Mike Bell [#13] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Michael Bell, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Bell currently has a record of 12-16, -129, and is ranked #106 in Division 6.

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): John Michael Surname(s): Bell Home: Hillman, MI, United States Age: 60 Hobbies: hiking/camping Occupation: Episcopal Clergy

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	2-3 (0.400)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	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	2-1 (0.667)	WW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 336 Average against: 341
Round 1		Bell played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 361 to 286 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Bell had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +75.
Round 2		Bell played #52 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 280 to 378 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Bell had not played Gould in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3		Bell played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and won 397 to 331 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bell had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, +43.
Round 4		Bell played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and lost 329 to 372 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Bell had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Bell played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 343 to 373 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Bell had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -30.
Round 6		Bell played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and lost 302 to 432 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Bell had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-4, -160.
Round 7		Bell played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and lost 292 to 351 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Bell had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-5, -219.
Round 8		Bell played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and lost 389 to 409 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Bell had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-6, -239.
Round 9		Bell played #64 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 301 to 391 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Bell had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-7, -329.
Round 10		Bell played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 315 to 433 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Bell had not played Millard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-8, -447.
Round 11		Bell played #117 Barbara Smilay (Cameron Park, CA) and won 386 to 256 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Bell had not played Smiley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3-8, -317.
Round 12		Bell played #30 Vera Collard (Sedona, AZ) and won 355 to 289 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bell had not played Collard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 4-8, -251.
Round 13		Bell played #136 Wendy Wilkinson (Peoria, IL) and lost 355 to 371 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Bell had not played Wilkinson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-9, -267.
Round 14		Bell played #34 Deborah Dawkins (Memphis, TN) and won 441 to 218 (a spread of 223) . Before this event, Bell had not played Dawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-9, -44.
Round 15		Bell played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 325 to 399 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Bell had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-10, -118.
Round 16		Bell played #39 Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 343 to 290 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Bell had not played Eastham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-10, -65.
Round 17		Bell played #99 Lorraine Pariser (Los Angeles, CA) and won 360 to 317 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Bell had not played Pariser in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-10, -22.
Round 18		Bell played #18 Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA) and lost 361 to 402 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Bell had not played Braden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-11, -63.
Round 19		Bell played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and lost 302 to 358 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: SATELLITE BEACH, FL Bell’s record vs. Souza in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: WL. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-12, -119.
Round 20		Bell played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 333 to 368 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Bell had not played Millard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-13, -154.
Round 21		Bell played #18 Arthur Braden (Rocklin, CA) and won 372 to 258 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Bell had not played Braden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-13, -40.
Round 22		Bell played #43 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 252 to 354 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Bell had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-14, -142.
Round 23		Bell played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 312 to 370 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Bell had not played Forrester in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-15, -200.
Round 24		Bell played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and won 350 to 339 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Bell had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-15, -189.
Round 25		Bell played #88 Rich Meagher (Cool, CA) and won 327 to 312 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Bell had not played Meagher in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-15, -174.
Round 26		Bell played #40 Edith Einstein (Roseville, CA) and won 327 to 300 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Bell had not played Einstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-15, -147.
Round 27		Bell played #61 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and lost 288 to 328 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Bell had not played Howe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-16, -187.
Round 28		Bell played #28 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 309 to 251 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Bell had not played Capria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-16, -129.

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