Chris Williams [#130] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 19-9, +1042, and is ranked #5 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): Chris Surname(s): Williams Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 35 Hobbies: Mathematics, puzzles, games, reading, vegetating Occupation: Underachiever

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	11-7 (0.611)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	LL WWWW L WW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 25-36 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
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: 502 Average for: 399 Average against: 362
Round 1		Williams played #136 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 500 to 336 (a spread of 164) . Before this event, Williams had not played Yarnell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +164.
Round 2		Williams played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and lost 365 to 445 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Williams had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +84.
Round 3		Williams played #67 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 381 to 323 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Williams had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +142.
Round 4		Williams played #82 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 452 to 256 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Williams had not played McDonough in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +338.
Round 5		Williams played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 432 to 288 (a spread of 144) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Williams’s record vs. Steele 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: #7. Current record: 4-1, +482.
Round 6		Williams played #25 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 502 to 385 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Williams had not played Cullman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +599.
Round 7		Williams played #56 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Williams had not played Hartsman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +584.
Round 8		Williams played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 329 to 463 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Williams had not played Weissman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +450.
Round 9		Williams played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 321 to 374 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Williams had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +397.
Round 10		Williams played #22 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 353 to 493 (a spread of -140) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Williams’s record vs. Cornelison 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: #56. Current record: 5-5, +257.
Round 11		Williams played #24 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 320 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Williams had not played Creed in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +331.
Round 12		Williams played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and won 422 to 310 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Williams had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +443.
Round 13		Williams played #2 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 439 to 314 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Williams had not played Allen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +568.
Round 14		Williams played #31 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 365 to 289 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Williams had not played Dodds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-5, +644.
Round 15		Williams played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 370 to 352 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Williams had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +662. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Williams played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 487 to 387 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Williams had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +762.
Round 17		Williams played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 432 to 382 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Williams had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +812.
Round 18		Williams played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 428 to 328 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Williams’s record vs. Turney in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #6. Current record: 13-5, +912.
Round 19		Williams played #65 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 421 to 358 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kennerk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +975.
Round 20		Williams played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and won 448 to 316 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1107.
Round 21		Williams played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and lost 269 to 426 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Williams had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-6, +950.
Round 22		Williams played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and won 378 to 373 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Williams had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +955.
Round 23		Williams played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 421 to 274 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Williams had not played Tang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-6, +1102.
Round 24		Williams played #22 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 310 to 444 (a spread of -134) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Williams’s record vs. Cornelison 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: #6. Current record: 17-7, +968.
Round 25		Williams played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 310 to 430 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Williams had not played Spiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +848. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Williams played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 431 to 316 (a spread of 115) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Williams’s record vs. Turney in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #6. Current record: 18-8, +963. Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Williams played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 442 to 335 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Williams had not played Spiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-8, +1070. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Williams played #66 Eric Kinderman (Freehold, NJ) and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kinderman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +1042. Williams is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits).

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