Bill Kinsella [#74] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Kinsella, 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. Kinsella currently has a record of 18-10, +507, and is ranked #13 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): Bill Surname(s): Kinsella Home: Yale, BC, Canada Age: 70 Awards: Order of Canada, Order of BC, wrote a novel, Shoeless Joe, that became the movie Field of Dreams Hobbies: travel Occupation: Author

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	53.5-24.5 (0.686)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	16-9 (0.640)	L WWWW L W L WWWWWW L WW L W L W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	10-6 (0.625)	W L WWW LL W LL WWWWW L
Past 37-48 months	15.5-3.5 (0.816)	WW L W L WWWWWW LTWWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	6-4 (0.600)	L W LL WWWW L W
Past 61-72 months	5-2 (0.714)	W LL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 427 Average for: 362 Average against: 344
Round 1		Kinsella played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 359 to 326 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Kinsella played #5 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 398 to 381 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Antolak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-0, +50.
Round 3		Kinsella played #75 Yvonne Klaskow (St Petersburg, FL) and lost 319 to 384 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Kinsella’s record vs. Klaskow in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -15.
Round 4		Kinsella played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and won 413 to 244 (a spread of 169) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-1, +154.
Round 5		Kinsella played #130 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 328 to 387 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Valorose in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, +95.
Round 6		Kinsella played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 338 to 284 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-2, +149.
Round 7		Kinsella played #99 Lorraine Pariser (Los Angeles, CA) and won 399 to 312 (a spread of 87) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kinsella’s record vs. Pariser in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2.5-0.5 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: TW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-2, +236.
Round 8		Kinsella played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 391 to 388 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-2, +239.
Round 9		Kinsella played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 308 to 344 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-3, +203. Kinsella is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Kinsella played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 378 to 330 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-3, +251.
Round 11		Kinsella played #98 Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 427 to 400 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Olaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-3, +278.
Round 12		Kinsella played #139 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 379 to 326 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kinsella’s record vs. Yori in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-3, +331.
Round 13		Kinsella played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 382 to 373 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Allard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-3, +340.
Round 14		Kinsella played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 331 to 391 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-4, +280.
Round 15		Kinsella played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 383 to 269 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +394.
Round 16		Kinsella played #50 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 394 to 342 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +446.
Round 17		Kinsella played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 373 to 318 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-4, +501.
Round 18		Kinsella played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 395 to 235 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +661.
Round 19		Kinsella played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 354 to 356 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kinsella’s record vs. Nang in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #5. Current record: 14-5, +659.
Round 20		Kinsella played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 318 to 373 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Donegan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-6, +604.
Round 21		Kinsella played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 287 to 427 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-7, +464.
Round 22		Kinsella played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 294 to 300 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-8, +458.
Round 23		Kinsella played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 371 to 318 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-8, +511.
Round 24		Kinsella played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 387 to 319 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Kinsella’s record vs. Gray in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +579.
Round 25		Kinsella played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and won 381 to 363 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +597.
Round 26		Kinsella played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Hopper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +595.
Round 27		Kinsella played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 319 to 409 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Donegan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +505.
Round 28		Kinsella played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and won 363 to 361 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Kinsella had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +507.

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