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Roberta Wechter [#127] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Roberta Wechter, 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. Wechter currently has a record of 14-14, +41, and is ranked #62 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

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Given name(s): Roberta
Surname(s): Wechter
Home: Westfield, MA, United States
Age: 61
Awards:
Hobbies: Tennis,Platform Tennis, Books
Occupation: Self Employed

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event26-20 (0.565) 
Past 1-12 months9-5 (0.643)L WWW LL WWWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months9-11 (0.450)LL W L W L W LL WW LLL W L W L WW
Past 25-36 months2-2 (0.500)LL WW
Past 37-48 months0-2 (0.000)LL
Past 49-60 months3-0 (1.000)WWW
Past 61-72 months3-0 (1.000)WWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 455
Average for: 363
Average against: 362

Round 1

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Wechter played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 455 to 339 (a spread of 116) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Gest in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 1-0, +116.

Round 2

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Wechter played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 326 to 346 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Hughes in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 1-1, +96.

Round 3

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Wechter played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 302 to 362 (a spread of -60) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Haworth in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 1-2, +36.

Round 4

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Wechter played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 357 to 342 (a spread of 15) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 2-2, +51.

Round 5

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Wechter played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 377 to 364 (a spread of 13) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wechter’s record vs. Becker in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
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: no games.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 3-2, +64.

Round 6

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Wechter played #124 Tom Titus (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 362 to 363 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Titus in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 3-3, +63.

Round 7

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Wechter played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 388 to 383 (a spread of 5) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wechter’s record vs. Ewida 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: #48.

Current record: 4-3, +68.

Round 8

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Wechter played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 383 to 361 (a spread of 22) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Kisich in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 5-3, +90.

Round 9

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Wechter played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and won 343 to 339 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Morley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 6-3, +94.

Round 10

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Wechter played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 360 to 354 (a spread of 6) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Nellis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 7-3, +100.

Round 11

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Wechter played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and lost 309 to 319 (a spread of -10) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Gelb in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 7-4, +90.

Round 12

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Wechter played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and won 360 to 324 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 8-4, +126.

Round 13

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Wechter played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Sun in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 9-4, +146.

Round 14

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Wechter played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 387 to 351 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Stevens in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 10-4, +182.

Round 15

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Wechter played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and lost 328 to 481 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Simon in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 10-5, +29.

Round 16

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Wechter played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 358 to 377 (a spread of -19) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 10-6, +10.

Round 17

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Wechter played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 377 to 378 (a spread of -1) .

The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Wechter’s record vs. Myers 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: W.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 10-7, +9.

Round 18

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Wechter played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and lost 400 to 401 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Smith in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 10-8, +8.

Round 19

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Wechter played #33 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 377 to 390 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Freebody in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 10-9, -5.

Round 20

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Wechter played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 425 to 301 (a spread of 124) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Burnham in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 11-9, +119.

Round 21

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Wechter played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 309 to 359 (a spread of -50) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Houlgate-West in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 11-10, +69.

Round 22

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Wechter played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 344 to 368 (a spread of -24) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Schin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 11-11, +45.

Round 23

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Wechter played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 365 to 370 (a spread of -5) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wechter’s record vs. Larkins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
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: no games.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 11-12, +40.

Round 24

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Wechter played #75 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 359 to 349 (a spread of 10) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Michlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 12-12, +50.

Round 25

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Wechter played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 343 to 473 (a spread of -130) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wechter’s record vs. Anstandig 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: #74.

Current record: 12-13, -80.

Round 26

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Wechter played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 320 to 369 (a spread of -49) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Gunn in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 12-14, -129.

Round 27

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Wechter played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and won 377 to 323 (a spread of 54) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Morley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 13-14, -75.

Round 28

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Wechter played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 364 to 248 (a spread of 116) .

Before this event, Wechter had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 14-14, +41.


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