David Alyea [#2] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Alyea, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Alyea currently has a record of 17-11, +769, and is ranked #19 in Division 6.

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): David Surname(s): Alyea Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 39 Awards: Drum Corps International World Champion 1987; 6-time Iron Man Triathalon finisher Hobbies: Ironman Triathlon, Poker, Tennis, Geocaching Occupation: VP of Technology

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	8-2 (0.800)
Past 1-12 months	8-2 (0.800)	WWWWWWW LL 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 373 Average against: 345
Round 1		Alyea played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 361 to 359 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Alyea played #79 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 393 to 315 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Kunzel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-0, +80.
Round 3		Alyea played #44 Pete Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 346 to 406 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, +20.
Round 4		Alyea played #41 Brian Engelberg (Meridian, ID) and won 413 to 392 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Engelberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-1, +41.
Round 5		Alyea played #125 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and won 345 to 283 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Tatum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-1, +103.
Round 6		Alyea played #86 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 348 to 256 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Mccandless in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-1, +195.
Round 7		Alyea played #28 Mary E Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 310 to 253 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Capria in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-1, +252.
Round 8		Alyea played #112 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and won 347 to 303 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Scaglione in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-1, +296. Alyea is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Alyea is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Alyea played #31 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 343 to 368 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Conrad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-2, +271.
Round 10		Alyea played #29 Bonnie Carroll (San Francisco, CA) and lost 315 to 338 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Alyea’s record vs. Carroll in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WLL. 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: #27. Current record: 7-3, +248.
Round 11		Alyea played #103 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 521 to 260 (a spread of 261) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Petrie in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +509.
Round 12		Alyea played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and won 390 to 381 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +518.
Round 13		Alyea played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 371 to 381 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +508.
Round 14		Alyea played #48 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 330 to 324 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Francis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-4, +514.
Round 15		Alyea played #96 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 267 to 374 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Nang in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-5, +407.
Round 16		Alyea played #95 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 336 to 445 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, +298.
Round 17		Alyea played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 471 to 300 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +469.
Round 18		Alyea played #72 Janice Kaye (Saint Paul, MN) and won 412 to 307 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Kaye in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +574.
Round 19		Alyea played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 275 to 444 (a spread of -169) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +405.
Round 20		Alyea played #95 Laura Moyer (Fredericksburg, VA) and lost 401 to 431 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +375.
Round 21		Alyea played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and won 458 to 260 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +573.
Round 22		Alyea played #15 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 503 to 256 (a spread of 247) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Besadny in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +820. Alyea is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Alyea is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Alyea played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 359 to 336 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +843.
Round 24		Alyea played #114 Ricky Sirois (Columbia, MO) and lost 288 to 423 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Sirois in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +708.
Round 25		Alyea played #41 Brian Engelberg (Meridian, ID) and won 401 to 397 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Engelberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +712.
Round 26		Alyea played #4 Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE) and lost 353 to 400 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-10, +665.
Round 27		Alyea played #82 Ruth Lewis (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 418 to 312 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Lewis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +771.
Round 28		Alyea played #74 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 361 to 363 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Alyea had not played Kinsella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +769.

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