Al DeMers [#21] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Albert DeMers, 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. DeMers currently has a record of 10-18, -480, and is ranked #114 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
	Given name(s): Albert Surname(s): DeMers Home: Sparks, NV, United States Awards: Nevada Man or the Year Hobbies: Travel Occupation: Optometry

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	89.5-103.5 (0.464)
Past 1-12 months	8-21 (0.276)	L WWW LLLL W LLLLLLLL WW LLL W L W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	19-15 (0.559)	L W L W LL W L WW L WWW LLL W L WWW L W LL W L WWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	18-15 (0.545)	WW L WWWWW L WW L W LLL W LLLL WW L WW L W L W L W L
Past 37-48 months	19-19 (0.500)	W LL WWW LL WWWWWW LL WW LLLL WWWW L W LLLLLL W L W L
Past 49-60 months	14.5-17.5 (0.453)	W LL WW L W LTW L W L WW L W LL W LLLLL WW L WW LL
Past 61-72 months	11-16 (0.407)	WW L W L W LL W L W LLLLLLLL W L WWW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 411 Average for: 336 Average against: 353
Round 1		DeMers played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 272 to 357 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -85.
Round 2		DeMers played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 331 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-2, -111.
Round 3		DeMers played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 316 to 362 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Scroggins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 0-3, -157. DeMers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		DeMers played #29 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 398 to 372 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Fall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -131.
Round 5		DeMers played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 353 to 368 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Casey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 1-4, -146.
Round 6		DeMers played #33 Jeanne Freebody (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 332 to 370 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-5, -184.
Round 7		DeMers played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 383 to 265 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-5, -66.
Round 8		DeMers played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 334 to 307 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: TUCSON, AZ DeMers’s record vs. Savadge in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-6 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LLLL. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-5, -39. DeMers is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). DeMers is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		DeMers played #36 Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN) and lost 236 to 420 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-6, -223.
Round 10		DeMers played #92 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 302 to 289 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-6, -210.
Round 11		DeMers played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 304 to 434 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-7, -340.
Round 12		DeMers played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and lost 245 to 403 (a spread of -158) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO,NV DeMers’s record vs. Burns in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). 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: T. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-8, -498.
Round 13		DeMers played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 320 to 325 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 4-9, -503.
Round 14		DeMers played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 319 to 347 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-10, -531.
Round 15		DeMers played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 385 to 304 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-10, -450.
Round 16		DeMers played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and won 363 to 339 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: SAN JOSE, CA DeMers’s record vs. Gage in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: LL. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-10, -426.
Round 17		DeMers played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 298 to 336 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-11, -464.
Round 18		DeMers played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 365 to 413 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP DeMers’s record vs. Brown 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 6-12, -512.
Round 19		DeMers played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 285 to 343 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-13, -570.
Round 20		DeMers played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and lost 343 to 368 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: SAN JOSE, CA DeMers’s record vs. Gage in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: LL. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-14, -595.
Round 21		DeMers played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 335 to 392 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP DeMers’s record vs. Brown 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 6-15, -652.
Round 22		DeMers played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 388 to 293 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 7-15, -557.
Round 23		DeMers played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-15, -485.
Round 24		DeMers played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 358 to 396 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-16, -523.
Round 25		DeMers played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and won 411 to 349 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA DeMers’s record vs. Gram 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: #113. Current record: 9-16, -461.
Round 26		DeMers played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and won 399 to 293 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-16, -355.
Round 27		DeMers played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and lost 317 to 372 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO,NV DeMers’s record vs. Burns in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). 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: T. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-17, -410.
Round 28		DeMers played #110 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 340 to 410 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, DeMers had not played Senii in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-18, -480.

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