Jerry Scheiten [#127] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jerry Scheiten, 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. Scheiten currently has a record of 22-8, +973, and is ranked #1 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): Jerry Surname(s): Scheiten Home: Buffalo, NY, United States Age: 52 Awards: Ist place, Div. 3, New Orleans Nationals 2004 Hobbies: gardening, travel, bicycling, hiking, cooking Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	44-13 (0.772)
Past 1-12 months	15-3 (0.833)	WWWW L WWWW L WWW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-4 (0.692)	LL WW L W L WWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	11-3 (0.786)	WWW LL WWWW L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	8-2 (0.800)	WW L WWWW L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 500 Average for: 393 Average against: 360
Round 1		Scheiten played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 415 to 406 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-0, +9.
Round 2		Scheiten played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 303 to 369 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-1, -57.
Round 3		Scheiten played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 430 to 313 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Mair in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-1, +60.
Round 4		Scheiten played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 349 to 313 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-1, +96.
Round 5		Scheiten played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 465 to 324 (a spread of 141) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Scheiten's record vs. Douglas 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: #24. Current record: 4-1, +237.
Round 6		Scheiten played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 306 to 388 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, +155.
Round 7		Scheiten played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 382 to 321 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-2, +216.
Round 8		Scheiten played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and won 396 to 388 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-2, +224.
Round 9		Scheiten played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 359 to 337 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-2, +246.
Round 10		Scheiten played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 452 to 388 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-2, +310.
Round 11		Scheiten played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 353 to 364 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-3, +299.
Round 12		Scheiten played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and won 386 to 383 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-3, +302.
Round 13		Scheiten played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 414 to 364 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-3, +352.
Round 14		Scheiten played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 438 to 380 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Scheiten's record vs. Stafford in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #7. Current record: 11-3, +410.
Round 15		Scheiten played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 356 to 337 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Scheiten's record vs. Martin 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: #6. Current record: 12-3, +429. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scheiten is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Scheiten played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 500 to 340 (a spread of 160) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Scheiten's record vs. Stafford in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #4. Current record: 13-3, +589.
Round 17		Scheiten played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 424 to 410 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-3, +603.
Round 18		Scheiten played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 325 to 363 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-4, +565.
Round 19		Scheiten played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 388 to 412 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +541.
Round 20		Scheiten played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 327 to 412 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-6, +456.
Round 21		Scheiten played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 391 to 339 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-6, +508. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scheiten is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Scheiten played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 448 to 357 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +599.
Round 23		Scheiten played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 383 to 482 (a spread of -99) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Scheiten's record vs. Heidler 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: #9. Current record: 16-7, +500. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Scheiten played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 332 to 440 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +392.
Round 25		Scheiten played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 388 to 385 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-8, +395.
Round 26		Scheiten played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 446 to 212 (a spread of 234) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-8, +629.
Round 27		Scheiten played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 385 to 246 (a spread of 139) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Scheiten's record vs. Gillis 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: #5. Current record: 19-8, +768.
Round 28		Scheiten played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 427 to 394 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Scheiten's record vs. Heidler 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: #3. Current record: 20-8, +801. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scheiten is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 29		Scheiten played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 412 to 275 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +938. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scheiten is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 30		Scheiten played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 401 to 366 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Scheiten had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +973. Scheiten is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scheiten is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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