Neva Slater [#116] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Neva Slater, 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. Slater currently has a record of 13-15, +354, and is ranked #80 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): Neva Surname(s): Slater Home: Manchester, CT, United States Age: 82 Awards: Hobbies: Bowling Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22-16 (0.579)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	L WW LL W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	7-4 (0.636)	WWWWWWW LLLL
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	WW LL
Past 37-48 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WW L WW
Past 49-60 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 363 Average against: 351
Round 1		Slater played #62 Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ) and lost 348 to 371 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Slater had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2		Slater played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and won 486 to 301 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Slater had not played Thomson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +162.
Round 3		Slater played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and won 384 to 334 (a spread of 50) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Slater’s record vs. Rott in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +212.
Round 4		Slater played #45 Gioia Fonda (Sacramento, CA) and won 480 to 326 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Slater had not played Fonda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +366.
Round 5		Slater played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and lost 296 to 362 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Slater’s record vs. Barker in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +300.
Round 6		Slater played #137 Jacob Williams (Austin, TX) and lost 322 to 493 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Slater had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +129.
Round 7		Slater played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Slater had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, +157.
Round 8		Slater played #101 Lisa E Paul (Carson City, NV) and lost 322 to 325 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Slater had not played Paul in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +154.
Round 9		Slater played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 358 to 301 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Slater had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +211.
Round 10		Slater played #81 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 324 to 397 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Slater had not played Lenzen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, +138.
Round 11		Slater played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and won 418 to 316 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Slater had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +240.
Round 12		Slater played #75 Yvonne Klaskow (St Petersburg, FL) and won 431 to 295 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, Slater had not played Klaskow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +376.
Round 13		Slater played #103 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 366 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Slater had not played Petrie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +344.
Round 14		Slater played #6 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 327 to 349 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Slater had not played Baker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, +322.
Round 15		Slater played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and lost 300 to 378 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Slater had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, +244.
Round 16		Slater played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and lost 388 to 390 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Slater had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-9, +242.
Round 17		Slater played #38 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 354 to 357 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Slater had not played Downing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-10, +239.
Round 18		Slater played #54 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and won 410 to 342 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Slater had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, +307.
Round 19		Slater played #94 Beverly Moutet (Long Beach, CA) and lost 326 to 449 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Slater had not played Moutet in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-11, +184.
Round 20		Slater played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and won 396 to 357 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Slater’s record vs. Day 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: #81. Current record: 9-11, +223.
Round 21		Slater played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and won 329 to 302 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Slater had not played Dimond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-11, +250.
Round 22		Slater played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and lost 300 to 331 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Slater’s record vs. Souza in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #82. Current record: 10-12, +219.
Round 23		Slater played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and won 351 to 294 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Slater had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-12, +276.
Round 24		Slater played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and lost 350 to 393 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Slater’s record vs. Kout 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: #82. Current record: 11-13, +233.
Round 25		Slater played #81 Polly Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Slater had not played Lenzen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, +215.
Round 26		Slater played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 322 to 329 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Slater had not played Forrester in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-15, +208.
Round 27		Slater played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 428 to 316 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Slater had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-15, +320.
Round 28		Slater played #43 Marie Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 343 to 309 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Slater had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-15, +354.

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