Jeff Parsons [#74] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeffrey Parsons, 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. Parsons currently has a record of 12-16, -546, and is ranked #87 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): Jeffrey Surname(s): Parsons Home: Logy Bay, NL, Canada Age: 42 Hobbies: fly fishing, squash, kayaking Occupation: University Professor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	48-67 (0.417)
Past 1-12 months	4-9 (0.308)	LLLLL WW L W LL W L
Past 13-24 months	9-13 (0.409)	LLL WWW L WW L WW LLLL W L W LLL
Past 25-36 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 37-48 months	5-11 (0.312)	LL W LLLLLL W LL WW L W
Past 49-60 months	16-16 (0.500)	LL W L W LLL WWW L WWW LLLL W L W L W L WW L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	14-15 (0.483)	W LL WW L WW L W L W L W L WWW LLLLL WW LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 529 Average for: 381 Average against: 400
Round 1		Parsons played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 316 to 458 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -142.
Round 2		Parsons played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 363 to 424 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-2, -203.
Round 3		Parsons played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 458 to 443 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Parsons’s record vs. Heidler 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: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -188.
Round 4		Parsons played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 406 to 396 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -178.
Round 5		Parsons played #112 Rita Dady (Monterey, CA) and lost 269 to 415 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Dady in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -324.
Round 6		Parsons played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and lost 389 to 421 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -356.
Round 7		Parsons played #108 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 494 to 370 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Whitman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -232.
Round 8		Parsons played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 433 to 335 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN Parsons’s record vs. Goodwin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -134.
Round 9		Parsons played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 361 to 359 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, -132.
Round 10		Parsons played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 340 to 407 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Leifer 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: 5-5, -199.
Round 11		Parsons played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 352 to 409 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, -256.
Round 12		Parsons played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and lost 289 to 437 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-7, -404.
Round 13		Parsons played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Milan 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: #75. Current record: 6-7, -381.
Round 14		Parsons played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 307 to 426 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Fidler 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: #86. Current record: 6-8, -500.
Round 15		Parsons played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 327 to 426 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-9, -599.
Round 16		Parsons played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 386 to 377 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Levin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-9, -590.
Round 17		Parsons played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 529 to 311 (a spread of 218) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-9, -372.
Round 18		Parsons played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 377 to 519 (a spread of -142) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Clark 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-10, -514.
Round 19		Parsons played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 529 to 256 (a spread of 273) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Hamilton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-8 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Past 61-72 months: LLLW. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, -241.
Round 20		Parsons played #102 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 368 to 386 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CANADIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Parsons’s record vs. Tillekeratne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: WLL. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-11, -259.
Round 21		Parsons played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 502 to 280 (a spread of 222) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 10-11, -37.
Round 22		Parsons played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 287 to 429 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -179.
Round 23		Parsons played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 386 to 406 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 10-13, -199. Parsons is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Parsons played #47 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 257 to 477 (a spread of -220) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-14, -419.
Round 25		Parsons played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 420 to 461 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-15, -460.
Round 26		Parsons played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 253 to 508 (a spread of -255) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Parsons’s record vs. Heidler 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: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-16, -715.
Round 27		Parsons played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 407 to 390 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-16, -698.
Round 28		Parsons played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 443 to 291 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Parsons had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, -546.

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