Lisa Odom [#53] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Lisa Odom, 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. Odom currently has a record of 13-15, +296, and is ranked #46 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): Lisa
Surname(s): Odom
Home: St. Louis Park, MN, United States
Awards: 3-time World Championship participant
Hobbies: reading, guitar, singing, design junkie, ventriloquist manque
Occupation: Quality Assurance Analyst
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 134/149, 10-16 -461
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 66/176, 14-13 +738
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 61/176, 15-12 -25
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 14/134, 17-10 +587
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 56/108, 13-14 +422
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 24/126, 18-13 +458
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 91/98, 11-20 -39
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 123/132, 11-20 -280
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 21/172, 18.5-11.5 +1073
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 27/87, 15.5-12.5 +476
WSC 1993 Rank: 15
WSC 1999 Rank: 23

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	228.5-228.5 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	28.5-31.5 (0.475)	LTW LL W L WW LLL W LLL W L WWWWWW L WWWWW LLL W LL W LTW LLL WW LLLTW LLL WW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	51-38 (0.573)	L WW LL W L WWW L W L WWWWW L W L W L W LLLLLL WWWW LL WWWW L WW LLL W L WWWWWW LL WW L W LTW L W L W LL W LL W L WW L WWW L W LL WWTWW
Past 25-36 months	22.5-31.5 (0.417)	LLLLL WW L WW LL W L WW LLLLLL W L W LLLL WW LLLL WWWW LLLLLLL WWWWWWTW
Past 37-48 months	22-36 (0.379)	L W LLL W LLL WWW LLL WWW LL WWW L W LLLLL W LLLLLLL W L W L WW L W LLLLL WW L W LL W
Past 49-60 months	44-43 (0.506)	LLLL W LL WWWWWWW L W LL WW L W L WWWWWW L WWWWW L WW LL W LL WW L WW L W L W LL W LLL W LLL WWW L W LL W LL W L WW LLL W LLL W LLL
Past 61-72 months	60.5-48.5 (0.555)	WW LLL WWW L W L W L W LL W LLL WW LL WWWW L WWW L WWW L WWW L WW L W LLLLL W LLL WW LL W L W L WW LL W LL WWWW LL WWWWWW L WW LLLL WWWWWWWWW LLLLL W L WW L WT
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 514 Average for: 408 Average against: 397
Round 1		Odom played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 400 to 405 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Odom had not played Polatnick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Odom played #42 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 362 to 463 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Odom’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 14-31 (0.311). Past 1-12 months: LLLLL. Past 13-24 months: LWWLWL. Past 25-36 months: LWLLLL. Past 37-48 months: LWLLLW. Past 49-60 months: WLWLWLWWL. Past 61-72 months: LLLLLWLLLWLLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-2, -106.
Round 3		Odom played #48 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 409 to 460 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Odom had not played Meyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-3, -157.
Round 4		Odom played #13 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 433 to 450 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Odom’s record vs. Daniel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-4, -174.
Round 5		Odom played #9 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 514 to 378 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Odom had not played Clifford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-4, -38.
Round 6		Odom played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 375 to 448 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Odom’s record vs. Epstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-5, -111.
Round 7		Odom played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 380 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Odom had not played Zxqkj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-5, -59.
Round 8		Odom played #33 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 362 to 436 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Odom’s record vs. Kenas in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-7 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWLW. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LWLLL. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-6, -133.
Round 9		Odom played #43 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 367 to 435 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Odom’s record vs. Mancine in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWW. 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: #66. Current record: 2-7, -201.
Round 10		Odom played #10 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 431 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Odom’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-6 (0.538). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: LWLWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-7, -199.
Round 11		Odom played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 422 to 262 (a spread of 160). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Odom’s record vs. Baron in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). 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: WW. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-7, -39.
Round 12		Odom played #28 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 379 to 356 (a spread of 23). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Odom’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-7, -16.
Round 13		Odom played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 327 to 422 (a spread of -95). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Odom’s record vs. Peltz in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-8, -111.
Round 14		Odom played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 311 to 337 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Odom’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-9, -137.
Round 15		Odom played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 274 to 460 (a spread of -186). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: SWILNS Odom’s record vs. Baker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 9-2 (0.818). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-10, -323. Odom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 16		Odom played #29 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 371 to 451 (a spread of -80). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Odom’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 7 years leading up to this event: 11-6 (0.647). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWLWWW. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WLWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-11, -403.
Round 17		Odom played #48 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) again and won 419 to 378 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Odom had not played Meyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-11, -362.
Round 18		Odom played #74 Jeff Widergren (Morgan Hill, CA) and won 497 to 312 (a spread of 185). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Odom’s record vs. Widergren in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: WLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-11, -177.
Round 19		Odom played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 412 to 395 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Odom’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-11, -160.
Round 20		Odom played #28 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) again and lost 394 to 435 (a spread of -41). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Odom’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-12, -201.
Round 21		Odom played #43 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) again and won 464 to 359 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Odom’s record vs. Mancine in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWW. 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: 9-12, -96.
Round 22		Odom played #62 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 419 to 369 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Odom had not played Rand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, -46.
Round 23		Odom played #36 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 392 to 438 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Odom had not played Le in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-13, -92.
Round 24		Odom played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 469 to 356 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Odom’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-13, +21.
Round 25		Odom played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 502 to 253 (a spread of 249). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Odom’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #39. Current record: 12-13, +270.
Round 26		Odom played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 462 to 467 (a spread of -5). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Odom’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-14, +265.
Round 27		Odom played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) again and lost 384 to 405 (a spread of -21). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Odom’s record vs. Epstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-15, +244.
Round 28		Odom played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 439 to 387 (a spread of 52). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Odom’s record vs. Berofsky in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-15, +296.
Final Round 3		Odom is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Odom is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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