Richard Savitt [#97] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Savitt, 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. Savitt currently has a record of 14-14, +133, and is ranked #57 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): Richard
Surname(s): Savitt
Home: Miami, FL, United States
Awards: regional level winner in nsc and acbl events
Hobbies: golf duplicate bridge
Occupation: retired lawyer
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 39/77, 15-16 +283
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 61/111, 15-16 +124
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 120/150, 13-17 -470
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 34/93, 15-13 +469

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	35-47 (0.427)
Past 1-12 months	8-10 (0.444)	LLL WW LL WW L W L W LL W L W
Past 13-24 months	9-15 (0.375)	W LL W LLLLLLLLL WWWWW L W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	8-11 (0.421)	L W L WWWW LLLLL WW LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	W L W LL W L
Past 49-60 months	5-7 (0.417)	W LL W LL W L W LL W
Past 61-72 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 469 Average for: 385 Average against: 380
Round 1		Savitt played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 369 to 451 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Savitt had not played Page in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-1, -82.
Round 2		Savitt played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 415 to 347 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Savitt had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Savitt played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 462 to 286 (a spread of 176). Before this event, Savitt had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +162.
Round 4		Savitt played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 404 to 377 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Savitt had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +189.
Round 5		Savitt played #79 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 348 to 402 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Savitt had not played Ornish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +135.
Round 6		Savitt played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 404 to 339 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Savitt had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +200.
Round 7		Savitt played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 448 to 347 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Savitt had not played Nang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +301.
Round 8		Savitt played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 338 to 388 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Savitt had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +251.
Round 9		Savitt played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 333 to 331 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Savitt had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, +253.
Round 10		Savitt played #75 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and won 400 to 297 (a spread of 103). Before this event, Savitt had not played Moyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +356.
Round 11		Savitt played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 484 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Savitt had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +235.
Round 12		Savitt played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 413 to 337 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Savitt had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +311.
Round 13		Savitt played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 294 to 482 (a spread of -188). Before this event, Savitt had not played Solis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +123.
Round 14		Savitt played #81 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 284 to 442 (a spread of -158). Before this event, Savitt had not played Palazzo in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, -35.
Round 15		Savitt played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 384 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Savitt had not played Larkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, -78.
Round 16		Savitt played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 297 to 460 (a spread of -163). Before this event, Savitt had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-8, -241.
Round 17		Savitt played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 438 to 354 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Savitt had not played Michlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, -157.
Round 18		Savitt played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and won 469 to 326 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Savitt had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, -14.
Round 19		Savitt played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) again and lost 387 to 399 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Savitt had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, -26.
Round 20		Savitt played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) again and won 461 to 391 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Savitt had not played Michlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, +44.
Round 21		Savitt played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 323 to 351 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Savitt had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, +16.
Round 22		Savitt played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 337 to 484 (a spread of -147). Before this event, Savitt had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-11, -131. Savitt is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Savitt played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) again and lost 438 to 472 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Savitt had not played Goodman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-12, -165.
Round 24		Savitt played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 410 to 365 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Savitt’s record vs. Hooper 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: #61. Current record: 12-12, -120.
Round 25		Savitt played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 347 to 397 (a spread of -50). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Savitt’s record vs. Arrington 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: #70. Current record: 12-13, -170.
Round 26		Savitt played #2 Jamila Atcha (Laughlin, NV) and lost 359 to 361 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Savitt had not played Atcha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-14, -172.
Round 27		Savitt played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 463 to 306 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Savitt had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-14, -15.
Round 28		Savitt played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and won 439 to 291 (a spread of 148). Before this event, Savitt had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, +133.

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