Najat Reikes [#97] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Najat Reikes, 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. Reikes currently has a record of 14-14, -342, and is ranked #67 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): Najat Surname(s): Reikes Home: Riverside, CA, United States Awards: A life full of rewards and achievements Hobbies: Gardening, tennis, backgammon Occupation: Attorney

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-17 (0.393)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL W L W L
Past 25-36 months	3-7 (0.300)	LL W L W LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W L WW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 512 Average for: 369 Average against: 381
Round 1		Reikes played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 306 to 389 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -83.
Round 2		Reikes played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 333 to 400 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-2, -150.
Round 3		Reikes played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 278 to 439 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-3, -311.
Round 4		Reikes played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 282 to 486 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-4, -515.
Round 5		Reikes played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 423 to 354 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Reikes had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-4, -446.
Round 6		Reikes played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-4, -430.
Round 7		Reikes played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 383 to 348 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, -395.
Round 8		Reikes played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 444 to 308 (a spread of 136) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Reikes’s record vs. Smith 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -259.
Round 9		Reikes played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 313 to 344 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-5, -290.
Round 10		Reikes played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 297 to 435 (a spread of -138) . The last time these two played was 2000-05 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Reikes’s record vs. Slavin 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: #97. Current record: 4-6, -428.
Round 11		Reikes played #44 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 297 to 527 (a spread of -230) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-7, -658.
Round 12		Reikes played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-7, -647.
Round 13		Reikes played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 330 to 323 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, -640.
Round 14		Reikes played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 342 to 425 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-8, -723.
Round 15		Reikes played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 407 to 320 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-8, -636.
Round 16		Reikes played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 346 to 369 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-9, -659.
Round 17		Reikes played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 383 to 403 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-10, -679.
Round 18		Reikes played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 496 to 347 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-10, -530.
Round 19		Reikes played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 389 to 363 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-10, -504.
Round 20		Reikes played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 512 to 350 (a spread of 162) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Reikes’s record vs. Melvin 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-10, -342.
Round 21		Reikes played #59 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 470 to 307 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Kidd in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-10, -179.
Round 22		Reikes played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 376 to 350 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-10, -153.
Round 23		Reikes played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 460 to 225 (a spread of 235) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Reikes’s record vs. Kovalcheck in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #39. Current record: 13-10, +82.
Round 24		Reikes played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 386 to 355 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Reikes’s record vs. Savadge 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-10, +113.
Round 25		Reikes played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 280 to 452 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Pitzer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-11, -59.
Round 26		Reikes played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 345 to 428 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-12, -142.
Round 27		Reikes played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 366 to 465 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, -241.
Round 28		Reikes played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 315 to 416 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Reikes had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, -342.

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