Nancee Mancel [#86] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nancee Mancel, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Mancel currently has a record of 16.5-13.5, +109, and is ranked #44 in Division 4.

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): Nancee Surname(s): Mancel Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States Age: 47 Awards: 2003 Who's Who in American College Teachers Hobbies: juggling, button making Occupation: Community College Math Instructor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25-15 (0.625)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	10-7 (0.588)	L W LL WWW LL W L WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	8-5 (0.615)	W LLL WWW L WW L WW
Past 49-60 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WW L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 369 Average against: 365
Round 1		Mancel played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 367 to 375 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Melvin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Mancel played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 418 to 367 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3		Mancel played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 432 to 321 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, +154.
Round 4		Mancel played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 463 to 347 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +270.
Round 5		Mancel played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and tied at 371 . Before this event, Mancel had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +270.
Round 6		Mancel played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 378 to 367 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +281.
Round 7		Mancel played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +267. Mancel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Mancel played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 369 to 348 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +288.
Round 9		Mancel played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 417 to 296 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Dinning in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +409.
Round 10		Mancel played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 345 to 326 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel's record vs. DuMez 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: #8. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +428.
Round 11		Mancel played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 400 to 381 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8.5-2.5, +447.
Round 12		Mancel played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 376 to 381 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +442.
Round 13		Mancel played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 409 to 377 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +474.
Round 14		Mancel played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 306 to 447 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +333.
Round 15		Mancel played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 252 to 329 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +256.
Round 16		Mancel played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 353 to 329 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel's record vs. DuMez 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: #16. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +280.
Round 17		Mancel played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 378 to 448 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +210.
Round 18		Mancel played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 342 to 483 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Mancel had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +69.
Round 19		Mancel played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 470 to 317 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +222.
Round 20		Mancel played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 395 to 445 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Mancel had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +172.
Round 21		Mancel played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 317 to 342 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +147.
Round 22		Mancel played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 323 to 407 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +63.
Round 23		Mancel played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 309 to 379 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11.5-11.5, -7.
Round 24		Mancel played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 288 to 376 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: LUBBOCK, TX Mancel's record vs. Sawyer 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -95.
Round 25		Mancel played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 415 to 301 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +19.
Round 26		Mancel played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 389 to 326 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +82.
Round 27		Mancel played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 321 to 363 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LUBBOCK, TX Mancel's record vs. Savadge in the 5 years leading up to this event: 10-6 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LWLLWWWL. Past 37-48 months: WWWW. Past 49-60 months: LWL. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +40.
Round 28		Mancel played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 385 to 348 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +77.
Round 29		Mancel played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +80.
Round 30		Mancel played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 342 to 313 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Mancel had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +109.

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