Cecile Betts [#15] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Cecile Betts, 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. Betts currently has a record of 11-17, -950, and is ranked #104 in Division 6.

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): Cecile
Surname(s): Betts
Home: Laguna Woods, CA, United States
Awards: Author of RELUCTANT PIONEER
Hobbies: writing
Occupation: Author & motivational speaker
NSC 1994 Division: 3
NSC 1994 Rank: 69/70, 7-20 -1701
NSC 1996 Division: 4
NSC 1996 Rank: 76/78, 9-18 -1527
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 119/125, 11-20 -1041
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 84/88, 9-22 -1659

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	4-2 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 428 Average for: 316 Average against: 350
Round 1		Betts played #7 Don Ball (Mississauga ON) and won 341 to 314 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Betts had not played Ball in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Betts played #96 Sally Reeser (Allentown, PA) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Betts had not played Reeser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-0, +32.
Round 3		Betts played #5 Irene Averbach (Rochester, NY) and lost 328 to 388 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Betts had not played Averbach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-1, -28.
Round 4		Betts played #121 Kar-mun Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 295 to 326 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Betts had not played Wong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5		Betts played #37 Dan Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and won 338 to 262 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Betts had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, +17.
Round 6		Betts played #100 Paul Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 288 to 359 (a spread of -71). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Betts’s record vs. Rickhoff 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: #62. Current record: 3-3, -54.
Round 7		Betts played #91 Edna Perry (Gilbert, AZ) and lost 249 to 315 (a spread of -66). Before this event, Betts had not played Perry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -120.
Round 8		Betts played #74 Sedona Maniak (Portland, OR) and won 408 to 316 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Betts had not played Maniak in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-4, -28.
Round 9		Betts played #56 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) and lost 317 to 372 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Betts had not played Hurd in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-5, -83.
Round 10		Betts played #83 Mark Movic (Des Moines, IA) and won 316 to 306 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Betts had not played Movic in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 5-5, -73.
Round 11		Betts played #59 Jeff Jacobs (Phoenix, AZ) and won 386 to 303 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Betts had not played Jacobs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +10.
Round 12		Betts played #99 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 287 to 379 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Betts had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, -82.
Round 13		Betts played #76 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 346 to 371 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Betts had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, -107.
Round 14		Betts played #95 Dan Read (Vista, CA) and won 316 to 307 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Betts’s record vs. Read in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #64. Current record: 7-7, -98.
Round 15		Betts played #82 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 337 to 364 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Betts had not played Millard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -125.
Round 16		Betts played #4 Max Avalon (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 277 to 344 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Betts had not played Avalon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-9, -192.
Round 17		Betts played #114 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and lost 258 to 378 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Betts had not played Tatum in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-10, -312.
Round 18		Betts played #108 Karin Somerville (Chandler, AZ) and lost 257 to 388 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Betts had not played Somerville in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-11, -443.
Round 19		Betts played #19 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) and lost 308 to 506 (a spread of -198). Before this event, Betts had not played Brower in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-12, -641.
Round 20		Betts played #10 Eva Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 344 to 341 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Betts had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-12, -638.
Round 21		Betts played #12 Paul Becker (Holden, MA) and lost 296 to 336 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Betts had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-13, -678.
Round 22		Betts played #112 John Stryker (Buffalo Grove, IL) and won 363 to 299 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Betts had not played Stryker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-13, -614.
Round 23		Betts played #113 Bonnie Surguine (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 310 to 355 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Betts had not played Surguine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-14, -659.
Round 24		Betts played #40 Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 428 to 302 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Betts had not played Eastham in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-14, -533.
Round 25		Betts played #19 Ruth Brower (Hockessin, DE) again and lost 172 to 544 (a spread of -372). Before this event, Betts had not played Brower in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-15, -905.
Round 26		Betts played #50 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and lost 302 to 330 (a spread of -28). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Betts’s record vs. Hackney 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: #104. Current record: 10-16, -933.
Round 27		Betts played #56 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) again and won 292 to 287 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Betts had not played Hurd in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-16, -928.
Round 28		Betts played #38 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 301 to 323 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Betts had not played Doerrfeld in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-17, -950.

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