R Jason Sommer [#105] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about R. Jason Sommer, 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. Sommer currently has a record of 16-12, +356, and is ranked #30 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

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Given name(s): R. Jason
Surname(s): Sommer
Home: Solvang, CA, United States
Awards: None that would be of interest to my Peers......
Hobbies: Watching TV news and playing ISC simultaneously.
Occupation: Retired Beach Bum
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 13-8 +366
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 115/134, 11-16 -783
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 53/106, 13.5-13.5 +109
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 71/136, 15.5-15.5 -251
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 18/169, 18.5-11.5 +1238
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 70/134, 14-14 -128

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	72.5-57.5 (0.558)
Past 1-12 months	29.5-20.5 (0.590)	L WWWWWW L WW L W L WWWW L W L W LTW LLLLL W L WWW LL W LLLL W L WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	11-10 (0.524)	W L WWW L W LLLLL W L WWWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	10-4 (0.714)	WW L WWWWW L WW L W L
Past 37-48 months	7-7 (0.500)	WW LLL WW L W LL W L W
Past 49-60 months	13-11 (0.542)	WWWW LLLLL WW LL W L W LL W L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	2-5 (0.286)	L W LLLL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 384 Average against: 372
Round 1		Sommer played #109 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 359 to 310 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Sommer had not played Stern in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +49.
Round 2		Sommer played #118 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 376 to 410 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Sommer’s record vs. Wayne in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). 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: WW. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +15.
Round 3		Sommer played #81 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 380 to 368 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Sommer had not played Myers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +27.
Round 4		Sommer played #119 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 422 to 346 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Sommer had not played Weiss in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +103.
Round 5		Sommer played #54 William Guignon (St. Louis, MO) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Sommer had not played Guignon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +125.
Round 6		Sommer played #94 Lewis Saul (Tucson, AZ) and lost 377 to 381 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Sommer’s record vs. Saul 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +121.
Round 7		Sommer played #111 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and won 443 to 311 (a spread of 132). Before this event, Sommer had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +253.
Round 8		Sommer played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 369 to 372 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Wise 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: #30. Current record: 5-3, +250.
Round 9		Sommer played #82 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 378 to 322 (a spread of 56). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Nelson 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: #18. Current record: 6-3, +306.
Round 10		Sommer played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 425 to 326 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Sommer had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +405.
Round 11		Sommer played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 392 to 530 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Sommer had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-4, +267.
Round 12		Sommer played #132 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 445 to 313 (a spread of 132). Before this event, Sommer had not played Gremaud in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +399.
Round 13		Sommer played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 432 to 359 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Ganguet 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: #10. Current record: 9-4, +472.
Round 14		Sommer played #27 Michael David (Portage, WI) and won 437 to 418 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Sommer had not played David in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +491.
Round 15		Sommer played #68 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 329 to 384 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Sommer had not played Markelis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-5, +436.
Round 16		Sommer played #28 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 283 to 441 (a spread of -158). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PHOENIX, AZ Sommer’s record vs. Davies 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: #23. Current record: 10-6, +278.
Round 17		Sommer played #102 Peter Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 343 to 379 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Sommer had not played Skaggs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +242.
Round 18		Sommer played #112 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 313 to 414 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Sommer’s record vs. Sun in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WLL. 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: #46. Current record: 10-8, +141.
Round 19		Sommer played #104 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 377 to 322 (a spread of 55). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PHOENIX, AZ Sommer’s record vs. Smart 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: #31. Current record: 11-8, +196.
Round 20		Sommer played #97 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 419 to 442 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Sommer had not played Schneider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, +173.
Round 21		Sommer played #44 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 456 to 358 (a spread of 98). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Fishman 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: WW. 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: #32. Current record: 12-9, +271.
Round 22		Sommer played #130 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 271 to 439 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Sommer had not played Yarmchuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-10, +103.
Round 23		Sommer played #101 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 328 to 403 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Sommer had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, +28.
Round 24		Sommer played #123 Michael Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 376 to 263 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: TUCSON, AZ Sommer’s record vs. Wier in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). 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: WWL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-11, +141.
Round 25		Sommer played #16 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 333 to 401 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Sommer had not played Cahnmann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-12, +73.
Round 26		Sommer played #116 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 396 to 352 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Van Alen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-12, +117.
Round 27		Sommer played #122 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 443 to 350 (a spread of 93). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Sommer’s record vs. Whitman 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, +210.
Round 28		Sommer played #126 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) again and won 465 to 319 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer’s record vs. Wise 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: #30. Current record: 16-12, +356.

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