Cynthia Seales [#85] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Cynthia V Seales, 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. Seales currently has a record of 16-12, +246, and is ranked #27 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): Cynthia V
Surname(s): Seales
Home: Stone Mountain, GA, United States
Awards: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003
Hobbies: HOME REMODELING,SEWING,BOWLING
Occupation: BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TECH
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 15/90, 16-11 +666
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 38/106, 15-12 +27
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 120/126, 11-20 -505
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 10/105, 20-11 +433
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/103, 18-13 +324
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 72/139, 15-15 -245
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 69/108, 13-15 -266

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	123-128 (0.490)
Past 1-12 months	18.5-28.5 (0.394)	LLL WWW LL W LL WWW LL W LL W LL WWW LTWW LLLLL W LLL W LLLLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	29.5-37.5 (0.440)	LL W LLLLTW L W L W LLLLL WW LL WWW LLL W LL W L W L W L W L W L WW LLL W L WW LLL WW L WWWW L WWW LLL
Past 25-36 months	19-26 (0.422)	LL W L WWW LL W LL WWW LL W LL WW L WW L W LLL WW LLL W L W L W LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	25-16 (0.610)	LLL WWW L WW LL W L WW L WWWW L W L W L WWW LL W LLL WWWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	24-10 (0.706)	WW L W L W LL WW L W L WWWWWWW L WWW LL W L WWWWWW
Past 61-72 months	7-10 (0.412)	L WW L WWWW LL W LLLLLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 386 Average against: 377
Round 1		Seales played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 377 to 480 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Seales had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -103.
Round 2		Seales played #92 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 393 to 371 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Seales had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Seales played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 406 to 291 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Seales had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +34.
Round 4		Seales played #105 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 298 to 282 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Seales had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +50.
Round 5		Seales played #59 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 349 to 507 (a spread of -158). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Seales’s record vs. Lipkin 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: #51. Current record: 3-2, -108.
Round 6		Seales played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 341 to 507 (a spread of -166). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Seales’s record vs. Castellano 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: #66. Current record: 3-3, -274.
Round 7		Seales played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 425 to 433 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Seales’s record vs. Leifer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-7 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLWL. Past 25-36 months: LWWLWW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -282.
Round 8		Seales played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 532 to 321 (a spread of 211). Before this event, Seales had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, -71.
Round 9		Seales played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 444 to 361 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Seales had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +12.
Round 10		Seales played #8 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 502 to 419 (a spread of 83). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Seales’s record vs. Clark in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1.5-1.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: T. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, +95.
Round 11		Seales played #28 Lawren Freebody (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 346 to 356 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Seales’s record vs. Freebody 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: #40. Current record: 6-5, +85.
Round 12		Seales played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 371 to 531 (a spread of -160). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Seales’s record vs. Goldman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLLW. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-6, -75.
Round 13		Seales played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 337 to 415 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Seales had not played Kreiswirth in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-7, -153.
Round 14		Seales played #94 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 303 to 370 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Seales had not played Stocker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-8, -220.
Round 15		Seales played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 340 to 380 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Seales had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 6-9, -260.
Round 16		Seales played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 390 to 358 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Seales’s record vs. Kelly 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: #71. Current record: 7-9, -228.
Round 17		Seales played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 374 to 346 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Seales had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-9, -200.
Round 18		Seales played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 335 to 283 (a spread of 52). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Seales’s record vs. Shambach in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -148.
Round 19		Seales played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and lost 379 to 406 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Seales’s record vs. Kang 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: #61. Current record: 9-10, -175.
Round 20		Seales played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) again and lost 379 to 439 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Seales had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-11, -235.
Round 21		Seales played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 431 to 395 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Seales had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-11, -199.
Round 22		Seales played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 347 to 356 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Seales’s record vs. Scheimberg 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: L. 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: #70. Current record: 10-12, -208.
Round 23		Seales played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) again and won 356 to 349 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Seales had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-12, -201.
Round 24		Seales played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 400 to 369 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Seales’s record vs. Methaset in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-12, -170.
Round 25		Seales played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 453 to 334 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Seales’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. 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: 13-12, -51.
Round 26		Seales played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 420 to 307 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Seales’s record vs. Lamerand in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-12, +62.
Round 27		Seales played #6 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) again and won 468 to 301 (a spread of 167). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Seales’s record vs. Castellano 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: #31. Current record: 15-12, +229.
Round 28		Seales played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 300 to 283 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Seales had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +246.

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