Claudia Koczka [#63] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Claudia Koczka, 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. Koczka currently has a record of 10-18, -1192, and is ranked #116 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): Claudia Surname(s): Koczka Home: Buffalo, NY, United States Age: 40 Awards: Owned / Operated NSA Club 500, Carlisle PA Hobbies: Painting, Reading, Writing club newsletter Occupation: Customer Service Rep

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	39.5-47.5 (0.454)
Past 1-12 months	9-8 (0.529)	L WW LL W LL W LL WWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	15.5-14.5 (0.517)	LTW L WWWW LLL WWWW L W L WW LLLL W LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	4-13 (0.235)	W LLLL W LLLLLL WW LLL
Past 37-48 months	7-8 (0.467)	W LL WW L W L W LL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 61-72 months	2-3 (0.400)	W L W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 350 Average against: 396
Round 1		Koczka played #5 Paul Baginski (Berkeley, CA) and won 383 to 354 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Baginski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Koczka played #19 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 343 to 386 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Koczka played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and lost 391 to 404 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -27.
Round 4		Koczka played #10 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 364 to 381 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Bohnsack in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-3, -44.
Round 5		Koczka played #125 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 260 to 422 (a spread of -162) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Koczka’s record vs. Umali in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #108. Current record: 1-4, -206.
Round 6		Koczka played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Koczka’s record vs. Koselke in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #112. Current record: 1-5, -216.
Round 7		Koczka played #47 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 303 to 404 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gunn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-6, -317.
Round 8		Koczka played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 377 to 327 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-6, -267.
Round 9		Koczka recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-6, -217.
Round 10		Koczka played #123 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and lost 316 to 450 (a spread of -134) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Koczka’s record vs. Thompson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: 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. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-7, -351.
Round 11		Koczka played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 323 to 407 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 3-8, -435.
Round 12		Koczka played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 505 to 330 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -260.
Round 13		Koczka played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and lost 323 to 330 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-9, -267.
Round 14		Koczka played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 376 to 408 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Koczka’s record vs. Pengelly in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-10, -299.
Round 15		Koczka played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 304 to 385 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Koczka had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-11, -380.
Round 16		Koczka played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 450 to 374 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-11, -304.
Round 17		Koczka played #34 Marilyn Gage (Castro Valley, CA) and lost 270 to 536 (a spread of -266) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gage in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-12, -570.
Round 18		Koczka played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 192 to 513 (a spread of -321) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Koczka’s record vs. Pengelly in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-13, -891.
Round 19		Koczka played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 421 to 419 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-13, -889.
Round 20		Koczka played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 392 to 358 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-13, -855.
Round 21		Koczka played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 388 to 442 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-14, -909.
Round 22		Koczka played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 290 to 532 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7-15, -1151.
Round 23		Koczka played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 286 to 361 (a spread of -75) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Koczka’s record vs. Lyda in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #120. Current record: 7-16, -1226.
Round 24		Koczka played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 396 to 376 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-16, -1206.
Round 25		Koczka played #69 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 376 to 394 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Louie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-17, -1224.
Round 26		Koczka played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and won 340 to 313 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 9-17, -1197.
Round 27		Koczka played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 289 to 451 (a spread of -162) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Koczka’s record vs. Lyda in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #118. Current record: 9-18, -1359.
Round 28		Koczka played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 434 to 267 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Koczka had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10-18, -1192.

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