Michael Thelen [#90] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Thelen, 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. Thelen currently has a record of 20-8, +1091, and is ranked #2 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): Michael Surname(s): Thelen Home: West Jordan, UT, United States Age: 28 Hobbies: Programming, reading, video games Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 388 Average against: 349
Round 1		Thelen played #68 Barbara Platt (Sile, NM) and won 348 to 295 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Platt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +53.
Round 2		Thelen played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 361 to 341 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +73.
Round 3		Thelen played #10 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 389 to 353 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +109.
Round 4		Thelen played #5 Allen Bennett (Folsom, CA) and lost 371 to 394 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Bennett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +86.
Round 5		Thelen played #29 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 381 to 357 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +110.
Round 6		Thelen played #34 Dorothy Hathorn (Alexandria, LA) and won 392 to 266 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Hathorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +236.
Round 7		Thelen played #4 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 370 to 285 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +321.
Round 8		Thelen played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 443 to 388 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Downey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +376.
Round 9		Thelen played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and won 524 to 442 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-1, +458.
Round 10		Thelen played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and won 476 to 262 (a spread of 214) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-1, +672.
Round 11		Thelen played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 331 to 371 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +632.
Round 12		Thelen played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 357 to 388 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +601.
Round 13		Thelen played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +586.
Round 14		Thelen played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 273 to 412 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +447.
Round 15		Thelen played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 442 to 415 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +474.
Round 16		Thelen played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 305 to 430 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +349.
Round 17		Thelen played #12 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and lost 364 to 429 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +284.
Round 18		Thelen played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 435 to 373 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +346.
Round 19		Thelen played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 392 to 329 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-7, +409.
Round 20		Thelen played #87 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 369 to 276 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Stewart in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-7, +502.
Round 21		Thelen played #9 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 431 to 339 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Bowman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +594.
Round 22		Thelen played #57 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 374 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Miransky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +603.
Round 23		Thelen played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 410 to 264 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +749.
Round 24		Thelen played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 338 to 413 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +674.
Round 25		Thelen played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 375 to 291 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +758. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Thelen played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 443 to 348 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +853.
Round 27		Thelen played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 345 to 344 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Thelen had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-8, +854. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Thelen played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 478 to 241 (a spread of 237) . Before this event, Thelen had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-8, +1091. Thelen is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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