Stan Williams [#128] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Stan Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 14-14, -453, and is ranked #69 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): Stan Surname(s): Williams Home: Wernersville, PA, United States Age: 63 Hobbies: golf, woodworking Occupation: Retired CPA

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	50-35 (0.588)
Past 1-12 months	30-22 (0.577)	WWWW L WWW LLLL W L WW L WWW L WWW LL W LLLL WWWWWWW LL W L WWWW LLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	17-13 (0.567)	L WW LL W L WW LL W L WWW L WW L WWWW LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
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: 463 Average for: 359 Average against: 375
Round 1		Williams played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 370 to 379 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Williams had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 0-1, -9.
Round 2		Williams played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 398 to 348 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Williams had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Williams played #81 Wes Morrison (Juneau, AK) and lost 323 to 382 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Williams had not played Morrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -18.
Round 4		Williams played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 395 to 332 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Williams had not played Anstandig in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-2, +45.
Round 5		Williams played #113 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 287 to 469 (a spread of -182) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Williams’s record vs. Slankard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #88. Current record: 2-3, -137.
Round 6		Williams played #122 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 327 to 503 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Williams had not played Tantua in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-4, -313.
Round 7		Williams played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 234 to 433 (a spread of -199) . Before this event, Williams had not played Morgan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-5, -512.
Round 8		Williams played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and won 365 to 312 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Williams had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-5, -459.
Round 9		Williams played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and won 344 to 313 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Williams had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-5, -428.
Round 10		Williams played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 375 to 260 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Williams had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-5, -313.
Round 11		Williams played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 360 to 331 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Williams’s record vs. Melvin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #66. Current record: 6-5, -284.
Round 12		Williams played #77 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 334 to 310 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Williams had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-5, -260.
Round 13		Williams played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 415 to 279 (a spread of 136) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Williams’s record vs. McCarley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #38. Current record: 8-5, -124.
Round 14		Williams played #16 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 393 to 490 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Williams’s record vs. Cohen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #51. Current record: 8-6, -221.
Round 15		Williams played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 347 to 449 (a spread of -102) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Williams’s record vs. Pitzer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #63. Current record: 8-7, -323.
Round 16		Williams played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 371 to 448 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Williams had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-8, -400.
Round 17		Williams played #114 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 322 to 391 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Williams had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, -469.
Round 18		Williams played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 355 to 426 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-10, -540.
Round 19		Williams played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 276 to 404 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Williams had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8-11, -668.
Round 20		Williams played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 362 to 410 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Williams had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-12, -716.
Round 21		Williams played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 436 to 413 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Williams had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-12, -693.
Round 22		Williams played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 383 to 348 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Williams had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-12, -658.
Round 23		Williams played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 345 to 450 (a spread of -105) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Williams’s record vs. Bedford 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: #95. Current record: 10-13, -763.
Round 24		Williams played #103 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 463 to 271 (a spread of 192) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Williams’s record vs. Sapot 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: #86. Current record: 11-13, -571.
Round 25		Williams played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 420 to 397 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Williams’s record vs. McCarley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #77. Current record: 12-13, -548.
Round 26		Williams played #36 Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN) and lost 297 to 367 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Williams’s record vs. Garner 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: #87. Current record: 12-14, -618.
Round 27		Williams played #129 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 389 to 244 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Williams had not played Wilson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-14, -473.
Round 28		Williams played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and won 370 to 350 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Williams had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, -453.

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