R. Jason Sommer [#137] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about R. Jason Sommer, 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. Sommer currently has a record of 18.5-11.5, +1238, and is ranked #18 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): R. Jason Surname(s): Sommer Home: Solvang, CA, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: Scrabble & TV news Pundit Occupation: Computer Consulting

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	21-8 (0.724)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	13-3 (0.812)	WWWWW L WWWWWW L W L W
Past 37-48 months	3-2 (0.600)	WW LL W
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 557 Average for: 385 Average against: 344
Round 1		Sommer played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and tied at 365 . Before this event, Sommer had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Sommer played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 314 to 382 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -68.
Round 3		Sommer played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 330 to 349 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 0.5-2.5, -87.
Round 4		Sommer played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 307 to 337 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer's record vs. Rawlins 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: #160. Current record: 0.5-3.5, -117.
Round 5		Sommer played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 352 to 321 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -86.
Round 6		Sommer played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 337 to 372 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 1.5-4.5, -121.
Round 7		Sommer played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 410 to 376 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -87.
Round 8		Sommer played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 557 to 295 (a spread of 262) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +175.
Round 9		Sommer played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 375 to 338 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +212.
Round 10		Sommer played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and won 429 to 425 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +216.
Round 11		Sommer played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 543 to 328 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +431.
Round 12		Sommer played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 413 to 436 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +408.
Round 13		Sommer played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 313 to 404 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +317.
Round 14		Sommer played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +296.
Round 15		Sommer played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 357 to 260 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +393.
Round 16		Sommer played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 397 to 400 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +390.
Round 17		Sommer played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 361 to 387 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sommer's record vs. Denton 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: #117. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +364.
Round 18		Sommer played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 516 to 259 (a spread of 257) . Before this event, Sommer had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +621.
Round 19		Sommer played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 406 to 313 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +714.
Round 20		Sommer played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 310 to 277 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Sommer had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +747.
Round 21		Sommer played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 339 to 354 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +732.
Round 22		Sommer played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 335 to 315 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +752.
Round 23		Sommer played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 357 to 338 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +771.
Round 24		Sommer played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 447 to 288 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +930.
Round 25		Sommer played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 421 to 298 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +1053.
Round 26		Sommer played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 448 to 428 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +1073.
Round 27		Sommer played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +1103.
Round 28		Sommer played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 387 to 344 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +1146.
Round 29		Sommer played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 398 to 259 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +1285.
Round 30		Sommer played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Sommer had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +1238.

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