Celia Thompson [#114] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Celia D. Thompson, 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. Thompson currently has a record of 10-18, -555, and is ranked #109 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): Celia D.
Surname(s): Thompson
Home: Carneys Point, NJ, United States
Awards: 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place in tournaments ( back in the okd days ).BSChem, Marriage and a daughter
Hobbies: Traveling and shopping
Occupation: High School Substitute teacher
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 296/302, 5-17 -1198
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 8-13 -327
NSC 1989 Division: 2
NSC 1989 Rank: 19/70, 15-12 +569
NSC 1990 Division: 2
NSC 1990 Rank: 62/106, 13-14 +53
NSC 1992 Division: 2
NSC 1992 Rank: 41/139, 15-12 +267
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 7/70, 17-10 +810
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 82/106, 11.5-15.5 -65
NSC 1998 Division: 3
NSC 1998 Rank: 44/133, 17-14 +182
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 114/122, 11-20 -237
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 117/136, 12.5-18.5 -905
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 160/169, 11-19 -986
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 95/122, 12-16 -386

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	42.5-46.5 (0.478)
Past 1-12 months	3-6 (0.333)	W LL W LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	16-13 (0.552)	LLL W L WWWW L WWW L W L W L WWW LL W LL W L W
Past 25-36 months	7-13 (0.350)	L WW LLLL W LLLL W L W L W LL W
Past 37-48 months	5-7 (0.417)	LLL WWW LL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	7.5-3.5 (0.682)	L WW L WTWWW L W
Past 61-72 months	4-4 (0.500)	L WW L W LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 443 Average for: 346 Average against: 366
Round 1		Thompson played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 284 to 387 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Thompson had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-1, -103.
Round 2		Thompson played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 292 to 301 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Thompson had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-2, -112.
Round 3		Thompson played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 302 to 307 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Thompson had not played Whitcomb in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-3, -117.
Round 4		Thompson played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 356 to 415 (a spread of -59). Before this event, Thompson had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-4, -176.
Round 5		Thompson played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 323 to 432 (a spread of -109). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Thompson’s record vs. Epstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWL. 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: #110. Current record: 0-5, -285.
Round 6		Thompson played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 324 to 353 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Thompson had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-6, -314.
Round 7		Thompson played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and won 438 to 362 (a spread of 76). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson’s record vs. Sanders 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: WLW. 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: #111. Current record: 1-6, -238.
Round 8		Thompson played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 404 to 374 (a spread of 30). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Thompson’s record vs. Kilpatrick 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-6, -208.
Round 9		Thompson played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 390 to 284 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Thompson had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-6, -102.
Round 10		Thompson played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 295 to 418 (a spread of -123). Before this event, Thompson had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -225.
Round 11		Thompson played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 389 to 394 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Thompson had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-8, -230.
Round 12		Thompson played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 352 to 321 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Thompson’s record vs. Brooks 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: LW. 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: 4-8, -199.
Round 13		Thompson played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 391 to 376 (a spread of 15). The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Thompson’s record vs. Contractor in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). 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: T. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -184.
Round 14		Thompson played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 269 to 426 (a spread of -157). Before this event, Thompson had not played Wait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-9, -341.
Round 15		Thompson played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 321 to 359 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Thompson had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-10, -379.
Round 16		Thompson played #108 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Phoenix, AZ) and won 373 to 356 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Thompson had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-10, -362.
Round 17		Thompson played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and won 435 to 363 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Thompson had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-10, -290.
Round 18		Thompson played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 443 to 293 (a spread of 150). The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Thompson’s record vs. Laws 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: #76. Current record: 8-10, -140.
Round 19		Thompson played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 272 to 367 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Thompson had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-11, -235.
Round 20		Thompson played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 369 to 310 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Thompson had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-11, -176.
Round 21		Thompson played #16 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 282 to 374 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Thompson had not played Cleary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-12, -268.
Round 22		Thompson played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and lost 284 to 316 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Thompson had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-13, -300.
Round 23		Thompson played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 417 to 299 (a spread of 118). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson’s record vs. Kisich 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: #83. Current record: 10-13, -182.
Round 24		Thompson played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) again and lost 325 to 357 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Thompson had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-14, -214.
Round 25		Thompson played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 322 to 327 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Thompson had not played Christensen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-15, -219.
Round 26		Thompson played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 346 to 402 (a spread of -56). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Thompson’s record vs. Wade in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-16, -275.
Round 27		Thompson played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) again and lost 386 to 466 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Thompson had not played Buchbinder in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-17, -355.
Round 28		Thompson played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) again and lost 312 to 512 (a spread of -200). Before this event, Thompson had not played Tam in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-18, -555.

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