Kent Nelson [#50] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Kent Nelson, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Nelson currently has a record of 14-14, -356, and is ranked #42 in Division 1.

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

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Given name(s): Kent
Surname(s): Nelson
Home: Sandy, UT, United States
Awards: Won Grand Canyon Scrabble Tournament, 2000
Hobbies: Golf, Bowling, Boggle
Occupation: Retired Educator
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 7-14 -620
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 11/134, 17-10 +770
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 38/108, 15-12 -562
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 29/105, 17-14 +596

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	51.5-55.5 (0.481)
Past 1-12 months	14-14 (0.500)	LLLL W L WWWW LL W LL WWW L WWW LLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	10-10 (0.500)	W L W L W LL WWWW LLL WWW LLL
Past 25-36 months	3.5-5.5 (0.389)	W LLLLL WTW
Past 37-48 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	12-8 (0.600)	W L WWW LL WW L W L WW LL W L WW
Past 61-72 months	10-15 (0.400)	WW LLLLLLLLLL WW LL W LL WWWW L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 567 Average for: 389 Average against: 402
Round 1		Nelson played #2 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 303 to 411 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Nelson had not played Appel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2		Nelson played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 426 to 424 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Nelson had not played Katz-Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, -106. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 3		Nelson played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 283 to 460 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Nelson had not played Thevenot in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -283.
Round 4		Nelson played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 426 to 470 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-3, -327.
Round 5		Nelson played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 377 to 309 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, -259.
Round 6		Nelson played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 427 to 412 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Nelson had not played Peltz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, -244.
Round 7		Nelson played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 387 to 447 (a spread of -60). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Gabriel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-4, -304.
Round 8		Nelson played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 567 to 367 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Nelson had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, -104.
Round 9		Nelson played #22 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 452 to 419 (a spread of 33). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, -71.
Round 10		Nelson played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 342 to 365 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Nelson’s record vs. Baron in the 7 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, -94.
Round 11		Nelson played #40 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 357 to 453 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Nelson had not played Luebkemann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, -190. Nelson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nelson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Nelson played #17 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 420 to 427 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Nelson had not played Ellickson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-7, -197.
Round 13		Nelson played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 364 to 362 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Nelson’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-7, -195.
Round 14		Nelson played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) and lost 331 to 475 (a spread of -144). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Martinez in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, -339.
Round 15		Nelson played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Nelson had not played Leah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, -408.
Round 16		Nelson played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 436 to 399 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Nelson had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-9, -371.
Round 17		Nelson played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 444 to 350 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, -277.
Round 18		Nelson played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 342 to 372 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Nelson had not played Kastner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-10, -307.
Round 19		Nelson played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) again and won 463 to 417 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Nelson had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-10, -261.
Round 20		Nelson played #75 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 308 to 461 (a spread of -153). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Wiegand in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-11, -414.
Round 21		Nelson played #22 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 431 to 464 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-12, -447.
Round 22		Nelson played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 434 to 390 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Nelson had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-12, -403.
Round 23		Nelson played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) again and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-12, -389.
Round 24		Nelson played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 341 to 434 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Nelson had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-13, -482.
Round 25		Nelson played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) again and lost 400 to 437 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Nelson’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-14, -519.
Round 26		Nelson played #8 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 325 to 298 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: BALTIC CRUISE Nelson’s record vs. Carol in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWWL. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, -492.
Round 27		Nelson played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) again and won 393 to 361 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Nelson had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, -460.
Round 28		Nelson played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) for the third time and won 383 to 279 (a spread of 104). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Nelson’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-14, -356.

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