Joy Nees [#61] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joy Nees, 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. Nees currently has a record of 12-16, -44, and is ranked #71 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): Joy Surname(s): Nees Home: Dallas, TX, United States Age: 69 Awards: National Level Award winning Realtor Hobbies: Travel Occupation: Realtor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	37-43 (0.463)
Past 1-12 months	4-12 (0.250)	LL W L WW LLLLLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	14.5-11.5 (0.558)	W L WW L W LLL WW LL W L WW L WW LL WWWT
Past 25-36 months	6.5-6.5 (0.500)	TWW LLL WW LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	1-11 (0.083)	LL W LLLLLLLLL
Past 49-60 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	7-1 (0.875)	WWWWWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 500 Average for: 369 Average against: 371
Round 1		Nees played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 424 to 307 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Nees had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +117.
Round 2		Nees played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 382 to 311 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Nees had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +188.
Round 3		Nees played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and lost 365 to 405 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Nees’s record vs. Zollinger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +148.
Round 4		Nees played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and won 441 to 398 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Nees had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +191.
Round 5		Nees played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 316 to 354 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Nees’s record vs. Hiller in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WWWL. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-2, +153.
Round 6		Nees played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 368 to 419 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Nees had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +102.
Round 7		Nees played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 312 to 368 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Nees’s record vs. Cann 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, +46.
Round 8		Nees played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 370 to 406 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Nees had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, +10.
Round 9		Nees played #15 Mark Chase (Santa Rosa, CA) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Nees had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-6, -11.
Round 10		Nees played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 345 to 323 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Nees had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 4-6, +11.
Round 11		Nees played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 328 to 429 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Nees had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-7, -90.
Round 12		Nees played #69 Marilyn Pomeroy (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 389 to 299 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Nees’s record vs. Pomeroy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-7, +0.
Round 13		Nees played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 391 to 326 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Nees had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-7, +65.
Round 14		Nees played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 349 to 405 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Nees had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, +9.
Round 15		Nees played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 432 to 374 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Nees had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-8, +67.
Round 16		Nees played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 381 to 391 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Nees’s record vs. Villena 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: #57. Current record: 7-9, +57.
Round 17		Nees played #32 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 384 to 439 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Nees’s record vs. Gremaud in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-10, +2.
Round 18		Nees played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 341 to 377 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Nees had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-11, -34.
Round 19		Nees played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 500 to 328 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Nees had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, +138.
Round 20		Nees played #71 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 366 to 353 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Nees had not played Readle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-11, +151.
Round 21		Nees played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 298 to 390 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Nees had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-12, +59.
Round 22		Nees played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 443 to 333 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Nees had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-12, +169.
Round 23		Nees played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 365 to 339 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Nees had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, +195.
Round 24		Nees played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 376 to 340 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Nees had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-12, +231.
Round 25		Nees played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 314 to 476 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Nees had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-13, +69.
Round 26		Nees played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 316 to 352 (a spread of -36) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Nees’s record vs. Morris in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: T. 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: #57. Current record: 12-14, +33.
Round 27		Nees played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 345 to 357 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Nees had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-15, +21.
Round 28		Nees played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 339 to 404 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Nees had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-16, -44.

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