Jim Fonti [#30] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Fonti, 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. Fonti currently has a record of 13-15, -174, and is ranked #73 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): Jim Surname(s): Fonti Home: Port Jefferson, NY, United States Awards: Hobbies: Softball, Movies Occupation: Federal Probation Officer NSC 2002 Division: 5 NSC 2002 Rank: 38/111, 17-14 +100 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 124/150, 12.5-17.5 -910

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	30.5-26.5 (0.535)
Past 1-12 months	10.5-10.5 (0.500)	WTLL W LL W L WWW LL WW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	7-1 (0.875)	WWWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	3-8 (0.273)	WW LLLLLL W LL
Past 37-48 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 49-60 months	4-3 (0.571)	W L WWW LL
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 356 Average against: 362
Round 1		Fonti played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 441 to 269 (a spread of 172). Before this event, Fonti had not played Gray in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +172.
Round 2		Fonti played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 306 to 339 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Fonti had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +139.
Round 3		Fonti played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 346 to 388 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Fonti had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, +97.
Round 4		Fonti played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 389 to 407 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Fonti had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, +79.
Round 5		Fonti played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 427 to 327 (a spread of 100). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Fonti’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, +179.
Round 6		Fonti played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 266 to 397 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Fonti had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-4, +48.
Round 7		Fonti played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 321 to 315 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Fonti had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, +54.
Round 8		Fonti played #50 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 318 to 317 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Fonti had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +55.
Round 9		Fonti played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 441 to 326 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Fonti had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +170.
Round 10		Fonti played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 384 to 397 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Fonti’s record vs. Goodman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WWLWWL. 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: #55. Current record: 5-5, +157.
Round 11		Fonti played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 318 to 342 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Fonti had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, +133.
Round 12		Fonti played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 241 to 490 (a spread of -249). Before this event, Fonti had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-7, -116.
Round 13		Fonti played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 391 to 334 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Fonti had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -59.
Round 14		Fonti played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 325 to 347 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Fonti had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -81.
Round 15		Fonti played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 406 to 395 (a spread of 11). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Fonti’s record vs. Bailey 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: #67. Current record: 7-8, -70.
Round 16		Fonti played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 333 to 474 (a spread of -141). Before this event, Fonti had not played Gooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-9, -211.
Round 17		Fonti played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 313 to 503 (a spread of -190). Before this event, Fonti had not played Mair in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-10, -401.
Round 18		Fonti played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 295 to 370 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Fonti’s record vs. Hooper 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: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-11, -476.
Round 19		Fonti played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 377 to 407 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Fonti had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-12, -506.
Round 20		Fonti played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 382 to 389 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Fonti had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 7-13, -513.
Round 21		Fonti played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 387 to 314 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Fonti had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-13, -440.
Round 22		Fonti played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 420 to 332 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Fonti had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-13, -352.
Round 23		Fonti played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 261 to 403 (a spread of -142). Before this event, Fonti had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9-14, -494.
Round 24		Fonti played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) again and won 387 to 341 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Fonti had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-14, -448.
Round 25		Fonti played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 318 to 353 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Fonti had not played Braverman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-15, -483.
Round 26		Fonti played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) for the third time and won 396 to 285 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Fonti had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 11-15, -372.
Round 27		Fonti played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) again and won 405 to 278 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Fonti had not played Gray in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-15, -245.
Round 28		Fonti played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 368 to 297 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Fonti had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, -174.

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