Elizabeth Ralston [#85] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Elizabeth Ralston, 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. Ralston currently has a record of 16-12, +308, and is ranked #27 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): Elizabeth Surname(s): Ralston Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Occupation: Software Developer NSC 2005 Division: 5 NSC 2005 Rank: 21/93, 16-12 +401

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	3-3 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 387 Average against: 376
Round 1		Ralston played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 420 to 253 (a spread of 167). Before this event, Ralston had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +167.
Round 2		Ralston played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 515 to 285 (a spread of 230). Before this event, Ralston had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +397.
Round 3		Ralston played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 392 to 365 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Ralston had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +424.
Round 4		Ralston played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 445 to 317 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Ralston had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +552.
Round 5		Ralston played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 419 to 397 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Ralston had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +574.
Round 6		Ralston played #89 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 408 to 421 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Ralston had not played Rogers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +561.
Round 7		Ralston played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 333 to 430 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Ralston had not played Cur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +464.
Round 8		Ralston played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and won 359 to 344 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Ralston had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +479.
Round 9		Ralston played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and won 348 to 331 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Ralston had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +496.
Round 10		Ralston played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and won 429 to 378 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Ralston had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +547.
Round 11		Ralston played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 313 to 388 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Ralston had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +472.
Round 12		Ralston played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 368 to 393 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Ralston had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +447.
Round 13		Ralston played #44 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 353 to 440 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Ralston had not played Hollington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +360.
Round 14		Ralston played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 296 to 445 (a spread of -149). Before this event, Ralston had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, +211. Ralston is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Ralston played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 414 to 345 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Ralston had not played Casey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +280.
Round 16		Ralston played #90 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 385 to 354 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Ralston had not played Rosin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +311.
Round 17		Ralston played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) again and lost 416 to 427 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Ralston had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-7, +300.
Round 18		Ralston played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 358 to 383 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Ralston had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +275.
Round 19		Ralston played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 369 to 349 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Ralston had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +295.
Round 20		Ralston played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 394 to 337 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Ralston had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +352.
Round 21		Ralston played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) again and lost 388 to 474 (a spread of -86). Before this event, Ralston had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +266.
Round 22		Ralston played #56 Kaye Kiker (York, AL) and lost 369 to 472 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Ralston had not played Kiker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +163.
Round 23		Ralston played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 475 to 339 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Ralston had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +299.
Round 24		Ralston played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 405 to 346 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Ralston had not played Ittner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-10, +358.
Round 25		Ralston played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 402 to 439 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Ralston had not played Solis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-11, +321.
Round 26		Ralston played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 325 to 322 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Ralston had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +324.
Round 27		Ralston played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 387 to 322 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Ralston had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-11, +389.
Round 28		Ralston played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) for the third time and lost 358 to 439 (a spread of -81). Before this event, Ralston had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +308.

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