Allan Simon [#100] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Allan Simon, 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. Simon currently has a record of 12-16, -272, and is ranked #103 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): Allan Surname(s): Simon Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Hobbies: Esperanto, duplicate bridge Occupation: Retired NSC 2000 Division: 3 NSC 2000 Rank: 51/122, 16-15 +49 NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 34/136, 18-13 -269

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	24-15 (0.615)
Past 1-12 months	13-6 (0.684)	W L WW L WW L WW L WW L WWWW L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 49-60 months	6-3 (0.667)	WW L WW LL WW
Past 61-72 months	4-4 (0.500)	L WWW LL W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 504 Average for: 366 Average against: 376
Round 1		Simon played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 340 to 385 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Simon had not played Oliva in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -45.
Round 2		Simon played #71 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 405 to 338 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Simon had not played Michaels in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-1, +22.
Round 3		Simon played #32 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 357 to 398 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Simon had not played Deutsch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -19.
Round 4		Simon played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and lost 385 to 389 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Simon had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-3, -23.
Round 5		Simon played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 354 to 339 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Simon had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-3, -8.
Round 6		Simon played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 320 to 451 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Simon had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-4, -139.
Round 7		Simon played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 401 to 426 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Simon had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-5, -164.
Round 8		Simon played #94 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and lost 321 to 333 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Simon had not played Saul in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-6, -176.
Round 9		Simon played #80 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 504 to 344 (a spread of 160). Before this event, Simon had not played Moss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-6, -16.
Round 10		Simon played #8 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 486 to 336 (a spread of 150). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Simon’s record vs. Beard 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, +134.
Round 11		Simon played #19 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Simon’s record vs. Catanese in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #69. Current record: 5-6, +149.
Round 12		Simon played #34 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and lost 294 to 437 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Simon had not played Dixon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-7, +6.
Round 13		Simon played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 407 to 366 (a spread of 41). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: CASCADIA TEAM TOURNEY Simon’s record vs. Fischer 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, +47.
Round 14		Simon played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and lost 348 to 408 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Simon had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-8, -13.
Round 15		Simon played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and lost 321 to 395 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Simon’s record vs. Jacobstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #97. Current record: 6-9, -87.
Round 16		Simon played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and lost 364 to 403 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Simon had not played Jokubaitis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-10, -126.
Round 17		Simon played #4 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and won 424 to 307 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Simon had not played Babina in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -9.
Round 18		Simon played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) again and lost 292 to 506 (a spread of -214). Before this event, Simon had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-11, -223.
Round 19		Simon played #36 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 358 to 315 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Simon had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-11, -180.
Round 20		Simon played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 273 to 416 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Simon had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-12, -323.
Round 21		Simon played #72 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 372 to 377 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Simon had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-13, -328.
Round 22		Simon played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 370 to 365 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Simon had not played Crotty in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-13, -323.
Round 23		Simon played #111 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 390 to 270 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Simon had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-13, -203.
Round 24		Simon played #79 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 344 to 317 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Simon’s record vs. Moss in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-13, -176.
Round 25		Simon played #42 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 339 to 377 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Simon had not played Finkle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-14, -214.
Round 26		Simon played #5 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and lost 318 to 355 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Simon had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-15, -251.
Round 27		Simon played #129 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 351 to 414 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Simon had not played Wyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-16, -314.
Round 28		Simon played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 413 to 371 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Simon had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 12-16, -272.

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