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Back to 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Larry Rand [#72] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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Congratulations to David Wiegand, the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Champion, who defeated his opponent, Panupol Sujjayakorn, 338-467, 349-463, 501-364, 441-371 and 529-331. Live coverage of this event is now complete. Viewers may be interested in reading Stefan Fatsis’s article about the NSC in the Wall Street Journal. Please also watch ESPN's telecast of the finals, which will first air at 1 P.M. EST on Sunday, October 2nd, 2005, and then be rebroadcast several times throughout the season on ESPN and ESPN2.
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On this page, you will find information about
Larry Rand, 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.
Rand currently has a record of 12-16, -36, and is ranked
#67 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 | ![[player photo]](/players/r/rand_larry.jpg)
| Given name(s): Larry Surname(s): Rand Home: Chandler, AZ, United States Age: 61 Awards: Co-Director of the Year, 2003 Hobbies: travel, exercise, grandchildren Occupation: retired Notes: NSC 2004 Division 3 Leader |
Career History | 6-year record against other players at this event | 61-101 (0.377) | |
Past 1-12 months | 0-2 (0.000) | LL |
Past 13-24 months | 14-10 (0.583) | LLL WWW LLL W LL WW L WWWW L WWWW |
Past 25-36 months | 13.5-21.5 (0.386) | LL WWW LL W LLTL WW LLL W LL WW LLLLL W LL WW L W L |
Past 37-48 months | 21.5-38.5 (0.358) | L WWW LLLLLLLLL W LL WTLL W L WWW L WWW LLLL W LLL WWWW LLLLLLLL WWW LLLLLL W L |
Past 49-60 months | 8-21 (0.276) | LLL WW LLLLL W LLLLL WWW LLLLLLL WW L |
Past 61-72 months | 4-8 (0.333) | W L WWW LLLLLLL |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 537 Average for: 395 Average against: 398 | Round 1 | ![[player photo]](/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpeg)
| Rand played #48 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 358 to 413 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Rand had not played Luebkemann in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 0-1, -55. | Round 2 | ![[player photo]](/players/m/mallick_joey.jpeg)
| Rand played #50 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 361 to 377 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Mallick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L.Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-2, -71. | Round 3 | ![[player photo]](/players/b/benedict_nathan.jpg)
| Rand played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 358 to 396 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PHOENIX, AZ Rand’s record vs. Benedict in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLLL. 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: #76. Current record: 0-3, -109. | Round 4 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
| Rand played #29 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 371 to 422 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Rand had not played Grob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-4, -160. | Round 5 | | Rand recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-4, -110. | Round 6 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/goard_j.jpeg)
| Rand played #26 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 476 to 387 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Goard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L.Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-4, -21. | Round 7 | ![[player photo]](/players/b/berofsky_evan_4.jpg)
| Rand played #10 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 396 to 412 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Berofsky in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-5, -37. | Round 8 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/graham_matt.jpg) Larger photo available
| Rand played #27 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 353 to 357 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Rand had not played Graham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-6, -41. | Round 9 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
| Rand played #39 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 419 to 403 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Rand had not played Kaufman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-6, -25. | Round 10 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/poder_david.jpg)
| Rand played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 389 to 408 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-7, -44. | Round 11 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/greenspan_randy.jpeg)
| Rand played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 500 to 260 (a spread of 240) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-7, +196. | Round 12 | ![[player photo]](/players/a/alexander_steven.jpeg)
| Rand played #2 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 489 to 325 (a spread of 164) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Alexander in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-7, +360. | Round 13 | ![[player photo]](/players/l/linn_bob.jpeg)
| Rand played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 283 to 449 (a spread of -166) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-9 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WWLLLWLL. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: WW.Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-8, +194. | Round 14 | ![[player photo]](/players/c/carol_jean.jpg)
| Rand played #12 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 335 to 494 (a spread of -159) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Carol in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5.5-4.5 (0.550). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LTLWWLL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-9, +35. | Round 15 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/poder_david.jpg)
| Rand played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 332 to 422 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-10, -55. | Round 16 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/goard_j.jpeg)
| Rand played #26 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and lost 435 to 475 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Goard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L.Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-11, -95. | Round 17 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/katzbrown_jason.jpg)
| Rand played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 410 to 423 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Rand had not played Katz-Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 5-12, -108. | Round 18 | ![[player photo]](/players/c/cushman_lynn.jpeg)
| Rand played #16 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 430 to 392 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Cushman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-12, -70. | Round 19 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/geary_jim.jpg)
| Rand played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 418 to 376 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Geary in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-12, -28. Rand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | Round 20 | ![[player photo]](/players/k/kahn_robert_2.jpg)
| Rand played #35 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 537 to 431 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Rand had not played Kahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-12, +78. | Round 21 | ![[player photo]](/players/p/pearl_david.jpg)
| Rand played #65 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 409 to 360 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2002-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Pearl in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-12, +127. | Round 22 | ![[player photo]](/players/d/dixon_jan.jpg)
| Rand played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 310 to 387 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: GRAND CANYON Rand’s record vs. Dixon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-13, +50. | Round 23 | ![[player photo]](/players/m/meyer_nick.jpg)
| Rand played #53 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Meyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #73. Current record: 9-14, -23. | Round 24 | ![[player photo]](/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| Rand played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 386 to 408 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Rand’s record vs. Saldanha in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-15, -45. Rand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit). | Round 25 | ![[player photo]](/players/g/grob_steve.jpg)
| Rand played #29 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 411 to 368 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Rand had not played Grob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-15, -2. | Round 26 | ![[player photo]](/players/a/avrin_paul_2.jpg)
| Rand played #5 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 385 to 369 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Avrin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-15, +14. | Round 27 | ![[player photo]](/players/z/zxqkj_winter.jpg)
| Rand played #90 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 402 to 395 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Rand had not played Zxqkj in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 12-15, +21. | Round 28 | ![[player photo]](/players/s/smith_keith.jpg)
| Rand played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 376 to 433 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games.Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-16, -36. |
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