Nicholas Tam [#146] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nicholas Tam, 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. Tam currently has a record of 10-20, -230, and is ranked #165 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): Nicholas Surname(s): Tam Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 19 Awards: Most Improved Player, Club #374 (2001-02) Hobbies: Piano jazz, parliamentary debate, film criticism, world conquest Occupation: University student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-3 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 13-24 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 443 Average for: 348 Average against: 358
Before the Tournament		Tam is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Tam played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 392 to 389 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Tam had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-0, +3.
Round 2		Tam played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and lost 363 to 365 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Tam had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Tam played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 354 to 434 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Tam had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-2, -79.
Round 4		Tam played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 339 to 355 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Tam had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 1-3, -95.
Round 5		Tam played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 321 to 352 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Tam had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 1-4, -126.
Round 6		Tam played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 340 to 411 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Tam had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 1-5, -197.
Round 7		Tam played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 325 to 438 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Tam had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 1-6, -310.
Round 8		Tam played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 315 to 319 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Tam had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 1-7, -314.
Round 9		Tam played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 399 to 335 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Tam had not played Mair in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 2-7, -250.
Round 10		Tam played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 412 to 292 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Tam had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 3-7, -130.
Round 11		Tam played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 393 to 268 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Tam had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 4-7, -5.
Round 12		Tam played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 351 to 309 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Tam had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-7, +37.
Round 13		Tam played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 402 to 310 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Tam had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-7, +129.
Round 14		Tam played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 443 to 262 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Tam had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-7, +310.
Round 15		Tam played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 343 to 397 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Tam had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-8, +256.
Round 16		Tam played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 313 to 403 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Tam had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-9, +166.
Round 17		Tam played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 341 to 345 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Tam had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 7-10, +162.
Round 18		Tam played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 318 to 391 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Tam had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 7-11, +89.
Round 19		Tam played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 354 to 371 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Tam had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 7-12, +72.
Round 20		Tam played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 336 to 354 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Tam had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 7-13, +54.
Round 21		Tam played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 435 to 360 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Tam had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 8-13, +129.
Round 22		Tam played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 351 to 387 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Tam had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 8-14, +93.
Round 23		Tam played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 293 to 330 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Tam had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 8-15, +56. Tam is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Tam played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and lost 297 to 393 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Tam had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 8-16, -40.
Round 25		Tam played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and lost 281 to 396 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Tam had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 8-17, -155.
Round 26		Tam recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 9-17, -105.
Round 27		Tam played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 338 to 391 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Tam had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 9-18, -158.
Round 28		Tam played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 304 to 403 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Tam had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 9-19, -257.
Round 29		Tam played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 356 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Tam had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 9-20, -333.
Round 30		Tam played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 363 to 260 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Tam had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 10-20, -230.

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