Zarrine Banerji [#3] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Zarrine Banerji, 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. Banerji currently has a record of 17-11, +731, and is ranked #12 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): Zarrine Surname(s): Banerji Home: Columbia, MO, United States Age: 68 Hobbies: Crosswords, embroidery, travel, hiking Occupation: Medical Technologist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	17.5-15.5 (0.530)
Past 1-12 months	4-2 (0.667)	LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	0.5-1.5 (0.250)	TL
Past 49-60 months	1-8 (0.111)	LLLLLLL W L
Past 61-72 months	7-2 (0.778)	WWWWWW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 444 Average for: 362 Average against: 336
Round 1		Banerji played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 419 to 324 (a spread of 95) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: JONESBORO, AR Banerji’s record vs. Zollinger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6.5-2.5 (0.722). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: T. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Banerji played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 311 to 382 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +24.
Round 3		Banerji played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and lost 369 to 387 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-2, +6.
Round 4		Banerji played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 308 to 393 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Hiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-3, -79.
Round 5		Banerji played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 318 to 395 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-4, -156.
Round 6		Banerji played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 311 to 407 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY Banerji’s record vs. Cann in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: LLL. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-5, -252.
Round 7		Banerji played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and won 321 to 263 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Banerji’s record vs. Sawyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-5, -194.
Round 8		Banerji played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 345 to 340 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-5, -189.
Round 9		Banerji played #41 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 440 to 315 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Jaslow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-5, -64.
Round 10		Banerji played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and lost 377 to 395 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, -82.
Round 11		Banerji played #69 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 351 to 320 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Pomeroy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-6, -51.
Round 12		Banerji played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 402 to 277 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, +74.
Round 13		Banerji played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 287 to 345 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-7, +16.
Round 14		Banerji played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 395 to 262 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, +149.
Round 15		Banerji played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 347 to 390 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-8, +106.
Round 16		Banerji played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 345 to 350 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-9, +101.
Round 17		Banerji played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 444 to 309 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +236.
Round 18		Banerji played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 406 to 297 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-9, +345. Banerji is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Banerji is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 19		Banerji played #76 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 409 to 371 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Savitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, +383.
Round 20		Banerji played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 369 to 359 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +393.
Round 21		Banerji played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 391 to 291 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-9, +493.
Round 22		Banerji played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 332 to 380 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +445.
Round 23		Banerji played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 359 to 308 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Downey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +496.
Round 24		Banerji played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 333 to 284 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Ring in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +545.
Round 25		Banerji played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 341 to 300 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-10, +586.
Round 26		Banerji played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 385 to 249 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +722.
Round 27		Banerji played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 398 to 325 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +795.
Round 28		Banerji played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 317 to 381 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Banerji had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +731.

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