Elizabeth Ralston [#70] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Elizabeth Ralston, 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. Ralston currently has a record of 16-12, +401, and is ranked #21 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): Elizabeth Surname(s): Ralston Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Occupation: Software Developer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	1-3 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 469 Average for: 366 Average against: 352
Round 1		Ralston played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 426 to 349 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Ralston played #21 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 358 to 324 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Deprospo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +111.
Round 3		Ralston played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 389 to 404 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-1, +96.
Round 4		Ralston played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 338 to 407 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +27.
Round 5		Ralston played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 278 to 352 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, -47.
Round 6		Ralston played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and lost 317 to 350 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-4, -80.
Round 7		Ralston played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 371 to 261 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, +30.
Round 8		Ralston played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 335 to 297 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-4, +68.
Round 9		Ralston played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 343 to 295 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +116.
Round 10		Ralston played #52 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 347 to 271 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Linn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-4, +192.
Round 11		Ralston played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 429 to 328 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +293.
Round 12		Ralston played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 469 to 339 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +423.
Round 13		Ralston played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 408 to 387 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +444.
Round 14		Ralston played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 305 to 370 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Ralston had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +379.
Round 15		Ralston played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 374 to 296 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +457.
Round 16		Ralston played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 364 to 336 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +485.
Round 17		Ralston played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 415 to 321 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +579.
Round 18		Ralston played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 395 to 307 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Ralston had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +667.
Round 19		Ralston played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 272 to 388 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +551.
Round 20		Ralston played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 380 to 486 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +445.
Round 21		Ralston played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 330 to 361 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +414.
Round 22		Ralston played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 455 to 442 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +427.
Round 23		Ralston played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 250 to 391 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +286.
Round 24		Ralston played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 382 to 407 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +261.
Round 25		Ralston played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 466 to 283 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +444.
Round 26		Ralston played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 448 to 308 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Camp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +584.
Round 27		Ralston played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 346 to 365 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +565.
Round 28		Ralston played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 269 to 433 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Ralston had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +401.

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