to 342 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Myers had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-6, +604.
Round 27		Myers played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 264 to 471 (a spread of -207) . Before this event, Myers had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-7, +397.
Round 28		Myers played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 339 to 410 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Myers had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +326. Myers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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