Tacy Callies [#16] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tacy Callies, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Callies currently has a record of 14-16, -6, and is ranked #56 in Division 5.

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): Tacy Surname(s): Callies Home: Orlando, FL, United States Age: 33 Awards: Although he has a higher Scrabble rating than me, I beat my husband 52.8%00 of the time when we play each other. Hobbies: Ping pong, word games, reading Occupation: Editor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	14-11 (0.560)
Past 1-12 months	5-1 (0.833)	WW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	W LL WW
Past 25-36 months	2.5-2.5 (0.500)	TW L W L
Past 37-48 months	2.5-2.5 (0.500)	L WTL W
Past 49-60 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 520 Average for: 357 Average against: 359
Round 1		Callies played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 384 to 320 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Callies had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +64.
Round 2		Callies played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 348 to 384 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Callies had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Callies played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 381 to 404 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Callies had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-2, +5.
Round 4		Callies played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 229 to 431 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Callies had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, -197.
Round 5		Callies played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 393 to 317 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Callies had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, -121.
Round 6		Callies played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 249 to 434 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Callies had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, -306.
Round 7		Callies played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 441 to 338 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Callies had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-4, -203.
Round 8		Callies played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 308 to 390 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Callies had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-5, -285.
Round 9		Callies played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and lost 266 to 416 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Callies had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-6, -435.
Round 10		Callies played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 520 to 257 (a spread of 263) . Before this event, Callies had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-6, -172.
Round 11		Callies played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and lost 308 to 437 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Callies had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-7, -301.
Round 12		Callies played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and lost 369 to 384 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Callies had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-8, -316.
Round 13		Callies recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-8, -266.
Round 14		Callies played #92 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 428 to 347 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Callies had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-8, -185.
Round 15		Callies played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 453 to 226 (a spread of 227) . Before this event, Callies had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, +42.
Round 16		Callies played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 412 to 320 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Callies had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, +134.
Round 17		Callies played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and lost 325 to 399 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Callies had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-9, +60.
Round 18		Callies played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and lost 287 to 381 (a spread of -94) . The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: INDIAN HARBOUR, FL Callies's record vs. Angelone in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: T. Past 37-48 months: TL. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-10, -34.
Round 19		Callies played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 364 to 401 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Callies had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-11, -71.
Round 20		Callies played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 348 to 420 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Callies had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-12, -143.
Round 21		Callies played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 370 to 465 (a spread of -95) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Callies's record vs. Callies in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-13, -238.
Round 22		Callies played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and won 361 to 320 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Callies had not played Gannon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-13, -197.
Round 23		Callies played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 309 to 308 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Callies's record vs. Cooper in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #66. Current record: 10-13, -196.
Round 24		Callies played #32 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 377 to 310 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Callies had not played Harrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -129.
Round 25		Callies played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 439 to 355 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Callies's record vs. Doyle 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: #51. Current record: 12-13, -45.
Round 26		Callies played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 329 to 390 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Callies had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-14, -106.
Round 27		Callies played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 325 to 347 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Callies's record vs. Doyle 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: #64. Current record: 12-15, -128.
Round 28		Callies played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 340 to 312 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Callies had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-15, -100.
Round 29		Callies played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and won 356 to 259 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Callies had not played Gannon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-15, -3.
Round 30		Callies played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 344 to 347 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Callies had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-16, -6.

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