Jeff Myers [#103] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Myers, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Myers currently has a record of 13-17, -19, and is ranked #119 in Division 3.

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): Jeff Surname(s): Myers Home: Granville, OH, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: programming, guitar, racketball, and, well, Scrabble (r) Occupation: retired (from high school math teaching)

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	18-13 (0.581)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	L WW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	6-3 (0.667)	W LLL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 49-60 months	5-6 (0.455)	W LL WW LL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 360 Average against: 360
Round 1		Myers played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 359 to 286 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Myers had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Myers played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 342 to 369 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Myers had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3		Myers played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 418 to 322 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Myers's record vs. Stulman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +142.
Round 4		Myers played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 369 to 307 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Myers's record vs. Johnson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +204.
Round 5		Myers played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 329 to 333 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Myers had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +200.
Round 6		Myers played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 470 to 317 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Myers had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +353.
Round 7		Myers played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 351 to 412 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Myers had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, +292.
Round 8		Myers played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 479 to 256 (a spread of 223) . Before this event, Myers had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +515.
Round 9		Myers played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 344 to 412 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Myers had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +447.
Round 10		Myers played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 335 to 396 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Myers had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, +386.
Round 11		Myers played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 393 to 350 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Myers had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +429.
Round 12		Myers played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 310 to 437 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Myers had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-6, +302.
Round 13		Myers played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 381 to 387 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Myers had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-7, +296.
Round 14		Myers played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 335 to 419 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Myers had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-8, +212.
Round 15		Myers played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 289 to 369 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Myers had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-9, +132.
Round 16		Myers played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 268 to 395 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Myers had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 6-10, +5.
Round 17		Myers played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Myers had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 6-11, +4.
Round 18		Myers played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 409 to 362 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Myers had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 7-11, +51.
Round 19		Myers played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 282 to 344 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Myers had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 7-12, -11.
Round 20		Myers played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Myers had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 8-12, +9.
Round 21		Myers played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 297 to 331 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Myers had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 8-13, -25.
Round 22		Myers played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 387 to 351 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Myers had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 9-13, +11.
Round 23		Myers played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Myers had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-13, +41.
Round 24		Myers played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 326 to 307 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Myers had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-13, +60.
Round 25		Myers played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 329 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Myers had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-13, +155.
Round 26		Myers played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 363 to 436 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Myers had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12-14, +82.
Round 27		Myers played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 397 to 405 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Myers had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-15, +74.
Round 28		Myers played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 311 to 325 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Myers's record vs. Mitchnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 12-16, +60.
Round 29		Myers played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 295 to 409 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Myers had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 12-17, -54.
Round 30		Myers played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and won 393 to 358 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: LANCASTER, PA Myers's record vs. Strieb in the 5 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. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 13-17, -19.

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