Nicholas Briggs [#21] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nicholas Briggs, 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. Briggs currently has a record of 18-10, +915, and is ranked #9 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): Nicholas Surname(s): Briggs Home: Palo Alto, CA, United States Age: 23 Occupation: Software engineer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	6-5 (0.545)
Past 1-12 months	6-5 (0.545)	LLL W L WWWWW 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 389 Average against: 356
Round 1		Briggs played #122 Lisa Stiller (Carson City, NV) and won 491 to 281 (a spread of 210) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Stiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +210.
Round 2		Briggs played #61 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 450 to 216 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Howe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +444.
Round 3		Briggs played #78 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 361 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Krook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-1, +425.
Round 4		Briggs played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 444 to 316 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +553.
Round 5		Briggs played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 350 to 322 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +581.
Round 6		Briggs played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 421 to 277 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +725.
Round 7		Briggs played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 291 to 420 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Hubble in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +596.
Round 8		Briggs played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 388 to 391 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +593.
Round 9		Briggs played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 447 to 358 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-3, +682.
Round 10		Briggs played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 368 to 370 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +680.
Round 11		Briggs played #139 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 440 to 292 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Yori in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +828.
Round 12		Briggs played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and won 371 to 309 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +890.
Round 13		Briggs played #4 Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE) and won 411 to 399 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +902.
Round 14		Briggs played #79 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 420 to 333 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Kunzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +989.
Round 15		Briggs played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 318 to 464 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +843.
Round 16		Briggs played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 395 to 345 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Donegan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +893.
Round 17		Briggs played #80 Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS) and won 385 to 299 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +979.
Round 18		Briggs played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +987.
Round 19		Briggs played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 473 to 394 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +1066.
Round 20		Briggs played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 374 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-5, +1093.
Round 21		Briggs played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 342 to 404 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +1031.
Round 22		Briggs played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 404 to 333 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1102.
Round 23		Briggs played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 356 to 452 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +1006.
Round 24		Briggs played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and won 418 to 369 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +1055.
Round 25		Briggs played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 462 to 256 (a spread of 206) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +1261.
Round 26		Briggs played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 274 to 414 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1121.
Round 27		Briggs played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 328 to 419 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +1030.
Round 28		Briggs played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 339 to 454 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Briggs had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +915.

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