Jacob Williams [#137] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jacob Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 22-6, +1360, and is ranked #1 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): Jacob Surname(s): Williams Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 26 Hobbies: Gospel Quartet Music Occupation: Web Programmer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	W 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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 396 Average against: 347
Round 1		Williams played #45 Gioia Fonda (Sacramento, CA) and won 375 to 374 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Williams had not played Fonda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		Williams played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 481 to 286 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Williams had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +196.
Round 3		Williams played #62 Stephanie Huang (Tempe, AZ) and won 382 to 376 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Williams had not played Huang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +202.
Round 4		Williams played #127 Wendy Thomson (Lubbock, TX) and won 473 to 234 (a spread of 239) . Before this event, Williams had not played Thomson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +441.
Round 5		Williams played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 368 to 390 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Williams had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +419.
Round 6		Williams played #116 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 493 to 322 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Williams had not played Slater in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-1, +590.
Round 7		Williams played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 444 to 289 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Williams had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +745. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Williams played #102 Robert Peters (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 254 to 345 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Williams had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +654.
Round 9		Williams played #103 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 380 to 295 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Williams had not played Petrie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +739.
Round 10		Williams played #71 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and won 373 to 332 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Williams had not played Justice in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +780.
Round 11		Williams played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 378 to 365 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Williams had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +793.
Round 12		Williams played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 443 to 331 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Williams had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-2, +905.
Round 13		Williams played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 364 to 442 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Williams had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +827.
Round 14		Williams played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +837. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Williams played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Williams had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +893.
Round 16		Williams played #60 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 341 to 298 (a spread of 43) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: SCHULENBURG, TX Williams’s record vs. Hopper 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: #1. Current record: 13-3, +936.
Round 17		Williams played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 400 to 371 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +965.
Round 18		Williams played #37 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 334 to 405 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: AUSTIN, TX Williams’s record vs. Donegan 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: #2. Current record: 14-4, +894.
Round 19		Williams played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 442 to 251 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +1085.
Round 20		Williams played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Williams had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1058.
Round 21		Williams played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 414 to 410 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Williams had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1062.
Round 22		Williams played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and won 373 to 331 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Williams had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-5, +1104. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Williams played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 452 to 356 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Williams had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1200.
Round 24		Williams played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 384 to 344 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Williams had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1240. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Williams played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and won 404 to 397 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Williams had not played Carroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-5, +1247. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Williams played #21 Nicholas Briggs (Palo Alto, CA) and won 414 to 274 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Williams had not played Briggs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-5, +1387.
Round 27		Williams played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Williams had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-5, +1420. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 28		Williams played #41 Brian Engelberg (Meridian, ID) and lost 329 to 389 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Williams had not played Engelberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1360. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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