Wayne Clifford [#12] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wayne Clifford, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Clifford currently has a record of 15-13, +190, and is ranked #36 in Division 2.

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): Wayne Surname(s): Clifford Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 56 Awards: 2005-01, 2005-03 Calgary, AB Hobbies: Golf Occupation: Alarm Agent

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	155-175 (0.470)
Past 1-12 months	30-30 (0.500)	W L W LLLL W L WW L WW L W L WW L WWW LLLL W L WWWW LL WWWW L W L W L W L W LLLLLL WW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	37-26 (0.587)	WWW LLL W LL WW L W L WW LL WWWW LLLL WWW L WW LL W L WW L WW LL WW LL WWW L WWWWWW LLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	31-33 (0.484)	LL W L W LL WWWWW L WW LL W L W LL W L WWWW LLLLLL W L W L WWW LLL W LLLLL W L WWWWW L W LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	20-27 (0.426)	W L W L W LLLL W LLLL W L WW LLL WW L WWWW LLLLLLL WW L WWW LL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	25-30 (0.455)	L W L WW LL WW LLLLLLL W LLL W L WWW L WW L WWW L WW L WW L W LLLL WW L WW LL W LLL
Past 61-72 months	12-29 (0.293)	LLLLL W LLLLL W L W LLLL W LLLLLL W LL WWWW LLL W LL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 472 Average for: 378 Average against: 371
Round 1		Clifford played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and lost 327 to 416 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 0-1, -89.
Round 2		Clifford played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 381 to 300 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Eichenbaum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -8.
Round 3		Clifford played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Mancine 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: #46. Current record: 2-1, +6.
Round 4		Clifford played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 286 to 539 (a spread of -253) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Wong 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: 2-2, -247.
Round 5		Clifford played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-3, -272.
Round 6		Clifford played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 452 to 366 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Chaikin 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: #67. Current record: 3-3, -186.
Round 7		Clifford played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 472 to 367 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-3, -81.
Round 8		Clifford played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 322 to 456 (a spread of -134) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clifford’s record vs. Norr in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #69. Current record: 4-4, -215.
Round 9		Clifford played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 309 to 338 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: VANCOUER, BC, CAN Clifford’s record vs. Leong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #81. Current record: 4-5, -244.
Round 10		Clifford played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 403 to 313 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Goldman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 6-10 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WLLL. Past 25-36 months: LWLW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: WWLW. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-5, -154.
Round 11		Clifford played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 343 to 406 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, -217.
Round 12		Clifford played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 354 to 394 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-7, -257.
Round 13		Clifford played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 317 to 328 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Clifford’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWL. 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: #87. Current record: 5-8, -268.
Round 14		Clifford played #42 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 415 to 383 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Horowitz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -236.
Round 15		Clifford played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 354 to 342 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clifford’s record vs. Lakernick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, -224.
Round 16		Clifford played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 361 to 437 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-9, -300.
Round 17		Clifford played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and won 421 to 294 (a spread of 127) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clifford’s record vs. Terry 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: #68. Current record: 8-9, -173.
Round 18		Clifford played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 449 to 330 (a spread of 119) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Clifford’s record vs. Milan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -54.
Round 19		Clifford played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 430 to 392 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Pughsley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-8 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LLL. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, -16.
Round 20		Clifford played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 407 to 365 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Clifford’s record vs. Krieger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-9, +26.
Round 21		Clifford played #52 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 441 to 344 (a spread of 97) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN Clifford’s record vs. Lauder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +123.
Round 22		Clifford played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 376 to 401 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clifford’s record vs. Norr in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #39. Current record: 12-10, +98.
Round 23		Clifford played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 361 to 351 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +108.
Round 24		Clifford played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 256 to 376 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Clifford’s record vs. Engelhardt 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: #42. Current record: 13-11, -12.
Round 25		Clifford played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 401 to 292 (a spread of 109) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: COEUR, d'AlENE, ID Clifford’s record vs. Saldanha 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: #33. Current record: 14-11, +97.
Round 26		Clifford played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 465 to 263 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +299.
Round 27		Clifford played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and lost 375 to 472 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Clifford had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +202.
Round 28		Clifford played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 372 to 384 (a spread of -12) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Clifford’s record vs. Anglin 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: #36. Current record: 15-13, +190.

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