Jill Turney [#121] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jill Turney, 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. Turney currently has a record of 18-10, +621, and is ranked #12 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): Jill Surname(s): Turney Home: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Dentist

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	19-11 (0.633)
Past 1-12 months	8-3 (0.727)	WW L W L WW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	7-5 (0.583)	WWWWW LLLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 464 Average for: 381 Average against: 359
Round 1		Turney played #138 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and lost 347 to 357 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Turney had not played Fischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Turney played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 450 to 331 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Turney had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3		Turney played #7 Anita Barry (Chicago, IL) and won 449 to 347 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Turney had not played Barry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +211.
Round 4		Turney played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 364 to 372 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Turney had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +203.
Round 5		Turney played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and lost 355 to 364 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Turney’s record vs. Jacobstein 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: #68. Current record: 2-3, +194.
Round 6		Turney played #109 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 378 to 340 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Turney had not played Shuman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +232.
Round 7		Turney played #38 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 352 to 316 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Turney had not played Fatsis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +268.
Round 8		Turney played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 297 to 393 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Turney had not played Saunders in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, +172.
Round 9		Turney played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 407 to 292 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Turney’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #41. Current record: 5-4, +287.
Round 10		Turney played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 464 to 398 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Turney had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +353.
Round 11		Turney played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 357 to 310 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Turney had not played Nelson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +400.
Round 12		Turney played #32 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 332 to 298 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Turney had not played Donelick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +434.
Round 13		Turney played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 273 to 390 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Turney had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +317.
Round 14		Turney played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 462 to 242 (a spread of 220) . Before this event, Turney had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +537.
Round 15		Turney played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 454 to 385 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Turney had not played Anum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +606.
Round 16		Turney played #129 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 361 to 297 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Turney had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +670.
Round 17		Turney played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and lost 333 to 403 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Turney had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +600.
Round 18		Turney played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 328 to 428 (a spread of -100) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Turney’s record vs. Williams in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +500.
Round 19		Turney played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 367 to 324 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Turney had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +543.
Round 20		Turney played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 413 to 332 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Turney had not played Dixon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +624.
Round 21		Turney played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 459 to 387 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Turney had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +696.
Round 22		Turney played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 440 to 340 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Turney had not played Popper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +796.
Round 23		Turney played #20 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 387 to 399 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Turney had not played Claitor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +784.
Round 24		Turney played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 408 to 398 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Turney’s record vs. Kennerk in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #8. Current record: 16-8, +794.
Round 25		Turney played #68 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 410 to 403 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Turney had not played Knapp in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +801.
Round 26		Turney played #130 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 316 to 431 (a spread of -115) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Turney’s record vs. Williams in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +686. Turney is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Turney played #135 Bob Yarmchuk (Tucson, AZ) and lost 336 to 421 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Turney had not played Yarmchuk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +601.
Round 28		Turney played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 375 to 355 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Turney had not played Anum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-10, +621.

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