Barry Skoletsky [#82] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Barry Skoletsky, 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. Skoletsky currently has a record of 11-17, -80, and is ranked #82 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): Barry Surname(s): Skoletsky Home: West Hartford, CT, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: Dining Out, Movies, Theater, Reading Occupation: Psychiatric Social Worker

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	8-4 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 349 Average against: 352
Round 1		Skoletsky played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 382 to 305 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +77.
Round 2		Skoletsky played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 335 to 339 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Doyle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-1, +73.
Round 3		Skoletsky played #21 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 318 to 290 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Deprospo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4		Skoletsky played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 301 to 313 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-2, +89.
Round 5		Skoletsky played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 301 to 323 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-3, +67.
Round 6		Skoletsky played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 307 to 467 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-4, -93.
Round 7		Skoletsky played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 261 to 371 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Ralston in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-5, -203.
Round 8		Skoletsky played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 394 to 293 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-5, -102.
Round 9		Skoletsky played #72 Matthew Ridout (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 473 to 334 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Ridout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +37.
Round 10		Skoletsky played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 328 to 332 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, +33.
Round 11		Skoletsky played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 369 to 427 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-7, -25.
Round 12		Skoletsky played #67 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 489 to 248 (a spread of 241) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Petrey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-7, +216.
Round 13		Skoletsky played #39 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 334 to 296 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Hunter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-7, +254.
Round 14		Skoletsky played #68 Barbara Platt (Sile, NM) and won 310 to 290 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Platt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +274.
Round 15		Skoletsky played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 297 to 417 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, +154.
Round 16		Skoletsky played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 272 to 370 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Skoletsky’s record vs. Sparkman 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: #58. Current record: 7-9, +56.
Round 17		Skoletsky played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 309 to 444 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 7-10, -79.
Round 18		Skoletsky played #73 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 459 (a spread of -130) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Skoletsky’s record vs. Ring 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-11, -209.
Round 19		Skoletsky played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 388 to 247 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Corbin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-11, -68.
Round 20		Skoletsky played #97 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 478 to 247 (a spread of 231) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Zollinger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-11, +163.
Round 21		Skoletsky played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 352 to 377 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-12, +138.
Round 22		Skoletsky played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 333 to 443 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-13, +28.
Round 23		Skoletsky played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 356 to 322 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-13, +62.
Round 24		Skoletsky played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 358 to 425 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-14, -5.
Round 25		Skoletsky played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 312 to 415 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-15, -108.
Round 26		Skoletsky played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 379 to 285 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-15, -14.
Round 27		Skoletsky played #14 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 328 to 386 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Skoletsky had not played Cann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-16, -72.
Round 28		Skoletsky played #77 Ruth Sawyer (Austin, TX) and lost 373 to 381 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Skoletsky’s record vs. Sawyer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-17, -80.

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