Jim Piazza [#93] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Piazza, 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. Piazza currently has a record of 13-15, -310, and is ranked #81 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): Jim Surname(s): Piazza Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: theater Occupation: writer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	2-1 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 456 Average for: 356 Average against: 367
Round 1		Piazza played #29 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 295 to 428 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Fall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-1, -133.
Round 2		Piazza played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 331 to 305 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Piazza had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -107.
Round 3		Piazza played #33 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 334 to 328 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-1, -101.
Round 4		Piazza played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 446 to 416 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-1, -71.
Round 5		Piazza played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 330 to 414 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-2, -155.
Round 6		Piazza played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 390 to 393 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-3, -158.
Round 7		Piazza played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 371 to 380 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-4, -167.
Round 8		Piazza played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 369 to 338 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-4, -136.
Round 9		Piazza played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 319 to 334 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-5, -151.
Round 10		Piazza played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -54.
Round 11		Piazza played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and won 383 to 331 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, -2.
Round 12		Piazza played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 383 to 381 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Gest in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-5, +0.
Round 13		Piazza played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 361 to 304 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-5, +57.
Round 14		Piazza played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 338 to 389 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-6, +6.
Round 15		Piazza played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 353 to 417 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, -58.
Round 16		Piazza played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 446 to 296 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-7, +92.
Round 17		Piazza played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 312 to 401 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +3.
Round 18		Piazza played #50 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 260 to 353 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Hanley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-9, -90.
Round 19		Piazza played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 289 to 423 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-10, -224.
Round 20		Piazza played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 304 to 442 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-11, -362.
Round 21		Piazza played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 456 to 399 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Gest in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-11, -305.
Round 22		Piazza played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 448 to 253 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, -110.
Round 23		Piazza played #18 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 319 to 425 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-12, -216.
Round 24		Piazza played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 301 to 413 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-13, -328.
Round 25		Piazza played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-14, -366.
Round 26		Piazza played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 313 to 366 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-15, -419.
Round 27		Piazza played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 428 to 339 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Piazza’s record vs. Thompson 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: #87. Current record: 12-15, -330.
Round 28		Piazza played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 365 to 345 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Piazza had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-15, -310.

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