Evan Koch [#70] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Evan Koch, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Koch currently has a record of 15-13, +564, and is ranked #42 in Division 3.

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): Evan Surname(s): Koch Home: Petaluma, CA, United States Age: 32 Awards: I have designed the best "variation" on scrabble ever Hobbies: Word games, Designing board games (especially word games) weight lifting Occupation: Board game designer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	23-20 (0.535)
Past 1-12 months	7-11 (0.389)	W LLLLL WW L W L WWW LLLL
Past 13-24 months	9-6 (0.600)	W L WW LL W LL WWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LLL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 535 Average for: 392 Average against: 372
Round 1		Koch played #72 Joan Glatthorn (La Jolla, CA) and won 443 to 339 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Koch had not played Glatthorn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +104.
Round 2		Koch played #20 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 484 to 331 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Koch had not played Claitor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +257.
Round 3		Koch played #61 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and won 473 to 357 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Koch had not played Jokubaitis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +373.
Round 4		Koch played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 349 to 381 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Koch had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +341.
Round 5		Koch played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 384 to 397 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Koch had not played Anum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +328.
Round 6		Koch played #23 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and lost 379 to 389 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Koch had not played Cowan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-3, +318.
Round 7		Koch played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 377 to 299 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Koch had not played Gove in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +396.
Round 8		Koch played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Koch had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +457.
Round 9		Koch played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and lost 286 to 380 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Koch had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, +363.
Round 10		Koch played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Koch had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-5, +331.
Round 11		Koch played #31 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 336 to 331 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Koch had not played Dodds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +336.
Round 12		Koch played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 327 to 464 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Koch had not played Easter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, +199.
Round 13		Koch played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 311 to 369 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Koch had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-7, +141.
Round 14		Koch played #104 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 443 to 368 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Koch had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-7, +216. Koch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Koch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Koch played #134 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 328 to 336 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Koch had not played Wyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-8, +208.
Round 16		Koch played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and lost 309 to 420 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Koch had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-9, +97.
Round 17		Koch played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 427 to 365 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Koch had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-9, +159.
Round 18		Koch played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 408 to 331 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Koch had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, +236.
Round 19		Koch played #77 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 372 to 448 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Koch had not played Manzolillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, +160.
Round 20		Koch played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 410 to 358 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Koch’s record vs. Unger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #58. Current record: 10-10, +212.
Round 21		Koch played #35 Ben Dweck (Great Neck, NY) and won 535 to 326 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Koch had not played Dweck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, +421.
Round 22		Koch played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 496 to 330 (a spread of 166) . Before this event, Koch had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, +587.
Round 23		Koch played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 323 to 378 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Koch’s record vs. Michaels in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-11, +532.
Round 24		Koch played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 446 to 400 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Koch had not played Ubeika in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +578.
Round 25		Koch played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 472 to 334 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Koch had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +716.
Round 26		Koch played #122 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 391 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Koch had not played Ubeika in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, +659.
Round 27		Koch played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 324 to 477 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Koch had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-13, +506.
Round 28		Koch played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 450 to 392 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Koch had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, +564. Koch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Koch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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