Teresa Schaeffer [#98] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Teresa Schaeffer, 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. Schaeffer currently has a record of 11-17, -858, and is ranked #103 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): Teresa
Surname(s): Schaeffer
Home: Potomac, MD, United States
Occupation: Teacher
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 71/106, 12.5-14.5 -190
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 71/139, 14-13 -382
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 5/70, 18-9 +328
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 119/120, 6-21 -963
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 12/125, 19.5-11.5 +656
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 56/78, 14-17 -326
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 92/126, 14-17 -382
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 138/169, 12.5-17.5 -258
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 83/122, 13-15 -399

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	35-30 (0.538)
Past 1-12 months	1-6 (0.143)	LL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	9-5 (0.643)	W L WWW LL W L WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	1-5 (0.167)	LLL W LL
Past 37-48 months	11-8 (0.579)	WWWWW LLL WWWW LL WW LLL
Past 49-60 months	12-4 (0.750)	WWWWWWW L WWW L W LL W
Past 61-72 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 447 Average for: 348 Average against: 378
Round 1		Schaeffer played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and lost 335 to 467 (a spread of -132). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-1, -132.
Round 2		Schaeffer played #24 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 382 to 396 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Dyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -146.
Round 3		Schaeffer played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 381 to 336 (a spread of 45). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Brown in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -101.
Round 4		Schaeffer played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 308 to 441 (a spread of -133). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-3, -234.
Round 5		Schaeffer played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and lost 288 to 356 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-4, -302.
Round 6		Schaeffer played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 424 to 355 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Brooks in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-4, -233.
Round 7		Schaeffer played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 358 to 415 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-5, -290.
Round 8		Schaeffer played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 250 to 465 (a spread of -215). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-6, -505.
Round 9		Schaeffer played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and lost 324 to 361 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Toews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 2-7, -542.
Round 10		Schaeffer played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 407 to 405 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’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: #103. Current record: 3-7, -540.
Round 11		Schaeffer played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 366 to 358 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-7, -532.
Round 12		Schaeffer played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 359 to 444 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-8, -617.
Round 13		Schaeffer played #4 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and lost 277 to 323 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Bailey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 4-9, -663.
Round 14		Schaeffer played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 439 to 362 (a spread of 77). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Enszer 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: #101. Current record: 5-9, -586.
Round 15		Schaeffer played #89 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 354 to 318 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: FLORIDA COAST Schaeffer’s record vs. Rogers in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-9, -550.
Round 16		Schaeffer played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 340 to 379 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Ford 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: #101. Current record: 6-10, -589.
Round 17		Schaeffer played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 447 to 352 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN Schaeffer’s record vs. Laatz 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -494.
Round 18		Schaeffer played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 346 to 364 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Ewida in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-11, -512.
Round 19		Schaeffer played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) and won 350 to 272 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-11, -434.
Round 20		Schaeffer played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 345 to 326 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Gunn 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: #81. Current record: 9-11, -415.
Round 21		Schaeffer played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) again and lost 382 to 398 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-12, -431.
Round 22		Schaeffer played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 346 to 411 (a spread of -65). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Braverman 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: #96. Current record: 9-13, -496.
Round 23		Schaeffer played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Schaeffer’s record vs. Orleans 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: L. 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: #88. Current record: 10-13, -465.
Round 24		Schaeffer played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 238 to 414 (a spread of -176). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Wait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-14, -641.
Round 25		Schaeffer played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) again and lost 285 to 353 (a spread of -68). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-15, -709.
Round 26		Schaeffer played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and lost 347 to 420 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-16, -782.
Round 27		Schaeffer played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and won 368 to 302 (a spread of 66). The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Schaeffer’s record vs. Whitcomb 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: #97. Current record: 11-16, -716.
Round 28		Schaeffer played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 272 to 414 (a spread of -142). Before this event, Schaeffer had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-17, -858.

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