Janice Kaye [#72] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Janice Kaye, 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. Kaye currently has a record of 16-12, +291, and is ranked #34 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): Janice Surname(s): Kaye Home: Saint Paul, MN, United States Occupation: attorney

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	3-1 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
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: 430 Average for: 354 Average against: 344
Round 1		Kaye played #78 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and won 399 to 337 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Krook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +62.
Round 2		Kaye played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and won 407 to 287 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +182.
Round 3		Kaye played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 389 to 314 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Kaye’s record vs. Besadny in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +257. Kaye is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kaye is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Kaye played #122 Lisa Stiller (Carson City, NV) and won 430 to 251 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Stiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +436.
Round 5		Kaye played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 331 to 242 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Hubble in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +525.
Round 6		Kaye played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 277 to 421 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +381.
Round 7		Kaye played #61 Jack Howe (Paragould, AR) and won 375 to 354 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Howe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-1, +402.
Round 8		Kaye played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 377 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-1, +415.
Round 9		Kaye played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 356 to 344 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-1, +427.
Round 10		Kaye played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and lost 350 to 353 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-2, +424.
Round 11		Kaye played #130 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 339 to 336 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Valorose in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +427.
Round 12		Kaye played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 302 to 371 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-3, +358.
Round 13		Kaye played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 376 to 346 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-3, +388.
Round 14		Kaye played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 377 to 387 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-4, +378. Kaye is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kaye is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Kaye played #50 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 369 to 330 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +417.
Round 16		Kaye played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 357 to 367 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +407.
Round 17		Kaye played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 318 to 373 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +352.
Round 18		Kaye played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and lost 307 to 412 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-7, +247.
Round 19		Kaye played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 347 to 332 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-7, +262.
Round 20		Kaye played #101 Lisa E Paul (Carson City, NV) and won 396 to 282 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Paul in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-7, +376.
Round 21		Kaye played #79 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 324 to 304 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Kunzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +396.
Round 22		Kaye played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 341 to 374 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-8, +363.
Round 23		Kaye played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 318 to 371 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-9, +310.
Round 24		Kaye played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 388 to 317 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-9, +381.
Round 25		Kaye played #95 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 304 to 320 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-10, +365.
Round 26		Kaye played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 316 to 435 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-11, +246.
Round 27		Kaye played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 316 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +317.
Round 28		Kaye played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 353 to 379 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Kaye had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-12, +291.

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