Nicholas Tam [#113] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Nicholas Tam, 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. Tam currently has a record of 12-16, +78, and is ranked #84 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): Nicholas Surname(s): Tam Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Awards: Most Improved Player, Club #374 (2001-02) Hobbies: Jazz piano, film noir, literature, tea Occupation: Student NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 165/169, 10-20 -230

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	15-10 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 25-36 months	10-6 (0.625)	W L WW L W L WWWWW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
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: 512 Average for: 369 Average against: 366
Round 1		Tam played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 433 to 272 (a spread of 161). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Sanders 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: #8. Current record: 1-0, +161.
Round 2		Tam played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 301 to 292 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Tam had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +170.
Round 3		Tam played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 464 to 243 (a spread of 221). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Cleary 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: #4. Current record: 3-0, +391.
Round 4		Tam played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 355 to 363 (a spread of -8). Before this event, Tam had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +383.
Round 5		Tam played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 337 to 413 (a spread of -76). Before this event, Tam had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +307.
Round 6		Tam played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 417 to 253 (a spread of 164). Before this event, Tam had not played Epstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +471.
Round 7		Tam played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 322 to 385 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Tam had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +408.
Round 8		Tam played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 364 to 412 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Tam had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +360.
Round 9		Tam played #56 Kaye Kiker (York, AL) and lost 282 to 523 (a spread of -241). Before this event, Tam had not played Kiker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, +119.
Round 10		Tam played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 458 to 278 (a spread of 180). Before this event, Tam had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, +299.
Round 11		Tam played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 283 to 382 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Tam had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, +200.
Round 12		Tam played #72 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 283 to 494 (a spread of -211). Before this event, Tam had not played Melvin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, -11.
Round 13		Tam played #73 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Tam had not played Michlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-7, +41.
Round 14		Tam played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and won 388 to 349 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Toews in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. 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: #58. Current record: 7-7, +80.
Round 15		Tam played #58 Ralph King (Gainesville, FL) and lost 341 to 424 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Tam had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, -3.
Round 16		Tam played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 274 to 361 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Tam had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-9, -90.
Round 17		Tam played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 445 to 351 (a spread of 94). Before this event, Tam had not played McCarley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-9, +4.
Round 18		Tam played #92 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 420 to 447 (a spread of -27). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-10, -23.
Round 19		Tam played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 406 to 402 (a spread of 4). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Mair in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #66. Current record: 9-10, -19. Tam is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Tam played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 348 to 457 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Tam had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-11, -128.
Round 21		Tam played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 322 to 360 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Tam had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-12, -166.
Round 22		Tam played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 359 to 410 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Tam had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-13, -217.
Round 23		Tam played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 355 to 393 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Tam had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-14, -255.
Round 24		Tam played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) again and lost 338 to 381 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Tam had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-15, -298.
Round 25		Tam played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and won 327 to 291 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tam’s record vs. Cleary 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: #95. Current record: 10-15, -262.
Round 26		Tam played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) again and lost 367 to 372 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Tam had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-16, -267.
Round 27		Tam played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and won 406 to 261 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Tam had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-16, -122.
Round 28		Tam played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) again and won 512 to 312 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Tam had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 12-16, +78.

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