Bob Prentiss [#79] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Prentiss, 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. Prentiss currently has a record of 17-11, +826, and is ranked #13 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): Bob Surname(s): Prentiss Home: Maple Grove, MN, United States Age: 39 Hobbies: Cineast (own 4,000 + DVD's), Gastronome / Gourmand and Texas Hold'em! Occupation: Senior Systems Business Analyst

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22.5-12.5 (0.643)
Past 1-12 months	3-5 (0.375)	WW LL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	7-0 (1.000)	WWWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	2.5-3.5 (0.417)	LLL WTW
Past 61-72 months	10-4 (0.714)	W L W LL W L WWWWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 545 Average for: 414 Average against: 385
Round 1		Prentiss played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 483 to 407 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Prentiss played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 510 to 368 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +218.
Round 3		Prentiss played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and won 481 to 301 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Goolsby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +398.
Round 4		Prentiss played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 399 to 279 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +518.
Round 5		Prentiss played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 306 to 412 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +412.
Round 6		Prentiss played #37 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 326 to 414 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Gotlieb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +324.
Round 7		Prentiss played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 427 to 385 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +366.
Round 8		Prentiss played #52 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 318 to 408 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Lauder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +276.
Round 9		Prentiss played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 294 to 455 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Levitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +115.
Round 10		Prentiss played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 340 to 498 (a spread of -158) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Prentiss’s record vs. Pellinen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 8-1 (0.889). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WWWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WWW. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, -43.
Round 11		Prentiss played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 386 to 389 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Mayer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -46. Prentiss is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Prentiss played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 477 to 384 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +47.
Round 13		Prentiss played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 459 to 378 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Sanfedele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +128.
Round 14		Prentiss played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and won 426 to 411 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +143.
Round 15		Prentiss played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 347 to 374 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Wallis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, +116.
Round 16		Prentiss played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 360 to 436 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, +40.
Round 17		Prentiss played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 411 to 405 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, +46.
Round 18		Prentiss played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 472 to 403 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Prentiss’s record vs. Przybyszewski 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: #35. Current record: 10-8, +115.
Round 19		Prentiss played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 429 to 342 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, +202.
Round 20		Prentiss played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +171.
Round 21		Prentiss played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 337 to 339 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +169.
Round 22		Prentiss played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and won 501 to 380 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +290.
Round 23		Prentiss played #30 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Frentz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +278.
Round 24		Prentiss played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 545 to 339 (a spread of 206) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +484.
Round 25		Prentiss played #28 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 484 to 406 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +562.
Round 26		Prentiss played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 386 to 352 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +596.
Round 27		Prentiss played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and won 478 to 332 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +742.
Round 28		Prentiss played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 458 to 374 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Prentiss had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, +826.

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