Nick Meyer [#98] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Meyer, 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. Meyer currently has a record of 16-14, +235, and is ranked #50 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): Nick Surname(s): Meyer Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Age: 31

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11.5-5.5 (0.676)
Past 1-12 months	5-3 (0.625)	WWW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	6.5-2.5 (0.722)	TWW L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 584 Average for: 398 Average against: 391
Round 1		Meyer played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 440 to 354 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Meyer played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 439 to 309 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +216.
Round 3		Meyer played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 283 to 491 (a spread of -208) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, +8.
Round 4		Meyer played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 584 to 326 (a spread of 258) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +266.
Round 5		Meyer played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and won 405 to 380 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +291.
Round 6		Meyer played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 298 to 392 (a spread of -94) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer's record vs. Kamen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +197.
Round 7		Meyer played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 429 to 342 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +284.
Round 8		Meyer played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 353 to 425 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Wong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-3, +212.
Round 9		Meyer played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 369 to 481 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Puma in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +100.
Round 10		Meyer played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 470 to 372 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +198.
Round 11		Meyer played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 394 to 386 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-4, +206.
Round 12		Meyer played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 399 to 415 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, +190.
Round 13		Meyer played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 377 to 345 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, +222.
Round 14		Meyer played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-5, +283.
Round 15		Meyer played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 397 to 326 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-5, +354.
Round 16		Meyer played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 577 to 380 (a spread of 197) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-5, +551.
Round 17		Meyer played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 352 to 381 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-6, +522.
Round 18		Meyer played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 353 to 403 (a spread of -50) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer's record vs. Short in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +472.
Round 19		Meyer played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 411 to 413 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer's record vs. Golob 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: 11-8, +470.
Round 20		Meyer played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 372 to 444 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-9, +398.
Round 21		Meyer played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 438 to 358 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, +478.
Round 22		Meyer played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 346 to 417 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, +407.
Round 23		Meyer played #76 James Kille L. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 357 to 462 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Kille L. Jr. in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-11, +302.
Round 24		Meyer recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-11, +352.
Round 25		Meyer played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 392 to 347 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Ricketts in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-11, +397.
Round 26		Meyer played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 436 to 358 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Anglin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-11, +475.
Round 27		Meyer played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 307 to 476 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, +306.
Round 28		Meyer played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 413 to 423 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 15-13, +296.
Round 29		Meyer played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 367 to 354 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-13, +309.
Round 30		Meyer played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and lost 366 to 440 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Meyer had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-14, +235.

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