Cynthia Seales [#92] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cynthia V Seales, 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. Seales currently has a record of 13-15, -266, and is ranked #70 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): Cynthia V Surname(s): Seales Home: Georgetown, GA, United States Age: 57 Awards: 2003-10 Memphis, TN; NSA AB member since 2003 Hobbies: home remodelling, bowling Occupation: biological laboratory tech

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	111.5-115.5 (0.491)
Past 1-12 months	23.5-31.5 (0.427)	LL W L W LLLTW L W LLLLLL WW LL WWWW L W LLL W L WW LL WWW L W LLL W L W L W L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	21-28 (0.429)	LLLL W LL WWW L W LL WWW LLLLL WW L WW L W LLL W LL W L WW L W LL W L W LL W
Past 25-36 months	23-17 (0.575)	L W LLL WW L WWWWW L W L W LL WWW LL W LLLL WWWWWW L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	18-14 (0.562)	L W LL WW L W L WWWW LL W LLLL WWWW L W L WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	5-6 (0.455)	LL WWW L W LL W L
Past 61-72 months	21-19 (0.525)	W L W LLL W L WW L W L W LLLL W L W LLLL WW L W L WWWWWWW L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 514 Average for: 378 Average against: 387
Round 1		Seales played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 366 to 437 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Seales’s record vs. Pellinen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 0-1, -71.
Round 2		Seales played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 295 to 488 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Seales had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -264.
Round 3		Seales played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 409 to 383 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Seales’s record vs. Engelhardt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, -238.
Round 4		Seales played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 326 to 349 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Seales’s record vs. Wallis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #90. Current record: 1-3, -261.
Round 5		Seales played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 306 to 391 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Seales’s record vs. Mayer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #100. Current record: 1-4, -346.
Round 6		Seales played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Seales had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-4, -312.
Round 7		Seales played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 421 to 351 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Seales’s record vs. Merrill 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: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-4, -242.
Round 8		Seales played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 404 to 311 (a spread of 93) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Seales’s record vs. Hamilton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-9 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: LLLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -149.
Round 9		Seales played #38 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 514 to 363 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Seales had not played Hagel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-4, +2.
Round 10		Seales played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Seales’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LW. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, +62.
Round 11		Seales played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 324 to 323 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Seales’s record vs. Felman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #29. Current record: 7-4, +63.
Round 12		Seales played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and won 402 to 368 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Seales had not played Van Leunen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-4, +97.
Round 13		Seales played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 296 to 583 (a spread of -287) . Before this event, Seales had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-5, -190.
Round 14		Seales played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 404 to 408 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Seales had not played Durdan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-6, -194.
Round 15		Seales played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 396 to 274 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Seales had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-6, -72.
Round 16		Seales played #36 Bryan Goolsby (San José, CA) and won 372 to 366 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Seales had not played Goolsby in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-6, -66.
Round 17		Seales played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 431 to 304 (a spread of 127) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Seales’s record vs. Methaset 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: #18. Current record: 11-6, +61.
Round 18		Seales played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 380 to 401 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Seales had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +40.
Round 19		Seales played #27 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 428 to 374 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Seales had not played Firstman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +94.
Round 20		Seales played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 339 to 352 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Seales’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: #26. Current record: 12-8, +81.
Round 21		Seales played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 392 to 484 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Seales had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, -11.
Round 22		Seales played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 416 to 447 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Seales’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-10, -42.
Round 23		Seales played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 385 to 470 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Seales’s record vs. Robinsky 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: #54. Current record: 12-11, -127.
Round 24		Seales played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 412 to 358 (a spread of 54) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Seales’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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-11, -73.
Round 25		Seales played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 340 to 389 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Seales had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-12, -122.
Round 26		Seales played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and lost 285 to 383 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Seales’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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-13, -220.
Round 27		Seales played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 360 to 363 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Seales had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-14, -223.
Round 28		Seales played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 348 to 391 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Seales had not played Fidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-15, -266.

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