Mad Palazzo [#90] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mad Palazzo, 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. Palazzo currently has a record of 15-13, +59, and is ranked #46 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): Mad Surname(s): Palazzo Home: Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Age: 46 Hobbies: Golf, Travelling, Occupation: Utilities and Consumer Markets Analyst

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	4-2 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WW L WW
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 483 Average for: 373 Average against: 371
Round 1		Palazzo played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 364 to 356 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-0, +8.
Round 2		Palazzo played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 384 to 292 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +100.
Round 3		Palazzo played #100 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 483 to 352 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +231.
Round 4		Palazzo played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 368 to 421 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Dinning in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +178.
Round 5		Palazzo played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 304 to 489 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -7.
Round 6		Palazzo played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and won 399 to 370 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-2, +22.
Round 7		Palazzo played #18 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 411 to 405 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-2, +28.
Round 8		Palazzo played #95 Al Pitzel (Saskatoon SK) and lost 326 to 401 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Pitzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-3, -47.
Round 9		Palazzo played #29 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Fall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-3, +24.
Round 10		Palazzo played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and lost 317 to 358 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-4, -17.
Round 11		Palazzo played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 425 to 362 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Dubach in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-4, +46.
Round 12		Palazzo played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and won 435 to 244 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Morley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, +237.
Round 13		Palazzo played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and won 436 to 262 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +411.
Round 14		Palazzo played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 382 to 281 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +512.
Round 15		Palazzo played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 388 to 363 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +537.
Round 16		Palazzo played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 377 to 358 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +556.
Round 17		Palazzo played #112 Jeremy Simon (Aspen, CO) and won 335 to 283 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Simon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +608.
Round 18		Palazzo played #57 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +515.
Round 19		Palazzo played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 314 to 425 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +404.
Round 20		Palazzo played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 319 to 415 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-7, +308.
Round 21		Palazzo played #116 Gerry Smith (North Lauderdale, FL) and won 460 to 324 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +444.
Round 22		Palazzo played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and lost 363 to 415 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +392.
Round 23		Palazzo played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 346 to 431 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Morgan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +307. Palazzo is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Palazzo played #126 Jimmy Upton (Jonesboro, AR) and lost 306 to 398 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Upton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, +215.
Round 25		Palazzo played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 334 to 365 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Hyde in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-11, +184.
Round 26		Palazzo played #78 Joe Miller (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 268 to 401 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-12, +51.
Round 27		Palazzo played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and won 465 to 366 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, +150.
Round 28		Palazzo played #54 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Palazzo had not played Houlgate-West in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-13, +59.

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