Caesar Jaramillo [#63] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Caesar Jaramillo, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Jaramillo currently has a record of 17-13, +295, and is ranked #37 in Division 2.

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): Caesar Surname(s): Jaramillo Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 49 Awards: 2004-05 Lubbock, TX; Won Austin Tournament Hobbies: Running, Bowling Occupation: Clerk

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	95-97 (0.495)
Past 1-12 months	24-26 (0.480)	W L W L W LLL W LL W L WWW L WWWWWWWW LLL W LL W LLLLLL WWW LL WW L W LLL
Past 13-24 months	18-16 (0.529)	L WW L W LL W L W LL WW L W LLLL W L W L WWWWWW LL WW
Past 25-36 months	13-20 (0.394)	LLL W L W L WWW L W LLLLL WW LLL W LL W L W LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	18-20 (0.474)	WWWW LL W L W L W LLL WWW LLLLLLL WWWW LLL WW L WW LL
Past 49-60 months	22-15 (0.595)	LL W L W LL WWWW L W L W L W L W LLL WW L WWW L WWWWWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 502 Average for: 376 Average against: 367
Round 1		Jaramillo played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 434 to 330 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Ricketts in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Jaramillo played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 401 to 334 (a spread of 67) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LUBBOCK, TX Jaramillo's record vs. Martin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2-0, +171.
Round 3		Jaramillo played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-0, +192.
Round 4		Jaramillo played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 274 to 488 (a spread of -214) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Jaramillo's record vs. Stock in the 5 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-1, -22.
Round 5		Jaramillo played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 300 to 437 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-2, -159.
Round 6		Jaramillo played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 411 to 383 (a spread of 28) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Jaramillo's record vs. Lyons 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: #47. Current record: 4-2, -131.
Round 7		Jaramillo played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 245 to 429 (a spread of -184) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Jaramillo's record vs. Glass in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-8 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-3, -315.
Round 8		Jaramillo played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 414 to 322 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-3, -223.
Round 9		Jaramillo played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 398 to 317 (a spread of 81) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Jaramillo's record vs. Jokubaitis 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: #40. Current record: 6-3, -142.
Round 10		Jaramillo played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 348 to 368 (a spread of -20) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Jaramillo's record vs. Weisskopf in the 5 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. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-4, -162.
Round 11		Jaramillo played #78 John Kopp (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 377 to 439 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Kopp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-5, -224.
Round 12		Jaramillo played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 387 to 338 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-5, -175.
Round 13		Jaramillo played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 371 to 415 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-6, -219.
Round 14		Jaramillo played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and won 491 to 348 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Reckford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-6, -76.
Round 15		Jaramillo played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 306 to 417 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Jaramillo's record vs. Shambach in the 5 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. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-7, -187.
Round 16		Jaramillo played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and lost 300 to 412 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-8, -299.
Round 17		Jaramillo recorded a win with a spread of 30 points. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-8, -269.
Round 18		Jaramillo played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 412 to 279 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Puma in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-8, -136.
Round 19		Jaramillo played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 413 to 282 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-8, -5.
Round 20		Jaramillo played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 502 to 265 (a spread of 237) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Jaramillo's record vs. Michaels 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: #35. Current record: 12-8, +232.
Round 21		Jaramillo played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and lost 323 to 386 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, +169.
Round 22		Jaramillo played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 370 to 397 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-10, +142.
Round 23		Jaramillo played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 297 to 523 (a spread of -226) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-11, -84.
Round 24		Jaramillo played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-11, -33.
Round 25		Jaramillo played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Jaramillo's record vs. Lane in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-11, +100.
Round 26		Jaramillo played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 442 to 373 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Jaramillo's record vs. Wornum in the 5 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-11, +169.
Round 27		Jaramillo played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and lost 311 to 314 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-12, +166.
Round 28		Jaramillo played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and lost 367 to 379 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-13, +154.
Round 29		Jaramillo played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 352 to 331 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-13, +175.
Round 30		Jaramillo played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 439 to 319 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Jaramillo had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 17-13, +295. Jaramillo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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