Stella Russell [#70] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Stella J. Russell, 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. Russell currently has a record of 13-15, -506, and is ranked #61 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

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Given name(s): Stella J.
Surname(s): Russell
Home: Manchester, NH, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Crafts, Women's club, Church activities, choir member
Occupation: Retired
NSC 2000 Division: 5
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/78, 21-10 +1116
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 55/111, 16-15 -111
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 26/90, 16.5-13.5 +254
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 31/93, 15-13 +654

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	13-11 (0.542)
Past 1-12 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	L W L W L
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	WW LL WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WWWW LL
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: 492 Average for: 358 Average against: 376
Round 1		Russell played #85 Tony Verma (Burnaby BC) and won 361 to 360 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Russell had not played Verma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +1.
Round 2		Russell played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and lost 295 to 370 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Russell had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -74.
Round 3		Russell played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 361 to 406 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Russell had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, -119.
Round 4		Russell played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 422 to 403 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Russell had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -100. Russell is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Russell played #19 Bonnie Cohn (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 371 to 383 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Russell had not played Cohn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, -112.
Round 6		Russell played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 411 to 385 (a spread of 26). Before this event, Russell had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, -86.
Round 7		Russell played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 473 to 309 (a spread of 164). Before this event, Russell had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +78.
Round 8		Russell played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 295 to 393 (a spread of -98). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Russell’s record vs. Spidel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. 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: #41. Current record: 4-4, -20.
Round 9		Russell played #10 Doug Bobkovich (Gilbert, AZ) and won 397 to 318 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Russell had not played Bobkovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +59.
Round 10		Russell played #14 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 258 to 481 (a spread of -223). Before this event, Russell had not played Canik in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-5, -164.
Round 11		Russell played #71 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 367 to 349 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Russell had not played Sawyer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, -146.
Round 12		Russell played #6 Hilda Ben Nun (Israel) and won 366 to 316 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Russell had not played Ben Nun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, -96.
Round 13		Russell played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 384 to 364 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Russell had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, -76.
Round 14		Russell played #87 Louella Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 320 to 414 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Russell had not played Wier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -170.
Round 15		Russell played #85 Tony Verma (Burnaby BC) again and lost 229 to 542 (a spread of -313). Before this event, Russell had not played Verma in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, -483.
Round 16		Russell played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and lost 315 to 381 (a spread of -66). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: DOVER, NH Russell’s record vs. Cheras in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LLL. 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: #52. Current record: 8-8, -549.
Round 17		Russell played #65 Fred III Rible (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 328 to 445 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Russell had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, -666.
Round 18		Russell played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and won 383 to 311 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Russell had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-9, -594.
Round 19		Russell played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) again and won 492 to 318 (a spread of 174). Before this event, Russell had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, -420.
Round 20		Russell played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 308 to 353 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Russell had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, -465.
Round 21		Russell played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) again and lost 375 to 381 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Russell had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -471.
Round 22		Russell played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 337 to 342 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Russell had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-12, -476.
Round 23		Russell played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and lost 380 to 404 (a spread of -24). Before this event, Russell had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-13, -500.
Round 24		Russell played #53 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 360 to 337 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Russell had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-13, -477.
Round 25		Russell played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 332 to 382 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Russell had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-14, -527.
Round 26		Russell played #61 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 372 to 358 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Russell had not played Patneau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-14, -513.
Round 27		Russell played #84 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 359 to 395 (a spread of -36). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Russell’s record vs. Tacker 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: #64. Current record: 12-15, -549.
Round 28		Russell played #16 Donna Carruthers (Winnipeg MB) and won 371 to 328 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Russell had not played Carruthers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-15, -506.

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