Erika Werdal [#95] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Erika Werdal, 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. Werdal currently has a record of 19-9, +672, and is ranked #4 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): Erika Surname(s): Werdal Home: Blaine, WA, United States Age: 47 Awards: I braved my first tournament in March Hobbies: Singing, baking, reading and sleeping Occupation: Registered Nurse (RN)

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	2-4 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL WW 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 374 Average against: 350
Round 1		Werdal played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 273 to 450 (a spread of -177) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -177.
Round 2		Werdal played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 426 to 404 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -155.
Round 3		Werdal played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 280 to 333 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Lashley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -208.
Round 4		Werdal played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 370 to 408 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-3, -246.
Round 5		Werdal played #47 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and won 408 to 333 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Lane in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-3, -171.
Round 6		Werdal played #89 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 351 to 360 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Tacker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-4, -180.
Round 7		Werdal played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and lost 350 to 392 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Werdal’s record vs. Gallant 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: #78. Current record: 2-5, -222.
Round 8		Werdal played #41 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and won 396 to 360 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Jaslow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-5, -186.
Round 9		Werdal played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 342 to 334 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, -178.
Round 10		Werdal played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -160.
Round 11		Werdal played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and lost 307 to 396 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Werdal had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, -249.
Round 12		Werdal played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and won 367 to 304 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Villena in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, -186.
Round 13		Werdal played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 435 to 326 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Cooper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-6, -77.
Round 14		Werdal played #91 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 426 to 310 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Toole in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +39.
Round 15		Werdal played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 418 to 338 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Werdal had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +119.
Round 16		Werdal played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 341 to 312 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +148.
Round 17		Werdal played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and lost 300 to 348 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Ho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +100.
Round 18		Werdal played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 380 to 376 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Lashley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +104.
Round 19		Werdal played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 400 to 379 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Werdal’s record vs. Morris 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: #17. Current record: 12-7, +125.
Round 20		Werdal played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 325 to 284 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-7, +166.
Round 21		Werdal played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 365 to 311 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Werdal had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +220.
Round 22		Werdal played #31 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-7, +335.
Round 23		Werdal played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 341 to 356 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +320.
Round 24		Werdal played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 479 to 409 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +390.
Round 25		Werdal played #60 Della Mulvihill (Hydesville, CA) and won 406 to 292 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Mulvihill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +504.
Round 26		Werdal played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 301 to 324 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Werdal had not played David in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +481.
Round 27		Werdal played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 397 to 338 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +540.
Round 28		Werdal played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 418 to 286 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Werdal had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +672. Werdal is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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