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Joy Nees [#85] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Joy Nees, 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. Nees currently has a record of 14-14, +190, and is ranked #54 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): Joy
Surname(s): Nees
Home: Dallas, TX, United States
Awards: National top 10 of 14,000 agents with former Merrill Lynch Realty
Hobbies: Cruises
Occupation: Own Real Estate Office
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/77, 19-12 +716
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 97/111, 12-19 -395
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 63/90, 13.5-16.5 +62
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 71/93, 12-16 -44

 

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event16-7 (0.696) 
Past 1-12 months6-2 (0.750)L WW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months4-2 (0.667)W LL WWW
Past 25-36 months4-2 (0.667)W L WWW L
Past 37-48 months1-1 (0.500)W L
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 months1-0 (1.000)W
Past 73-84 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 475
Average for: 368
Average against: 361

Round 1

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Nees played #67 Jim Laris (Altadena, CA) and won 452 to 321 (a spread of 131).

Before this event, Nees had not played Laris in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 1-0, +131.

Round 2

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Nees played #83 Mark Movic (Des Moines, IA) and won 475 to 344 (a spread of 131).

Before this event, Nees had not played Movic in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 2-0, +262.

Round 3

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Nees played #72 Andy Ludwig (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 359 to 439 (a spread of -80).

Before this event, Nees had not played Ludwig in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +182.

Round 4

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Nees played #13 Jane Bernes (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 469 to 403 (a spread of 66).

Before this event, Nees had not played Bernes in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 3-1, +248.

Round 5

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Nees played #101 Irma Roberts (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 367 to 388 (a spread of -21).

Before this event, Nees had not played Roberts in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 3-2, +227.

Round 6

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Nees played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 324 to 328 (a spread of -4).

Before this event, Nees had not played Canik in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 3-3, +223.

Round 7

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Nees played #43 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) and won 381 to 315 (a spread of 66).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Nees’s record vs. Francis 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: #34.

Current record: 4-3, +289.

Round 8

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Nees played #70 Deborah Light (Napanee ON) and won 364 to 353 (a spread of 11).

Before this event, Nees had not played Light in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 5-3, +300.

Round 9

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Nees played #57 Candace Hurley (Vine Grove, KY) and won 447 to 332 (a spread of 115).

The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX

Nees’s record vs. Hurley 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.
Past 73-84 months: no games.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-3, +415.

Round 10

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Nees played #107 Mary Snider (Austin, TX) and won 451 to 378 (a spread of 73).

The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: SALADO, TX

Nees’s record vs. Snider in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750).
Past 1-12 months: LW.
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: #18.

Current record: 7-3, +488.

Round 11

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Nees played #25 Khim Clarke (Irvine, CA) and won 408 to 367 (a spread of 41).

Before this event, Nees had not played Clarke in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-3, +529.

Round 12

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Nees played #44 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 365 to 303 (a spread of 62).

Before this event, Nees had not played Frodyma in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-3, +591.

Round 13

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Nees played #66 Ben Lam (Markham ON) and won 333 to 306 (a spread of 27).

Before this event, Nees had not played Lam in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-3, +618.

Round 14

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Nees played #48 Whitney Gould (Berkeley, CA) and lost 346 to 377 (a spread of -31).

Before this event, Nees had not played Gould in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-4, +587.

Round 15

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Nees played #14 Susan Bertoni (Clemmons, NC) and lost 336 to 415 (a spread of -79).

Before this event, Nees had not played Bertoni in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-5, +508.

Round 16

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Nees played #98 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 338 to 363 (a spread of -25).

Before this event, Nees had not played Reinke in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 10-6, +483.

Round 17

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Nees played #29 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 320 to 400 (a spread of -80).

Before this event, Nees had not played Dancho in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 10-7, +403.

Round 18

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Nees played #21 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and lost 347 to 379 (a spread of -32).

The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX

Nees’s record vs. Callaway in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: WW.
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: #30.

Current record: 10-8, +371.

Round 19

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Nees played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) and lost 367 to 394 (a spread of -27).

Before this event, Nees had not played Thompson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 10-9, +344.

Round 20

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Nees played #104 Judi Shaw (Laconia, NH) and lost 310 to 314 (a spread of -4).

Before this event, Nees had not played Shaw in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 10-10, +340.

Round 21

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Nees played #33 Henry De Young (St. Marys ON) and won 379 to 360 (a spread of 19).

Before this event, Nees had not played De Young in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 11-10, +359.

Round 22

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Nees played #76 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 275 to 445 (a spread of -170).

Before this event, Nees had not played Matthews in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 11-11, +189.

Round 23

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Nees played #74 Sedona Maniak (Portland, OR) and won 398 to 296 (a spread of 102).

Before this event, Nees had not played Maniak in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 12-11, +291.

Round 24

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Nees played #17 Manan Biyani (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 363 to 390 (a spread of -27).

Before this event, Nees had not played Biyani in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 12-12, +264.

Round 25

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Nees played #43 L Cheryl Francis (Indian Island, Old Town, ME) again and won 317 to 251 (a spread of 66).

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Nees’s record vs. Francis 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: #41.

Current record: 13-12, +330.

Round 26

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Nees played #36 Marion Dimond (Calgary AB) and lost 366 to 431 (a spread of -65).

Before this event, Nees had not played Dimond in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 13-13, +265.

Round 27

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Nees played #27 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 258 to 371 (a spread of -113).

Before this event, Nees had not played Crotty in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 13-14, +152.

Round 28

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Nees played #115 Gavin Thompson (Ottawa ON) again and won 388 to 350 (a spread of 38).

Before this event, Nees had not played Thompson in at least 7 years.

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 14-14, +190.


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