Jane Tacker [#89] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jane Tacker, 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. Tacker currently has a record of 12-16, -50, and is ranked #72 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): Jane Surname(s): Tacker Home: Sealy, TX, United States Age: 70 Awards: Hobbies: Reading, Gardening, Baseball Occupation: R.N.

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	39-38 (0.506)
Past 1-12 months	9-7 (0.562)	W LLLL W L WWWWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	10-14 (0.417)	L WWWW LL W L WW LLLL WW L W LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	6-4 (0.600)	W L W LL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	8-5 (0.615)	L WWW L WWW LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	2-6 (0.250)	L WW LLLLL
Past 61-72 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 452 Average for: 356 Average against: 358
Round 1		Tacker played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and lost 312 to 368 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Gallant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Tacker played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 398 to 407 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-2, -65.
Round 3		Tacker played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 452 to 315 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-2, +72.
Round 4		Tacker played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 331 to 437 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Lashley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, -34.
Round 5		Tacker played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 414 to 370 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, +10.
Round 6		Tacker played #95 Erika Werdal (Blaine, WA) and won 360 to 351 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Werdal in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +19.
Round 7		Tacker played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and won 413 to 336 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +96.
Round 8		Tacker played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 440 to 291 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +245.
Round 9		Tacker played #64 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 292 to 378 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +159.
Round 10		Tacker played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 286 to 327 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Tacker’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WLWWW. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #37. Current record: 5-5, +118.
Round 11		Tacker played #51 Matthew Levine (Berkeley, CA) and lost 354 to 474 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-6, -2.
Round 12		Tacker played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 340 to 366 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-7, -28.
Round 13		Tacker played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and won 381 to 315 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Siedschlag in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, +38.
Round 14		Tacker played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 262 to 395 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-8, -95.
Round 15		Tacker played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 324 to 343 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-9, -114.
Round 16		Tacker played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and won 431 to 379 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -62.
Round 17		Tacker played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and won 379 to 367 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -50.
Round 18		Tacker played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 334 to 369 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-10, -85.
Round 19		Tacker played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 284 to 381 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tacker’s record vs. Barker 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: #69. Current record: 8-11, -182.
Round 20		Tacker played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 356 to 396 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-12, -222.
Round 21		Tacker played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 357 to 301 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-12, -166.
Round 22		Tacker played #6 George Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and won 402 to 375 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-12, -139.
Round 23		Tacker played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 310 to 317 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Tacker’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WLWWW. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #69. Current record: 10-13, -146.
Round 24		Tacker played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and lost 293 to 376 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-14, -229.
Round 25		Tacker played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 415 to 312 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-14, -126.
Round 26		Tacker played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 337 to 360 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-15, -149.
Round 27		Tacker played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 382 to 261 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Levine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-15, -28.
Round 28		Tacker played #7 Jane Bissonnette (Seattle, WA) and lost 330 to 352 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Tacker had not played Bissonnette in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 12-16, -50.

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