Deborah Light [#70] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Deborah Light, 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. Light currently has a record of 15-13, -32, and is ranked #45 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
	Given name(s): Deborah Surname(s): Light Home: Napanee, ON, Canada Occupation: public service NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 47/88, 15-16 +73 NSC 2004 Division: 6 NSC 2004 Rank: 38/76, 15-15 -115

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	11-6 (0.647)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	4-4 (0.500)	WW LLL WW L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L W L W
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 358 Average against: 359
Round 1		Light played #40 Bill G Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 313 to 413 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Light had not played Eastham in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -100.
Round 2		Light played #99 Laura Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 403 to 355 (a spread of 48). Before this event, Light had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, -52.
Round 3		Light played #117 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 354 to 344 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Light had not played Vantol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, -42.
Round 4		Light played #112 John Stryker (Buffalo Grove, IL) and lost 316 to 333 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Light had not played Stryker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, -59.
Round 5		Light played #46 Eleanor Gibson (Winnipeg MB) and won 378 to 368 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Light had not played Gibson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-2, -49.
Round 6		Light played #41 Chora B Eilertsen (Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island BC) and won 346 to 290 (a spread of 56). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Light’s record vs. Eilertsen 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +7.
Round 7		Light played #80 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 487 to 387 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Light had not played Meeden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, +107.
Round 8		Light played #85 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and lost 353 to 364 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Light had not played Nees in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-3, +96.
Round 9		Light played #107 Mary Snider (Austin, TX) and lost 337 to 369 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Light had not played Snider in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +64.
Round 10		Light played #57 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and lost 257 to 354 (a spread of -97). Before this event, Light had not played Hurley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, -33.
Round 11		Light played #43 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and won 417 to 361 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Light had not played Francis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +23.
Round 12		Light played #42 Percy Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 380 to 345 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Light had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, +58.
Round 13		Light played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and won 390 to 362 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Light had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +86.
Round 14		Light played #109 Sandi Spencer (Pickering ON) and lost 276 to 401 (a spread of -125). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Light’s record vs. Spencer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, -39.
Round 15		Light played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 318 to 274 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Light’s record vs. Barker 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: #31. Current record: 9-6, +5.
Round 16		Light played #79 Paul Mcquade (Millbury, MA) and won 406 to 405 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Light had not played Mcquade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-6, +6. Light is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Light played #11 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and lost 262 to 467 (a spread of -205). Before this event, Light had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, -199.
Round 18		Light played #94 Kaveri Raviraj (Mississauga ON) and won 419 to 283 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Light had not played Raviraj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-7, -63.
Round 19		Light played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) again and lost 327 to 464 (a spread of -137). Before this event, Light had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-8, -200.
Round 20		Light played #17 Manan Biyani (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 388 to 384 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Light had not played Biyani in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, -196.
Round 21		Light played #32 Jamie De Jong (Ottawa ON) and won 391 to 287 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Light had not played De Jong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-8, -92.
Round 22		Light played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 293 to 348 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Light had not played Callaway in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, -147.
Round 23		Light played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and lost 342 to 361 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Light had not played Dimond in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, -166.
Round 24		Light played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and won 437 to 283 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Light had not played Shaw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-10, -12.
Round 25		Light played #33 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 393 to 315 (a spread of 78). Before this event, Light had not played De Young in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +66.
Round 26		Light played #106 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 325 to 360 (a spread of -35). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Light’s record vs. Slater 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: #31. Current record: 15-11, +31.
Round 27		Light played #63 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and lost 374 to 376 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Light had not played Kait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, +29.
Round 28		Light played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) again and lost 341 to 402 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Light had not played Shaw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-13, -32.

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