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Jamila Atcha [#3] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jamila Atcha, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Atcha currently has a record of 12-16, +84, and is ranked #87 in Division 4.

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

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Given name(s): Jamila
Surname(s): Atcha
Home: Mission Viejo, CA, United States
Age: 62
Hobbies: Needlepoint, Soap Operas
Occupation: Domestic Goddess

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event33-36 (0.478) 
Past 1-12 months2-12 (0.143)L W L W LLLLLLLLLL
Past 13-24 months6-4 (0.600)L WWW L W L W L W
Past 25-36 months7-8 (0.467)L W LL WWW LLL W L W L W
Past 37-48 months10-8 (0.556)L WW L WW L WW L WW LLL W L W
Past 49-60 months3-3 (0.500)W L W L W L
Past 61-72 months5-1 (0.833)L WWWWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 462
Average for: 373
Average against: 370

Round 1

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Atcha played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 335 to 397 (a spread of -62) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA

Atcha’s record vs. Slavin 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: #93.

Current record: 0-1, -62.

Round 2

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Atcha played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 321 (a spread of 141) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Larkins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 1-1, +79.

Round 3

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Atcha played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 451 to 341 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 2-1, +189.

Round 4

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Atcha played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 391 to 359 (a spread of 32) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Ford in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 3-1, +221.

Round 5

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Atcha played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and won 403 to 395 (a spread of 8) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SANTA ANA, CA

Atcha’s record vs. Fleischer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250).
Past 1-12 months: LL.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: W.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 4-1, +229.

Round 6

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Atcha played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 388 to 295 (a spread of 93) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Miller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-1, +322.

Round 7

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Atcha played #67 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and lost 424 to 461 (a spread of -37) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Laatz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 5-2, +285.

Round 8

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Atcha played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 455 to 277 (a spread of 178) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Wilson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 6-2, +463.

Round 9

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Atcha played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 434 to 377 (a spread of 57) .

The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV

Atcha’s record vs. Koselke 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: L.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 7-2, +520.

Round 10

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Atcha played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 307 to 335 (a spread of -28) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 7-3, +492.

Round 11

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Atcha played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 346 to 451 (a spread of -105) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: IRVINE, CA

Atcha’s record vs. Hyde in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
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: W.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 7-4, +387.

Round 12

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Atcha played #17 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and won 400 to 302 (a spread of 98) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Cur in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 8-4, +485.

Round 13

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Atcha played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 308 to 367 (a spread of -59) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Morgan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 8-5, +426.

Round 14

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Atcha played #71 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 409 to 254 (a spread of 155) .

The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV

Atcha’s record vs. Mancel 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: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 9-5, +581.

Round 15

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Atcha played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 307 to 407 (a spread of -100) .

The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: IRVINE, CA

Atcha’s record vs. Hyde in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
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: W.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 9-6, +481.

Round 16

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Atcha played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and lost 329 to 463 (a spread of -134) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Eisele in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 9-7, +347.

Round 17

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Atcha played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 341 to 443 (a spread of -102) .

The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA

Atcha’s record vs. Tantua in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
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: #43.

Current record: 9-8, +245.

Round 18

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Atcha played #20 Edward De Guzman (Berkeley, CA) and lost 262 to 456 (a spread of -194) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played De Guzman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-9, +51.

Round 19

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Atcha played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and lost 379 to 431 (a spread of -52) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Bachman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9-10, -1.

Round 20

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Atcha played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 416 to 303 (a spread of 113) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Cohen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 10-10, +112.

Round 21

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Atcha played #85 Robert Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 368 to 395 (a spread of -27) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Nellis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10-11, +85.

Round 22

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Atcha played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 347 to 405 (a spread of -58) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Umali in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 10-12, +27.

Round 23

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Atcha played #29 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 352 to 372 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Fall in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 10-13, +7.

Round 24

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Atcha played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 355 to 372 (a spread of -17) .

The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA

Atcha’s record vs. Slavin 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: #92.

Current record: 10-14, -10.

Round 25

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Atcha played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and won 372 to 328 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Morrison in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 11-14, +34.

Round 26

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Atcha played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 460 to 281 (a spread of 179) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Enszer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 12-14, +213.

Round 27

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Atcha played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 339 to 379 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Gee in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 12-15, +173.

Round 28

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Atcha played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89) .

Before this event, Atcha had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 12-16, +84.


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