Richard Savitt [#76] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Savitt, 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. Savitt currently has a record of 15-13, +469, and is ranked #34 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): Richard Surname(s): Savitt Home: Miami, FL, United States Age: 65 Awards: multiple regional first places [scrabble]: multiple first places in open events at regional level acbl events. Hobbies: golf; tournament bridge Occupation: lawyer [retired]

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	32-39 (0.451)
Past 1-12 months	6-7 (0.462)	L WW LLL WW L WW LL
Past 13-24 months	14.5-11.5 (0.558)	TLL W L WWW L W LLL WWW L W L W L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	3.5-9.5 (0.269)	WTLL W LL W LLLLL
Past 37-48 months	4-7 (0.364)	L W LL W L W LL W L
Past 49-60 months	3-3 (0.500)	WW L W LL
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 475 Average for: 371 Average against: 354
Round 1		Savitt played #65 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 399 to 342 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Peltier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +57.
Round 2		Savitt played #59 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 344 to 320 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Savitt’s record vs. Muhich in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #21. Current record: 2-0, +81.
Round 3		Savitt played #62 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 447 to 370 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Owen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +158.
Round 4		Savitt played #46 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 260 to 335 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Savitt had not played King in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +83.
Round 5		Savitt played #83 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 407 to 306 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Savitt’s record vs. Snoddy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #12. Current record: 4-1, +184.
Round 6		Savitt played #39 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 336 to 418 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Hunter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +102.
Round 7		Savitt played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 446 to 279 (a spread of 167) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Savitt’s record vs. Mahnken in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #15. Current record: 5-2, +269.
Round 8		Savitt played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 333 to 444 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Hotten in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +158.
Round 9		Savitt played #26 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 329 to 422 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Fernando in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +65.
Round 10		Savitt played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 325 to 383 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-5, +7.
Round 11		Savitt played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 289 to 486 (a spread of -197) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Morris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-6, -190.
Round 12		Savitt played #10 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Savitt’s record vs. Brooks 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: #48. Current record: 6-6, -174.
Round 13		Savitt played #92 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Savitt’s record vs. Tumlin 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: #60. Current record: 6-7, -272.
Round 14		Savitt played #79 Arna Schutz (West Hills, CA) and won 346 to 261 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Schutz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-7, -187.
Round 15		Savitt played #68 Barbara Platt (Sile, NM) and won 406 to 255 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Platt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, -36.
Round 16		Savitt played #80 Nicah Shaughnessy (La Quinta, CA) and lost 371 to 376 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Shaughnessy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, -41.
Round 17		Savitt played #55 Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO) and won 374 to 301 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Savitt had not played McCarroll in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +32.
Round 18		Savitt played #16 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Savitt’s record vs. Cooper in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-5 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, -45.
Round 19		Savitt played #3 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 371 to 409 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Banerji in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -83.
Round 20		Savitt played #74 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 344 to 391 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Russell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, -130.
Round 21		Savitt played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 387 to 331 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, -74.
Round 22		Savitt played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-11, -27.
Round 23		Savitt played #81 Susan Siedschlag (Gresham, WI) and lost 369 to 398 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Savitt’s record vs. Siedschlag in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. 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: #54. Current record: 11-12, -56.
Round 24		Savitt played #86 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 428 to 313 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Spidel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, +59.
Round 25		Savitt played #33 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 363 to 404 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Harrop in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, +18.
Round 26		Savitt played #17 Roberta Corbin (Kissimmee, FL) and won 422 to 266 (a spread of 156) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Savitt’s record vs. Corbin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 9-5 (0.643). Past 1-12 months: LWWW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LWLW. Past 37-48 months: LWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, +174.
Round 27		Savitt played #1 Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) and won 356 to 273 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-13, +257.
Round 28		Savitt played #20 Grace Dehnert (Calgary AB) and won 475 to 263 (a spread of 212) . Before this event, Savitt had not played Dehnert in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-13, +469.

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