Lynda Woods Cleary [#16] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Lynda Cleary, 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. Cleary currently has a record of 13-15, -246, and is ranked #77 in Division 4.

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): Lynda
Surname(s): Cleary
Home: Princeton, NJ, United States
Awards: Running for public office in New Jersey as a woman
Hobbies: Macrame, gardening, golf, traveling
Occupation: Financial Consultant
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 105/118, 12-19 -413
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 109/126, 12-19 +468
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 94/169, 15-15 -542
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 120/122, 9-19 -770

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	9.5-14.5 (0.396)
Past 1-12 months	3.5-7.5 (0.318)	W LLTLLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	WWWW L W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 364 Average against: 373
Round 1		Cleary played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 387 to 284 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Cleary had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		Cleary played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 339 to 340 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Cleary had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +102.
Round 3		Cleary played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 243 to 464 (a spread of -221). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cleary’s record vs. Tam 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: 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: #86. Current record: 1-2, -119.
Round 4		Cleary played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 353 to 419 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Cleary had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-3, -185.
Round 5		Cleary played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 371 to 285 (a spread of 86). Before this event, Cleary had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, -99.
Round 6		Cleary played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Cleary had not played Sanders in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -81.
Round 7		Cleary played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 447 to 380 (a spread of 67). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: SHELTON, CT Cleary’s record vs. Hooper 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: #53. Current record: 4-3, -14.
Round 8		Cleary played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 425 to 336 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Cleary had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +75.
Round 9		Cleary played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 370 to 308 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Cleary had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +137.
Round 10		Cleary played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and lost 324 to 386 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Cleary had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-4, +75.
Round 11		Cleary played #22 Helen B Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 363 to 423 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Cleary had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +15.
Round 12		Cleary played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 432 to 308 (a spread of 124). Before this event, Cleary had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-5, +139.
Round 13		Cleary played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and lost 323 to 395 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Cleary had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-6, +67.
Round 14		Cleary played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 470 to 295 (a spread of 175). Before this event, Cleary had not played Lewis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +242.
Round 15		Cleary played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) again and lost 354 to 390 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Cleary had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-7, +206.
Round 16		Cleary played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 353 to 479 (a spread of -126). Before this event, Cleary had not played Solis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-8, +80.
Round 17		Cleary played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 347 to 486 (a spread of -139). Before this event, Cleary had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-9, -59.
Round 18		Cleary played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 318 to 393 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Cleary had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8-10, -134.
Round 19		Cleary played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 373 to 416 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Cleary had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-11, -177.
Round 20		Cleary played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 264 to 450 (a spread of -186). Before this event, Cleary had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-12, -363.
Round 21		Cleary played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) again and won 374 to 282 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Cleary had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-12, -271.
Round 22		Cleary played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) again and won 410 to 348 (a spread of 62). Before this event, Cleary had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-12, -209.
Round 23		Cleary played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) again and lost 335 to 517 (a spread of -182). Before this event, Cleary had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-13, -391.
Round 24		Cleary played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 402 to 336 (a spread of 66). Before this event, Cleary had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-13, -325.
Round 25		Cleary played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) again and lost 291 to 327 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cleary’s record vs. Tam 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: 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: #83. Current record: 11-14, -361.
Round 26		Cleary played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) again and lost 334 to 400 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Cleary had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-15, -427.
Round 27		Cleary played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and won 400 to 361 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Cleary had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-15, -388.
Round 28		Cleary played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 414 to 272 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Cleary had not played Schaeffer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-15, -246.

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