Elana Lekach [#49] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Elana Lekach, 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. Lekach currently has a record of 17-11, +558, and is ranked #14 in Division 5.

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): Elana Surname(s): Lekach Home: Fair Lawn, NJ, United States Occupation: musician

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	8-4 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	8-4 (0.667)	WWW L W LL WW L WW
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 386 Average against: 366
Round 1		Lekach played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and won 396 to 296 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Lekach had not played Lundeen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +100.
Round 2		Lekach played #16 Donna Carruthers (Winnipeg MB) and won 427 to 280 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Lekach had not played Carruthers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +247.
Round 3		Lekach played #65 Fred III Rible (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 342 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Lekach had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +338.
Round 4		Lekach played #76 Fraser Simpson (Toronto ON) and won 379 to 351 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Lekach had not played Simpson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +366.
Round 5		Lekach played #33 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 388 to 349 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PRINCETON, NJ Lekach’s record vs. Francis in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #2. Current record: 5-0, +405.
Round 6		Lekach played #10 Doug Bobkovich (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 357 to 413 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Lekach had not played Bobkovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +349.
Round 7		Lekach played #68 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 439 to 364 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Lekach had not played Riordan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +424.
Round 8		Lekach played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and lost 281 to 407 (a spread of -126). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Lekach’s record vs. Sullivan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #12. Current record: 6-2, +298.
Round 9		Lekach played #24 Con Downey (Mesa, AZ) and lost 392 to 420 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Lekach had not played Downey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +270.
Round 10		Lekach played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 465 to 304 (a spread of 161). Before this event, Lekach had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +431.
Round 11		Lekach played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 399 to 437 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Lekach had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +393.
Round 12		Lekach played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 382 to 440 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Lekach had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +335.
Round 13		Lekach played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 413 to 416 (a spread of -3). Before this event, Lekach had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-6, +332.
Round 14		Lekach played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and won 393 to 375 (a spread of 18). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Lekach’s record vs. Cheras 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: #27. Current record: 8-6, +350.
Round 15		Lekach played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and won 411 to 369 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Lekach had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +392.
Round 16		Lekach played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 414 to 350 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Lekach had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +456.
Round 17		Lekach played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and won 447 to 364 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Lekach had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +539.
Round 18		Lekach played #90 Mary Pastore (Pearland, TX) and won 418 to 405 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Lekach had not played Pastore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +552.
Round 19		Lekach played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) again and won 381 to 282 (a spread of 99). Before this event, Lekach had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +651.
Round 20		Lekach played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) again and won 394 to 306 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Lekach had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +739.
Round 21		Lekach played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) again and lost 329 to 418 (a spread of -89). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Lekach’s record vs. Sullivan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #8. Current record: 14-7, +650.
Round 22		Lekach played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 328 to 358 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Lekach had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +620.
Round 23		Lekach played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Lekach had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +568.
Round 24		Lekach played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) and won 396 to 311 (a spread of 85). Before this event, Lekach had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +653. Lekach is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Lekach played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) again and won 430 to 350 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Lekach had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +733.
Round 26		Lekach played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 314 to 418 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Lekach had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-10, +629.
Round 27		Lekach played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 311 to 386 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Lekach had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +554.
Round 28		Lekach played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 333 to 329 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Lekach had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +558.

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