Nicholas Fall [#28] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Nicholas Fall, 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. Fall currently has a record of 14-14, -95, and is ranked #64 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
	Given name(s): Nicholas Surname(s): Fall Home: Napanee, ON, Canada Hobbies: Unicycles Occupation: Chemical Technician NSC 2002 Division: 5 NSC 2002 Rank: 68/111, 15-16 -413 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 152/169, 12-18 -1078 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 77/122, 13-15 +38

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	31-34 (0.477)
Past 1-12 months	6-6 (0.500)	LLL WW L W L W L WW
Past 13-24 months	14-12 (0.538)	LL WWWW LLL W LL W LLLL WWWWW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	8-9 (0.471)	LLL WWWWW L W LL W LLL W
Past 37-48 months	3-6 (0.333)	L W LL W L W LL
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 371 Average against: 374
Round 1		Fall played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 289 to 447 (a spread of -158). Before this event, Fall had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -158.
Round 2		Fall played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 414 to 375 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Fall had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-1, -119.
Round 3		Fall played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 446 to 378 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Fall had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-1, -51.
Round 4		Fall played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 429 to 258 (a spread of 171). Before this event, Fall had not played Gunn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +120.
Round 5		Fall played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and won 410 to 404 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Fall had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-1, +126.
Round 6		Fall played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 365 to 342 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Fall had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-1, +149.
Round 7		Fall played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 484 to 315 (a spread of 169). Before this event, Fall had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-1, +318.
Round 8		Fall played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 346 to 383 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Fall had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +281.
Round 9		Fall played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and tied at 342. The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fall’s record vs. Casey in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +281.
Round 10		Fall played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and tied at 393. The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Fall’s record vs. Tongue 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: #16. Current record: 7-3, +281.
Round 11		Fall played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and won 468 to 286 (a spread of 182). Before this event, Fall had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +463.
Round 12		Fall played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and won 414 to 343 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Fall had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +534.
Round 13		Fall played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 268 to 450 (a spread of -182). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fall’s record vs. Slavin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. 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: #13. Current record: 9-4, +352.
Round 14		Fall played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 406 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Fall had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +317.
Round 15		Fall played #109 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 407 to 333 (a spread of 74). Before this event, Fall had not played Speicher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-5, +391.
Round 16		Fall played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 360 to 352 (a spread of 8). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Fall’s record vs. Wechter 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: #9. Current record: 11-5, +399.
Round 17		Fall played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) again and won 409 to 359 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Fall had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +449.
Round 18		Fall played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 309 to 434 (a spread of -125). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fall’s record vs. Cur 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: #12. Current record: 12-6, +324.
Round 19		Fall played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) again and lost 327 to 344 (a spread of -17). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fall’s record vs. Slavin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. 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: #19. Current record: 12-7, +307.
Round 20		Fall played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 296 to 365 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Fall had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +238.
Round 21		Fall played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 303 to 513 (a spread of -210). Before this event, Fall had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, +28.
Round 22		Fall played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) again and won 393 to 354 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fall’s record vs. Cur 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: #27. Current record: 13-9, +67.
Round 23		Fall played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) again and lost 338 to 436 (a spread of -98). Before this event, Fall had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, -31.
Round 24		Fall played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 366 to 391 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Fall had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-11, -56.
Round 25		Fall played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 302 to 397 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Fall had not played Larkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-12, -151.
Round 26		Fall played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) again and won 494 to 292 (a spread of 202). Before this event, Fall had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-12, +51.
Round 27		Fall played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 259 to 391 (a spread of -132). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Fall’s record vs. Mair 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: #56. Current record: 14-13, -81.
Round 28		Fall played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 379 to 393 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Fall had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-14, -95.

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