Mason Shambach [#123] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mason Shambach, 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. Shambach currently has a record of 15-15, -379, and is ranked #74 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): Mason Surname(s): Shambach Home: Battle Creek, MI, United States Age: 55 Awards: 2002-07 Alaskan Cruise Hobbies: swimming, folk music Occupation: Presbyterian (USA) pastor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	101.5-110.5 (0.479)
Past 1-12 months	28.5-32.5 (0.467)	L WW L W LLL W LLL WW L WWWW L W LLLL WWWWW LLL WW LLLL W LL W L W LLLTW LL W L WW L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	23-22 (0.511)	WWW L W LL WW LL WW LLLL WWW L W LL W L W L W L WWW LL W L WW L W LLL W
Past 25-36 months	23-32 (0.418)	L W L W LLL WWW L W LLL WWWWW LL W L WW LL W L W LLLLLLLL W LLLLL W L WW L W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	19-15 (0.559)	W L WW L WWWW L WW L WW L W L WWW LL W LLL WW LL W LL
Past 49-60 months	8-9 (0.471)	W L WWW LL W LL W LL WW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 440 Average for: 357 Average against: 370
Round 1		Shambach played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 410 to 365 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Miranda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +45.
Round 2		Shambach played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 332 to 336 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Shambach's record vs. Scheimberg in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Shambach played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 267 to 383 (a spread of -116) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Shambach's record vs. Anglin 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-2, -75.
Round 4		Shambach played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 328 to 321 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Hall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-2, -68.
Round 5		Shambach played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 420 to 388 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Shambach had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-2, -36.
Round 6		Shambach played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 333 to 371 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Shambach's record vs. Dynes 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: #70. Current record: 3-3, -74.
Round 7		Shambach played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 424 to 272 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, +78.
Round 8		Shambach played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 405 to 322 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Shambach's record vs. Horelle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, +161.
Round 9		Shambach played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and won 388 to 303 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Shambach's record vs. Leifer 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +246.
Round 10		Shambach played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 277 to 458 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-4, +65.
Round 11		Shambach played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 397 to 358 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Shambach's record vs. Bredel 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: #36. Current record: 7-4, +104.
Round 12		Shambach played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and lost 316 to 399 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-5, +21.
Round 13		Shambach played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and won 389 to 282 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Reckford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-5, +128.
Round 14		Shambach played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 269 to 284 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +113.
Round 15		Shambach played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 417 to 306 (a spread of 111) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Shambach's record vs. Jaramillo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #37. Current record: 9-6, +224.
Round 16		Shambach played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 295 to 486 (a spread of -191) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Shambach's record vs. Joffe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, +33.
Round 17		Shambach played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 440 to 419 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, +54.
Round 18		Shambach played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 432 to 298 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Lane in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-7, +188.
Round 19		Shambach played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 390 to 329 (a spread of 61) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Shambach's record vs. Horn 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-7, +249.
Round 20		Shambach played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 255 to 434 (a spread of -179) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Shambach's record vs. Fraley 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: #36. Current record: 12-8, +70.
Round 21		Shambach played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 372 to 479 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-9, -37.
Round 22		Shambach played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 418 to 226 (a spread of 192) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: FARMINGTON, MI Shambach's record vs. Dunlop in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +155.
Round 23		Shambach played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 371 to 428 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: FARMINGTON, MI Shambach's record vs. Stock in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-10, +98.
Round 24		Shambach played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 231 to 376 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-11, -47.
Round 25		Shambach played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 382 to 367 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-11, -32.
Round 26		Shambach played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 291 to 395 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: KISSIMMEE, FL Shambach's record vs. Eichenbaum 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-12, -136.
Round 27		Shambach played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 330 to 487 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Shambach's record vs. Katz 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-13, -293.
Round 28		Shambach played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: WAUKESHA, WI Shambach's record vs. Lakernick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 15-13, -281.
Round 29		Shambach played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 391 to 421 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-14, -311.
Round 30		Shambach played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 386 to 454 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Shambach had not played Miranda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15-15, -379.

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