Jan Mills [#67] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jan Mills, 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. Mills currently has a record of 14-14, -58, and is ranked #50 in Division 2.

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): Jan
Surname(s): Mills
Home: Georgetown, ON, Canada
Awards: 1st place Boston Premier in my prime; 4th place Super Stars; Two superb children; Two amazing grandchildren
Hobbies: hiking, crossword puzzles, dancing
Occupation: accountant
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 20/32, 8-9 -566
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 41/302, 14-8 +316
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 11-10 +714
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 61/149, 14-13 +333
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 64/176, 14.5-12.5 +532
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 90/176, 13-14 +518
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 53/134, 14-13 +439
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 31/108, 15-12 +569
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 66/126, 15-16 +419
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 32/98, 17-14 +289
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 52/132, 16.5-14.5 +283
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 35/172, 17.5-12.5 +66
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 54/87, 13-15 +197

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	12.5-9.5 (0.568)
Past 1-12 months	12.5-9.5 (0.568)	LL WW L WWW LL WTL WW L W LL WWW
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 506 Average for: 380 Average against: 382
Round 1		Mills played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 404 to 280 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Mills had not played Dustin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +124.
Round 2		Mills played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 368 to 424 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Mills had not played Clark in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +68.
Round 3		Mills played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 388 to 327 (a spread of 61). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: CHARLOTTE, NC Mills’s record vs. Weisskopf 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: #31. Current record: 2-1, +129.
Round 4		Mills played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 349 to 431 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Mills had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +47.
Round 5		Mills played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 402 to 374 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Mills had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +75.
Round 6		Mills played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 297 to 486 (a spread of -189). Before this event, Mills had not played Stock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -114. Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mills is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 7		Mills played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 425 to 396 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Mills had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -85.
Round 8		Mills played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 398 to 419 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Mills had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -106.
Round 9		Mills played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 339 to 356 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Mills had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-5, -123.
Round 10		Mills played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 461 to 389 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Mills had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -51.
Round 11		Mills played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 377 to 463 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Mills had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-6, -137.
Round 12		Mills played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and won 435 to 359 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Mills had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-6, -61.
Round 13		Mills played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 298 to 539 (a spread of -241). Before this event, Mills had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-7, -302.
Round 14		Mills played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 374 to 439 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Mills had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-8, -367.
Round 15		Mills played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 506 to 358 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Mills had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -219.
Round 16		Mills played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 448 to 385 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Mills had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, -156.
Round 17		Mills played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 323 to 469 (a spread of -146). Before this event, Mills had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -302.
Round 18		Mills played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 412 to 388 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Mills had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-9, -278.
Round 19		Mills played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 367 to 409 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Mills had not played Lipkin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, -320.
Round 20		Mills played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) again and won 370 to 313 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Mills had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, -263.
Round 21		Mills played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) again and won 365 to 277 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Mills had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-10, -175.
Round 22		Mills played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 352 to 363 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Mills had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, -186.
Round 23		Mills played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 390 to 249 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Mills had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-11, -45.
Round 24		Mills played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 344 to 358 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Mills had not played Milan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, -59.
Round 25		Mills played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and won 417 to 408 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Mills had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-12, -50.
Round 26		Mills played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) for the third time and lost 318 to 430 (a spread of -112). Before this event, Mills had not played Castellano in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-13, -162.
Round 27		Mills played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 434 to 313 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Mills had not played Lamerand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-13, -41.
Round 28		Mills played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 283 to 300 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Mills had not played Seales in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-14, -58.
Final Round 2		Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

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