Victor Tantua [#122] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Victor Tantua, 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. Tantua currently has a record of 17-11, +1107, and is ranked #13 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): Victor Surname(s): Tantua Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 40 Awards: Hobbies: Swimming, Traveling Occupation:

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	27-27 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	WWWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	8-4 (0.667)	WW LLL WWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	14-21 (0.400)	LL WW LLLLLLL WWW LLLLL WWW L WWWWW LLLL W LL
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: 503 Average for: 389 Average against: 349
Round 1		Tantua played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 373 to 357 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +16.
Round 2		Tantua played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 378 to 380 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Morgan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +14.
Round 3		Tantua played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 492 to 311 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Thompson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +195.
Round 4		Tantua played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 491 to 250 (a spread of 241) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +436.
Round 5		Tantua played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 362 to 309 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +489.
Round 6		Tantua played #128 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 503 to 327 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +665.
Round 7		Tantua played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and lost 378 to 395 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Morrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +648.
Round 8		Tantua played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 406 to 329 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +725.
Round 9		Tantua played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and won 456 to 340 (a spread of 116) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Tantua’s record vs. Dolgenos 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: #4. Current record: 7-2, +841.
Round 10		Tantua played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 291 to 396 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +736.
Round 11		Tantua played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 389 to 321 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +804.
Round 12		Tantua played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and lost 321 to 383 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +742.
Round 13		Tantua played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 339 to 387 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +694.
Round 14		Tantua played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 389 to 340 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Tantua’s record vs. Ornish 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: #13. Current record: 9-5, +743.
Round 15		Tantua played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and won 456 to 326 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +873.
Round 16		Tantua played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 394 to 310 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Hyde in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +957.
Round 17		Tantua played #3 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 443 to 341 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Tantua’s record vs. Atcha 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: #4. Current record: 12-5, +1059.
Round 18		Tantua played #73 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 421 to 319 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Tantua had not played McDougall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1161.
Round 19		Tantua played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 425 to 314 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1272.
Round 20		Tantua played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and won 449 to 268 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1453.
Round 21		Tantua played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +1491.
Round 22		Tantua played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 320 to 378 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1433. Tantua is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Tantua played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 277 to 431 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1279.
Round 24		Tantua played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 387 to 423 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +1243.
Round 25		Tantua played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and won 448 to 349 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Tantua had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +1342. Tantua is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Tantua played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 342 to 367 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1317.
Round 27		Tantua played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 254 to 392 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +1179.
Round 28		Tantua played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 317 to 389 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Galt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +1107.

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