Terry Aitken [#1] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Aitken, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Aitken currently has a record of 13-15, -169, and is ranked #57 in Division 5.

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): Terry Surname(s): Aitken Home: Stratford, ON, Canada Age: 59 Hobbies: flyfishing,music

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	9-3 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	7-0 (1.000)	WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	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: 450 Average for: 343 Average against: 349
Round 1		Aitken played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 278 to 274 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Aitken had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Aitken played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 450 to 297 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +157.
Round 3		Aitken played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 305 to 352 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +110.
Round 4		Aitken played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 344 to 314 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +140.
Round 5		Aitken played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 341 to 395 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +86.
Round 6		Aitken played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 282 to 467 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -99.
Round 7		Aitken played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -150.
Round 8		Aitken played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and lost 335 to 393 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Gallant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-5, -208.
Round 9		Aitken played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 411 to 309 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, -106.
Round 10		Aitken played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 398 to 261 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Toole in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +31.
Round 11		Aitken played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 393 to 330 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +94.
Round 12		Aitken played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 396 to 304 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +186.
Round 13		Aitken played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 332 to 352 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +166.
Round 14		Aitken played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 282 to 345 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-7, +103.
Round 15		Aitken played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 367 to 386 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, +84.
Round 16		Aitken played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 329 to 366 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-9, +47.
Round 17		Aitken played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 352 to 318 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-9, +81.
Round 18		Aitken played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 297 to 406 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-10, -28. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Aitken is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Aitken played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 276 to 376 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-11, -128.
Round 20		Aitken played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 385 to 345 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -88.
Round 21		Aitken played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 301 to 357 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-12, -144.
Round 22		Aitken played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 359 to 314 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Cooper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-12, -99.
Round 23		Aitken played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 352 to 331 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, -78.
Round 24		Aitken played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 376 to 293 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +5.
Round 25		Aitken played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 326 to 487 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-13, -156.
Round 26		Aitken played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 422 to 296 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -30.
Round 27		Aitken played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 273 to 356 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Savitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, -113.
Round 28		Aitken played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and lost 318 to 374 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Aitken had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-15, -169.

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