Melissa Routzahn [#102] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Melissa Routzahn, 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. Routzahn currently has a record of 15-13, -39, and is ranked #53 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): Melissa Surname(s): Routzahn Home: Crystal Lake, IL, United States Age: 35 Hobbies: Cruising around town in my shiny red minivan Occupation: Mom

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	8-12 (0.400)
Past 1-12 months	3-5 (0.375)	W LLL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	5-7 (0.417)	LL W LLLL WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 372 Average against: 373
Round 1		Routzahn played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and won 508 to 334 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +174.
Round 2		Routzahn played #109 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 416 to 249 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Shuman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +341.
Round 3		Routzahn played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 407 to 328 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Jacobstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +420.
Round 4		Routzahn played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +428.
Round 5		Routzahn played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 413 to 299 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Fatsis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +542.
Round 6		Routzahn played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 386 to 382 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +546.
Round 7		Routzahn played #129 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 406 to 319 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +633.
Round 8		Routzahn played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 397 to 404 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Spiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +626.
Round 9		Routzahn played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 403 to 400 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-1, +629. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Routzahn played #54 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 389 to 315 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +703. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Routzahn played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 344 to 450 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Popper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +597. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Routzahn played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and lost 324 to 392 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +529. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Routzahn played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 273 to 347 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +455.
Round 14		Routzahn played #62 Jessie Jones (Yuma, AZ) and lost 302 to 459 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Jones in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +298. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Routzahn played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 352 to 370 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Williams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, +280. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Routzahn played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and lost 347 to 395 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-7, +232.
Round 17		Routzahn played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 449 to 436 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-7, +245.
Round 18		Routzahn played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 393 to 289 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +349.
Round 19		Routzahn played #103 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 405 to 393 (a spread of 12) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: SOUTH BEND, IN Routzahn’s record vs. Rowland in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +361.
Round 20		Routzahn played #64 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 419 to 416 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Kelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-7, +364.
Round 21		Routzahn played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 270 to 331 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Newhouse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +303.
Round 22		Routzahn played #85 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 418 to 305 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Meyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +416.
Round 23		Routzahn played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 278 to 435 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Routzahn’s record vs. Fiszbein 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: #27. Current record: 14-9, +259.
Round 24		Routzahn played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 316 to 518 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-10, +57.
Round 25		Routzahn played #135 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 343 to 369 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Yarmchuk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-11, +31.
Round 26		Routzahn played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 351 to 378 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Easter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-12, +4. Routzahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Routzahn played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 363 to 437 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Unger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-13, -70.
Round 28		Routzahn played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 370 to 339 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Routzahn had not played Chen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-13, -39.

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