Jeff Widergren [#91] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Widergren, 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. Widergren currently has a record of 15-13, -107, and is ranked #35 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): Jeff Surname(s): Widergren Home: Los Gatos, CA, United States Age: 43 Awards: 2nd 95 Reno, 95 World Team, 15+ local victories; 2003-11 Los Gatos, CA Hobbies: Golf, Kids Occupation: Firmware engineer WSC 1995 Rank: 35

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	51-55 (0.481)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	L WW L W LL WW
Past 13-24 months	7-11 (0.389)	LL WW L W LLLLLLL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	3-7 (0.300)	W LLLLL W LL W
Past 37-48 months	11-18 (0.379)	LLLL W LL W LL WW LL W LL WWW LL W LLL W L W
Past 49-60 months	12-6 (0.667)	LLL WW L WWW L WWWW L WWW
Past 61-72 months	13-9 (0.591)	W L WW LLLL W LL WWWWWW L WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 438 Average for: 383 Average against: 387
Round 1		Widergren played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 354 to 336 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +18. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Widergren played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 389 to 431 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -24.
Round 3	Larger photo available	Widergren played #27 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 399 to 370 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Graham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +5.
Round 4		Widergren played #42 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 382 to 378 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Kramer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +9.
Round 5		Widergren played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 364 to 502 (a spread of -138) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Cree 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, -129.
Round 6		Widergren played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 375 to 380 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, -134.
Round 7		Widergren played #2 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 449 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Alexander 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: #59. Current record: 3-4, -254.
Round 8		Widergren played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 389 to 331 (a spread of 58) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Widergren’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-4, -196. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Widergren played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 426 to 352 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Armstrong 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, -122.
Round 10		Widergren played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 358 to 294 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, -58.
Round 11		Widergren played #71 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 415 to 373 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Widergren’s record vs. Polatnick in the 6 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: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -16.
Round 12		Widergren played #29 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 403 to 367 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Grob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +20.
Round 13		Widergren played #63 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 389 to 302 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +107.
Round 14		Widergren played #8 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 415 to 420 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Bednarz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +102. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Widergren is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Widergren played #75 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 379 to 385 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: LOS GATOS, CA Widergren’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: LWW. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +96.
Round 16		Widergren played #85 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 437 to 413 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Weinstein in the 6 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +120.
Round 17		Widergren played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 389 to 361 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Okosagah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +148.
Round 18		Widergren played #18 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 409 to 297 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +260. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Widergren played #80 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 426 to 402 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +284. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Widergren is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Widergren played #75 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 423 to 446 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: LOS GATOS, CA Widergren’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: LWW. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +261. Widergren is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Widergren is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Widergren played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 356 to 378 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +239.
Round 22		Widergren played #73 Nigel Richards (New Zealand) and lost 316 to 414 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Richards 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: #21. Current record: 13-9, +141.
Round 23		Widergren played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 330 to 472 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Edley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-10, -1.
Round 24		Widergren played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 393 to 476 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Armstrong 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, -84.
Round 25		Widergren played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 366 to 385 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Kaplan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-12, -103.
Round 26		Widergren played #66 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 304 to 384 (a spread of -80) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Peltz 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: #48. Current record: 13-13, -183.
Round 27		Widergren played #77 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 382 to 316 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Widergren had not played Sidorsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, -117.
Round 28		Widergren played #14 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 438 to 428 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Widergren’s record vs. Cohen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, -107.

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