Chris Lipe [#65] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Lipe, 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. Lipe currently has a record of 13-15, +68, and is ranked #78 in Division 3.

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
	Given name(s): Chris Surname(s): Lipe Home: Rome, NY, United States Hobbies: playing saxophone Occupation: computer programmer

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	13-14 (0.481)
Past 1-12 months	13-14 (0.481)	L W LL W LL WWW LLL WWW L W LL WWWW LLL
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: 500 Average for: 377 Average against: 375
Round 1		Lipe played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 330 to 335 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Lipe had not played Cowan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Lipe played #29 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 500 to 281 (a spread of 219). Before this event, Lipe had not played Davis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +214.
Round 3		Lipe played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 464 to 291 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Lipe had not played Smart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +387.
Round 4		Lipe played #88 Paul Phillips (Denver, CO) and lost 382 to 415 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Lipe had not played Phillips in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +354. Lipe is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Lipe played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 296 to 464 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Lipe had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, +186.
Round 6		Lipe played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 394 to 343 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Lipe had not played Catanese in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +237.
Round 7		Lipe played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 346 to 406 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Lipe had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, +177.
Round 8		Lipe played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 349 to 393 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Lipe had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-5, +133.
Round 9		Lipe played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and lost 330 to 341 (a spread of -11). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Lipe’s record vs. Bailey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #98. Current record: 3-6, +122.
Round 10		Lipe played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 334 to 339 (a spread of -5). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Lipe’s record vs. Spiller 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: #108. Current record: 3-7, +117.
Round 11		Lipe played #93 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 468 to 393 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Lipe had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-7, +192.
Round 12		Lipe played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and lost 289 to 467 (a spread of -178). Before this event, Lipe had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-8, +14.
Round 13		Lipe played #121 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 376 to 365 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Lipe’s record vs. White 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: #95. Current record: 5-8, +25.
Round 14		Lipe played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and lost 356 to 379 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Lipe’s record vs. Balthaser in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #104. Current record: 5-9, +2.
Round 15		Lipe played #94 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and lost 356 to 373 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Lipe had not played Saul in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-10, -15.
Round 16		Lipe played #33 Pat Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Lipe had not played Diener in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-10, +3.
Round 17		Lipe played #110 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 315 to 316 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Lipe had not played Stevens in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-11, +2.
Round 18		Lipe played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and lost 299 to 522 (a spread of -223). Before this event, Lipe had not played Catanese in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-12, -221.
Round 19		Lipe played #78 Sharon Moser (Baltimore, MD) and lost 254 to 443 (a spread of -189). Before this event, Lipe had not played Moser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-13, -410.
Round 20		Lipe played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and won 420 to 388 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Lipe had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7-13, -378.
Round 21		Lipe played #120 Robert Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 373 to 391 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Lipe had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 7-14, -396.
Round 22		Lipe played #1 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 428 to 410 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Lipe had not played Allen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 8-14, -378.
Round 23		Lipe played #90 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 396 to 321 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Lipe had not played Raymond in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 9-14, -303.
Round 24		Lipe played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) again and lost 390 to 441 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Lipe had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-15, -354.
Round 25		Lipe played #47 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 455 to 328 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Lipe had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-15, -227.
Round 26		Lipe played #91 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Lipe had not played Rhea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-15, -225.
Round 27		Lipe played #64 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 457 to 270 (a spread of 187). Before this event, Lipe had not played Lane in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-15, -38.
Round 28		Lipe played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 459 to 353 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Lipe’s record vs. Oliva 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: #78. Current record: 13-15, +68.

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