L Cheryl Francis [#48] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about L. Cheryl Francis, 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. Francis currently has a record of 14-14, -15, and is ranked #69 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): L. Cheryl Surname(s): Francis Home: Old Town, ME, United States Age: 55 Hobbies: Sewing, reading, knitting and Scrabble Occupation: Native American Gift and Gallery Co-Owner

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	6.5-5.5 (0.542)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	WW L WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 61-72 months	0.5-1.5 (0.250)	LT

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 442 Average for: 347 Average against: 348
Round 1		Francis played #12 Joe Becker (Worcester, MA) and won 361 to 277 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Francis had not played Becker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +84. Francis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Francis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Francis played #57 Chad Harris (Clemson, SC) and lost 308 to 463 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Francis had not played Harris in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -71.
Round 3		Francis played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and won 358 to 314 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Francis had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, -27.
Round 4		Francis played #93 Ronald F Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 431 to 266 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Francis had not played Millard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +138.
Round 5		Francis played #47 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 390 to 340 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Francis had not played Forrester in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-1, +188.
Round 6		Francis played #87 Sara McLaughlin (Lubbock, TX) and won 442 to 281 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Francis had not played McLaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-1, +349.
Round 7		Francis played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 247 to 351 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Francis had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-2, +245.
Round 8		Francis played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 401 to 362 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Francis had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-2, +284.
Round 9		Francis played #80 Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS) and won 338 to 260 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Francis had not played Lee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-2, +362.
Round 10		Francis played #79 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 327 to 352 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Francis’s record vs. Kunzel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #23. Current record: 7-3, +337.
Round 11		Francis played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and won 349 to 330 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Francis had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-3, +356.
Round 12		Francis played #138 Harriet Woodside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 311 to 355 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Francis had not played Woodside in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-4, +312.
Round 13		Francis played #123 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 244 to 462 (a spread of -218) . Before this event, Francis had not played Sullivan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-5, +94.
Round 14		Francis played #2 David Alyea (San Francisco, CA) and lost 324 to 330 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Francis had not played Alyea in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-6, +88.
Round 15		Francis played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 373 to 292 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Francis had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-6, +169.
Round 16		Francis played #75 Yvonne Klaskow (St Petersburg, FL) and lost 368 to 395 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Francis had not played Klaskow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-7, +142. Francis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Francis played #101 Lisa E Paul (Carson City, NV) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Francis had not played Paul in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-8, +140.
Round 18		Francis played #56 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 423 to 244 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, Francis had not played Hamilton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, +319.
Round 19		Francis played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and won 350 to 339 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Francis had not played Allard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-8, +330.
Round 20		Francis played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and won 379 to 353 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Francis had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, +356.
Round 21		Francis played #44 Pete Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and lost 304 to 349 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Francis had not played Filandro in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, +311.
Round 22		Francis played #82 Ruth Lewis (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 304 to 485 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Francis had not played Lewis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-10, +130.
Round 23		Francis played #98 Tom Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 346 to 413 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Francis had not played Olaughlin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-11, +63.
Round 24		Francis played #4 Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE) and lost 320 to 359 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Francis had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-12, +24.
Round 25		Francis played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and won 335 to 331 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Francis had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-12, +28.
Round 26		Francis played #26 Gladys Burritt (Eureka, CA) and lost 347 to 353 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Francis had not played Burritt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, +22.
Round 27		Francis played #102 Robert Peters (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 359 to 308 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Francis had not played Peters in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, +73.
Round 28		Francis played #50 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 336 to 424 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Francis had not played Gillis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, -15.

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