Rusty Peltz [#57] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Rusty Peltz, 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. Peltz currently has a record of 13.5-14.5, -211, and is ranked #44 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): Rusty
Surname(s): Peltz
Home: San Diego, CA, United States
Hobbies: baseball, golf
Occupation: Software engineer
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 4/122, 21-10 +1140
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 43/132, 17-14 +314
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 96/172, 14.5-15.5 +210
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 36/87, 15-13 -196

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	38-34 (0.528)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	14-8 (0.636)	LLLL WWWWWWW LLL WW L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	3-5 (0.375)	L W LL W LL W
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	15-13 (0.536)	LL WW L W L WW LL W LL WWW LL WW L WWW L W L
Past 61-72 months	4-8 (0.333)	LL W LLL W L W LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 510 Average for: 403 Average against: 411
Round 1		Peltz played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 367 to 343 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Peltz had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2		Peltz played #71 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 578 (a spread of -248). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Thevenot in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, -224.
Round 3		Peltz played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 384 to 435 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Peltz had not played Gabriel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -275.
Round 4		Peltz played #2 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 397 to 496 (a spread of -99). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Appel 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: #69. Current record: 1-3, -374.
Round 5		Peltz played #32 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 318 to 344 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Peltz had not played Katz-Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-4, -400.
Round 6		Peltz played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and lost 412 to 427 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Peltz had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-5, -415.
Round 7		Peltz played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 510 to 384 (a spread of 126). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -289.
Round 8		Peltz played #76 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 411 to 375 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Withers in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-5, -253.
Round 9		Peltz played #9 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 470 to 335 (a spread of 135). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Clifford 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: 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: #50. Current record: 4-5, -118.
Round 10		Peltz played #27 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 416 to 405 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Peltz had not played Hodges in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, -107.
Round 11		Peltz played #29 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 375 to 470 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Peltz had not played Kantimathi in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-6, -202. Peltz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Peltz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Peltz played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 414 to 426 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Peltz’s record vs. Hahn 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-7, -214.
Round 13		Peltz played #53 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 422 to 327 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Odom 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: #45. Current record: 6-7, -119.
Round 14		Peltz played #28 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 443 to 431 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Peltz had not played Hoekstra in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-7, -107.
Round 15		Peltz played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 466 to 345 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Peltz had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, +14.
Round 16		Peltz played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and tied at 412. The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +14.
Round 17		Peltz played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) again and lost 423 to 459 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8.5-8.5, -22.
Round 18		Peltz played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) again and won 456 to 329 (a spread of 127). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Peltz’s record vs. Hahn 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +105.
Round 19		Peltz played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 356 to 505 (a spread of -149). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -44.
Round 20		Peltz played #67 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 426 to 311 (a spread of 115). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Peltz’s record vs. Schonbrun 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +71.
Round 21		Peltz played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 426 to 380 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Peltz had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +117.
Round 22		Peltz played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 383 to 388 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Peltz had not played Leah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +112.
Round 23		Peltz played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 504 to 387 (a spread of 117). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Peltz’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 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: 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: #24. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +229.
Round 24		Peltz played #49 Lloyd Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 345 to 384 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Peltz had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +190.
Round 25		Peltz played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 291 to 483 (a spread of -192). Before this event, Peltz had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12.5-12.5, -2.
Round 26		Peltz played #18 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) again and won 374 to 356 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Peltz had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +16.
Round 27		Peltz played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) for the third time and lost 372 to 524 (a spread of -152). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peltz’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13.5-13.5, -136.
Round 28		Peltz played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 382 to 457 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Peltz’s record vs. Armstrong 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: #44. Current record: 13.5-14.5, -211.

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