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Andre Ornish [#79] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Andre Ornish, 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. Ornish currently has a record of 14-14, +246, and is ranked #53 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): Andre
Surname(s): Ornish
Home: La Mesa, CA, United States
Awards: 2nd place National School Scrabble Championship 2004, 3rd place National Scrabble Championship 2005
Hobbies: Table tennis, tennis, snowboarding, sleeping, computer games, LANs
Occupation: student
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 26/88, 17-14 +293
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 24/90, 17-13 +122
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 16/122, 17-11 +542

 

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event12-17 (0.414) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months9-9 (0.500)W L W LLL W L WWW L WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months1-2 (0.333)LL W
Past 37-48 months2-1 (0.667)L WW
Past 49-60 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 61-72 months0-4 (0.000)LLLL
Past 73-84 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 553
Average for: 386
Average against: 377

Round 1

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Ornish played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 424 to 240 (a spread of 184).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Ornish’s record vs. Christensen 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: #4.

Current record: 1-0, +184.

Round 2

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Ornish played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 468 to 373 (a spread of 95).

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Ornish’s record vs. Shayne 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: #4.

Current record: 2-0, +279.

Round 3

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Ornish played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 389 to 445 (a spread of -56).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Nang in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-1, +223.

Round 4

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Ornish played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 553 to 249 (a spread of 304).

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Ornish’s record vs. Page in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: W.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: LL.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-1, +527.

Round 5

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Ornish played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 402 to 348 (a spread of 54).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Savitt in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 4-1, +581.

Round 6

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Ornish played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 369 to 365 (a spread of 4).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-1, +585.

Round 7

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Ornish played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 428 to 390 (a spread of 38).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Ornish’s record vs. Buchbinder 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: #1.

Current record: 6-1, +623.

Round 8

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Ornish played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 350 to 355 (a spread of -5).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 6-2, +618.

Ornish is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 9

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Ornish played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 428 (a spread of -85).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Hughes in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-3, +533.

Round 10

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Ornish played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 552 to 280 (a spread of 272).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Conrad in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 7-3, +805.

Round 11

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Ornish played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 393 to 385 (a spread of 8).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Shuman in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 8-3, +813.

Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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Ornish played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 371 to 364 (a spread of 7).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Casey in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-3, +820.

Round 13

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Ornish played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 300 to 431 (a spread of -131).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Scott in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-4, +689.

Round 14

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Ornish played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 402 to 289 (a spread of 113).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Fernando in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-4, +802.

Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Ornish played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) again and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-5, +800.

Round 16

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Ornish played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 299 to 448 (a spread of -149).

The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Ornish’s record vs. Slavin 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: #15.

Current record: 10-6, +651.

Round 17

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Ornish played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 252 to 480 (a spread of -228).

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP

Ornish’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: 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: #25.

Current record: 10-7, +423.

Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Ornish is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 18

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Ornish played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 438 to 370 (a spread of 68).

The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA

Ornish’s record vs. Stubblefield 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: #21.

Current record: 11-7, +491.

Round 19

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Ornish played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 416 (a spread of -42).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ornish’s record vs. Solis 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: #25.

Current record: 11-8, +449.

Round 20

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Ornish played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and lost 291 to 405 (a spread of -114).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Cole in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 11-9, +335.

Round 21

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Ornish played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 359 to 451 (a spread of -92).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Riechman in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 11-10, +243.

Round 22

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Ornish played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 284 to 359 (a spread of -75).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Wechter in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11-11, +168.

Round 23

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Ornish played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 413 to 406 (a spread of 7).

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA

Ornish’s record vs. Miller 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: #49.

Current record: 12-11, +175.

Round 24

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Ornish played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 451 to 318 (a spread of 133).

Before this event, Ornish had not played King in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 13-11, +308.

Round 25

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Ornish played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Burton in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 13-12, +241.

Round 26

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Ornish played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) again and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37).

Before this event, Ornish had not played King in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-13, +204.

Round 27

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Ornish played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 324 to 384 (a spread of -60).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Johnston in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 13-14, +144.

Round 28

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Ornish played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and won 478 to 376 (a spread of 102).

Before this event, Ornish had not played Gordon in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 14-14, +246.


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