Nick Meyer [#53] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Nick Meyer, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Meyer currently has a record of 11-17, -255, and is ranked #77 in Division 1.

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): Nick Surname(s): Meyer Home: Berkeley, CA, United States Occupation: Graduate Student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	29-31 (0.483)
Past 1-12 months	14-13 (0.519)	W L W L W L W L W LL WWWW LL WWW LLL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	15-17 (0.469)	LLL W LL W L WW LLL WW LLL WW L W L WWWWW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 510 Average for: 388 Average against: 397
Round 1		Meyer played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 490 to 349 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Edley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +141.
Round 2		Meyer played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 510 to 349 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +302.
Round 3		Meyer played #56 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 319 to 421 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Nanavati in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +200.
Round 4		Meyer played #75 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 380 to 611 (a spread of -231) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: OAKLAND, CA Meyer’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -31.
Round 5		Meyer played #6 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 397 to 270 (a spread of 127) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Baker in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +96.
Round 6		Meyer played #3 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 362 to 418 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Appel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +40.
Round 7		Meyer played #62 Iffy Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 327 to 416 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Onyeonwu in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-4, -49.
Round 8		Meyer played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 448 to 415 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: OAKLAND, CA Meyer’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -16.
Round 9		Meyer played #10 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 399 to 349 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Berofsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +34.
Round 10		Meyer played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 292 to 389 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Tangredi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, -63.
Round 11		Meyer played #23 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Frank in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, -67.
Round 12		Meyer played #22 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 366 to 399 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: OAKLAND, CA Meyer’s record vs. Fraley in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-7, -100.
Round 13		Meyer played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 352 to 391 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Meyer’s record vs. Howard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-8, -139.
Round 14		Meyer played #58 John OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 441 to 328 (a spread of 113) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-8, -26.
Round 15		Meyer played #55 Lloyd Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 466 to 331 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Mills in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-8, +109.
Round 16		Meyer played #83 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 409 to 446 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Tier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-9, +72.
Round 17		Meyer played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 403 to 384 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +91.
Round 18		Meyer played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 392 to 419 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-10, +64.
Round 19		Meyer played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 385 to 436 (a spread of -51) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Benedict in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-11, +13.
Round 20		Meyer played #12 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 423 to 290 (a spread of 133) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Carol in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-11, +146.
Round 21		Meyer played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 347 to 428 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Payne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-12, +65.
Round 22		Meyer played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 441 to 343 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-12, +163.
Round 23		Meyer played #72 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 414 to 341 (a spread of 73) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Rand in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-12, +236.
Round 24		Meyer played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 330 to 431 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-13, +135.
Round 25		Meyer played #71 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 350 to 400 (a spread of -50) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Polatnick in the 6 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. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-14, +85.
Round 26		Meyer played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 365 to 458 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-15, -8.
Round 27		Meyer played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 337 to 406 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-16, -77.
Round 28		Meyer played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 343 to 521 (a spread of -178) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Greenspan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-17, -255.

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