Mark Chase [#15] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Chase, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Chase currently has a record of 16-12, +310, and is ranked #23 in Division 5.

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): Mark Surname(s): Chase Home: Santa Rosa, CA, United States Age: 48 Awards: Illinois State University, class of '78 Hobbies: Chicago sports fan, movies, reading, nutrition Occupation: Division Manager, State Farm Insurance

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	13-7 (0.650)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	WWW LL W LL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 468 Average for: 371 Average against: 360
Round 1		Chase played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and lost 314 to 387 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Chase had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Chase played #75 Maxine Saperstein (Aventure, FL) and won 374 to 328 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Chase had not played Saperstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -27.
Round 3		Chase played #49 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 356 to 351 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Chase had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, -22.
Round 4		Chase played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 331 to 391 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Chase had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-2, -82.
Round 5		Chase played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 381 to 297 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Chase’s record vs. McCarroll 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: #44. Current record: 3-2, +2.
Round 6		Chase played #2 Marc Anderson (Oxnard, CA) and won 387 to 352 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Chase had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +37.
Round 7		Chase played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 356 to 403 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Chase had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, -10.
Round 8		Chase played #42 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 397 to 347 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Chase had not played Johnson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +40.
Round 9		Chase played #61 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 372 to 351 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Chase had not played Nees in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +61.
Round 10		Chase played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 356 to 387 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Chase had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +30.
Round 11		Chase played #67 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 408 to 379 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Chase had not played Petrey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +59.
Round 12		Chase played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 331 to 381 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Chase had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-5, +9.
Round 13		Chase played #27 Valerie Gallant (Vancouver BC) and won 370 to 310 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Chase had not played Gallant in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, +69.
Round 14		Chase played #24 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 277 to 476 (a spread of -199) . Before this event, Chase had not played DuMez in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, -130.
Round 15		Chase played #22 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 446 to 359 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Chase had not played Downey in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, -43.
Round 16		Chase played #94 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and lost 356 to 365 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Chase had not played Weinerman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, -52.
Round 17		Chase played #48 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 333 to 437 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Chase had not played Lashley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-8, -156.
Round 18		Chase played #37 Cynthia Ho (San Francisco, CA) and won 361 to 310 (a spread of 51) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Chase’s record vs. Ho in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WWWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, -105.
Round 19		Chase played #93 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 323 to 412 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Chase’s record vs. Villena in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #43. Current record: 10-9, -194.
Round 20		Chase played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 380 to 410 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Chase had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-10, -224.
Round 21		Chase played #11 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 364 to 296 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Chase had not played Buchbinder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-10, -156.
Round 22		Chase played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and lost 341 to 380 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Chase had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-11, -195.
Round 23		Chase played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 408 to 269 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Chase had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, -56.
Round 24		Chase played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 410 to 348 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Chase had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-11, +6.
Round 25		Chase played #96 Esther White (Highland Heights, OH) and won 391 to 305 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Chase had not played White in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +92.
Round 26		Chase played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 468 to 298 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Chase had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +262.
Round 27		Chase played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 406 to 431 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Chase had not played Tumlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, +237.
Round 28		Chase played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 395 to 322 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Chase had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-12, +310.

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