Tom Titus [#124] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tom W. Titus, 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. Titus currently has a record of 13-15, -115, and is ranked #79 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): Tom W. Surname(s): Titus Home: Costa Mesa, CA, United States Age: 67 Awards: Arts Orange County outstanding individual artist, 2004 Hobbies: acting & directing in community theater Occupation: writer / theater critic

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	37-32 (0.536)
Past 1-12 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWWW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	7-4 (0.636)	L WWW L W L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	3-6 (0.333)	LL W LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	12-19 (0.387)	L WWW LLL W LLL WW LLLLL WWW LLLLL WW L W L
Past 49-60 months	6-1 (0.857)	WWW L WWW
Past 61-72 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 365 Average against: 369
Round 1		Titus played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 325 to 315 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Titus had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-0, +10.
Round 2		Titus played #8 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 427 to 303 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Titus had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +134.
Round 3		Titus played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 432 to 388 (a spread of 44) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Titus’s record vs. Ewida 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +178.
Round 4		Titus played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 354 to 303 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +229.
Round 5		Titus played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 482 to 437 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Titus had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +274.
Round 6		Titus played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 363 to 362 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Titus had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +275.
Round 7		Titus played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Titus’s record vs. Gest in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: 6-1, +202.
Round 8		Titus played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and lost 382 to 417 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Titus had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-2, +167.
Round 9		Titus played #56 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 318 to 390 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PASADENA, CA Titus’s record vs. Hyde 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: #30. Current record: 6-3, +95.
Round 10		Titus played #87 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 362 to 403 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Titus had not played Ornish in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-4, +54.
Round 11		Titus played #64 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and lost 350 to 386 (a spread of -36) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Titus’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: #54. Current record: 6-5, +18.
Round 12		Titus played #75 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 327 to 392 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Titus’s record vs. Michlin 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-6, -47.
Round 13		Titus played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 425 to 369 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Titus had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-6, +9.
Round 14		Titus played #29 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and won 363 to 335 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Titus had not played Fall in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, +37.
Round 15		Titus played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 386 to 304 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-6, +119.
Round 16		Titus played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 368 to 374 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Titus had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, +113.
Round 17		Titus played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 338 to 383 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Titus’s record vs. Ford 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: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, +68.
Round 18		Titus played #101 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 306 to 382 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Titus had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, -8.
Round 19		Titus played #24 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 351 to 406 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Titus had not played Drinkwine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, -63.
Round 20		Titus played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 349 to 380 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Titus had not played Pitzer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, -94.
Round 21		Titus played #75 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 302 to 404 (a spread of -102) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Titus’s record vs. Michlin 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-12, -196.
Round 22		Titus played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 334 to 379 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-13, -241.
Round 23		Titus played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 341 to 359 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-14, -259.
Round 24		Titus played #39 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 369 to 324 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Titus’s record vs. Gest in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: 10-14, -214.
Round 25		Titus played #23 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and won 385 to 322 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: RENO, NV Titus’s record vs. Dolgenos in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. 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: #87. Current record: 11-14, -151.
Round 26		Titus played #55 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hughes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-14, -120.
Round 27		Titus played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 358 to 393 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Titus had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-15, -155.
Round 28		Titus played #61 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 365 to 325 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Titus’s record vs. Kisich in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 13-15, -115.

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