Judy Ford [#31] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Judith S. Ford, 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. Ford currently has a record of 12-16, +3, and is ranked #86 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): Judith S.
Surname(s): Ford
Home: Hollywood, FL, United States
Awards: U. of Miami Magna cum laude grad., Nova Southeastern Law Review
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, singing, crossword puzzles, hiking
Occupation: Retired attorney
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 29/78, 14.5-12.5 +639
NSC 2000 Division: 4
NSC 2000 Rank: 61/118, 15-16 +213
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 23/126, 18-13 +329
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 105/169, 14-16 +33
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 50/122, 15-13 -20

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	42-33 (0.560)
Past 1-12 months	6-7 (0.462)	L WWW LLL W L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	13-5 (0.722)	WWWWW LLL W L WWWW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	9-6 (0.600)	WW LL WW L WWWW LLL W
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 49-60 months	10-9 (0.526)	LLL WW LLL WWWW L W L WW L W
Past 61-72 months	2-5 (0.286)	LL W LLL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 450 Average for: 369 Average against: 368
Before the Tournament		Ford is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Ford played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 384 to 398 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Ford had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -14.
Round 2		Ford played #89 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 368 to 330 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Ford’s record vs. Rogers in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-8 (0.385). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +24.
Round 3		Ford played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 365 to 392 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Ford had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, -3.
Round 4		Ford played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 348 to 451 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Ford had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-3, -106.
Round 5		Ford played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 434 to 282 (a spread of 152). Before this event, Ford had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, +46.
Round 6		Ford played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 345 to 378 (a spread of -33). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Slavin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-4, +13.
Round 7		Ford played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 367 to 398 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Ford had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-5, -18.
Round 8		Ford played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 314 to 415 (a spread of -101). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Ford’s record vs. Rawlins 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: #97. Current record: 2-6, -119.
Round 9		Ford played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 361 to 408 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Ford had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-7, -166.
Round 10		Ford played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 314 to 350 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Ford had not played Braverman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-8, -202.
Round 11		Ford played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 406 to 335 (a spread of 71). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Pfalzgraf 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: #102. Current record: 3-8, -131.
Round 12		Ford played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 349 to 411 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Ford had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-9, -193.
Round 13		Ford played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 429 to 304 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Ford had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-9, -68.
Round 14		Ford played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 332 to 392 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Ford had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-10, -128.
Round 15		Ford played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 417 to 382 (a spread of 35). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Laatz 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: #97. Current record: 5-10, -93.
Round 16		Ford played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 379 to 340 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Schaeffer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-10, -54.
Round 17		Ford played #89 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) again and lost 285 to 430 (a spread of -145). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Ford’s record vs. Rogers in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-8 (0.385). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LLW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-11, -199.
Round 18		Ford played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 361 to 382 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Ford had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-12, -220.
Round 19		Ford played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 407 to 377 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Ford had not played Fonti in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-12, -190.
Round 20		Ford played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 294 to 409 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Ford had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-13, -305.
Round 21		Ford played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 450 to 253 (a spread of 197). Before this event, Ford had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 8-13, -108.
Round 22		Ford played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 398 to 412 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Ford’s record vs. Mair in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-14, -122.
Round 23		Ford played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 348 to 321 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Sanders 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-14, -95.
Round 24		Ford played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 433 to 374 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford’s record vs. Toews 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-14, -36.
Round 25		Ford played #8 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 329 to 357 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Ford had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-15, -64.
Round 26		Ford played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) again and won 434 to 387 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Ford had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-15, -17.
Round 27		Ford played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 345 to 359 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Ford had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-16, -31.
Round 28		Ford played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 322 to 288 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Ford had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-16, +3.

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