Alan Meyer [#85] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Meyer, 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. Meyer currently has a record of 17-11, +58, and is ranked #25 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): Alan Surname(s): Meyer Home: Newberg, OR, United States Age: 79 Hobbies: Stamp collecting Occupation: Microbiology Professor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	120.5-93.5 (0.563)
Past 1-12 months	29.5-19.5 (0.602)	W LL WWW L WW LL WWW L W LLL W L WWWW L W L WWW L WWW LL WWW LLL WWWTW L
Past 13-24 months	22-21 (0.512)	LL WW L W LLLLLLL WWW L WWWW L WW L WWWW L WWW L W LL WW LLLL
Past 25-36 months	21-19 (0.525)	WW L WW L W L W LL WW LL W L W LL W LLL WW L WWW LL W L WW LL WW
Past 37-48 months	25-20 (0.556)	LL W L WW L WW LL W LL W LLL WW L WWW L W L W LL WWW L WWWWW LL W L WW
Past 49-60 months	10-7 (0.588)	L W LL W LL WWW L W L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	13-7 (0.650)	LLL W L WW L WW L WW L WWWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 452 Average for: 355 Average against: 353
Round 1		Meyer played #27 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 323 to 373 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Davies in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -50.
Round 2		Meyer played #74 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 395 to 372 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Levesque in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #83. Current record: 1-1, -27.
Round 3		Meyer played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 318 to 332 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -41. Meyer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Meyer played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 344 to 387 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-3, -84.
Round 5		Meyer played #133 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 307 to 291 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Meyer’s record vs. Wornum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 12-5 (0.706). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LWWWW. Past 37-48 months: LWLW. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LWWW. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-3, -68.
Round 6		Meyer played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 347 to 319 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Fishman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, -40.
Round 7		Meyer played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 430 to 302 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Igra in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, +88.
Round 8		Meyer played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and won 366 to 361 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-3, +93.
Round 9		Meyer played #61 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and lost 303 to 434 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Jokubaitis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, -38.
Round 10		Meyer played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 426 to 320 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Sealy 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-4, +68.
Round 11		Meyer played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 335 to 291 (a spread of 44) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Meyer’s record vs. Unger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: WWLW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +112.
Round 12		Meyer played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 344 to 330 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Meyer’s record vs. Dixon 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: #23. Current record: 8-4, +126.
Round 13		Meyer played #28 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 384 to 365 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +145.
Round 14		Meyer played #21 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 339 to 384 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Collins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-5, +100.
Round 15		Meyer played #71 Bill Lapinski (Orange County, CA) and lost 339 to 353 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Meyer’s record vs. Lapinski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #35. Current record: 9-6, +86.
Round 16		Meyer played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 428 to 354 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Meyer’s record vs. Miranda 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: #26. Current record: 10-6, +160.
Round 17		Meyer played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 251 to 400 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-7, +11.
Round 18		Meyer played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 389 to 338 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Fialkow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-7, +62.
Round 19		Meyer played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 412 to 301 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Finkle in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-7, +173.
Round 20		Meyer played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 421 to 317 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-7, +277.
Round 21		Meyer played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 272 to 369 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Meyer’s record vs. Miranda 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: #24. Current record: 13-8, +180.
Round 22		Meyer played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 305 to 418 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-9, +67.
Round 23		Meyer played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 352 to 500 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-10, -81.
Round 24		Meyer played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 348 to 332 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LWL. 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: #37. Current record: 14-10, -65.
Round 25		Meyer played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 350 to 311 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Meyer’s record vs. Newhouse 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: #32. Current record: 15-10, -26.
Round 26		Meyer played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 296 to 427 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-11, -157.
Round 27		Meyer played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 362 to 347 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-11, -142.
Round 28		Meyer played #46 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 452 to 252 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Meyer had not played Gauthier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-11, +58.

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