Mindy Portinga [#104] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mindy Portinga, 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. Portinga currently has a record of 12.5-15.5, -250, and is ranked #100 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): Mindy Surname(s): Portinga Home: Memphis, TN, United States Age: 63 Hobbies: travel and collect world globes Occupation: retired nurse

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	4-4 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 13-24 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 432 Average for: 335 Average against: 344
Round 1		Portinga played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and lost 299 to 398 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-1, -99.
Round 2		Portinga played #131 Arthur Vantol (Grandville, MI) and won 360 to 359 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Vantol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -98.
Round 3		Portinga played #27 Evelyn Callaway (Bryan, TX) and won 372 to 276 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Callaway in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, -2.
Round 4		Portinga played #52 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 292 to 327 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Gould in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -37.
Round 5		Portinga played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and won 345 to 302 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, +6.
Round 6		Portinga played #13 Mike Bell (Hillman, MI) and won 432 to 302 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Bell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-2, +136.
Round 7		Portinga played #53 Lizzy Kate Gray (Santa Cruz, CA) and lost 316 to 343 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, +109.
Round 8		Portinga played #59 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 340 to 356 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Herget in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, +93.
Round 9		Portinga played #1 Jack Allard (Pryor Creek, OK) and lost 281 to 393 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Allard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-5, -19.
Round 10		Portinga played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and won 381 to 342 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, +20.
Round 11		Portinga played #85 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 360 to 324 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, +56.
Round 12		Portinga played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and lost 338 to 359 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-6, +35.
Round 13		Portinga played #132 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 380 to 366 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Vargas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-6, +49.
Round 14		Portinga played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and tied at 333 . Before this event, Portinga had not played Qualls in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +49.
Round 15		Portinga played #116 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 378 to 300 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Slater in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +127.
Round 16		Portinga played #38 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and won 344 to 290 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Downing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +181.
Round 17		Portinga played #128 Avis Turner (Decatur, GA) and won 360 to 332 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Turner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +209.
Round 18		Portinga played #63 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 342 to 358 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Hubble in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +193.
Round 19		Portinga played #24 Bernadette Buckley (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 313 to 383 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Buckley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +123.
Round 20		Portinga played #49 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and lost 259 to 406 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Gaudier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -24.
Round 21		Portinga played #89 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 373 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Meeden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -64.
Round 22		Portinga played #77 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and lost 305 to 325 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Kout in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -84.
Round 23		Portinga played #116 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 294 to 351 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Slater in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -141.
Round 24		Portinga played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and won 304 to 241 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11.5-12.5, -78.
Round 25		Portinga played #38 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 305 to 397 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Downing in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -170.
Round 26		Portinga played #11 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 322 to 333 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Bash in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -181. Portinga is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Portinga played #32 Anna Marie Cook (Calgary AB) and lost 310 to 395 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Cook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -266.
Round 28		Portinga played #51 Elaine Goss (Deerfield, NH) and won 385 to 369 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Portinga had not played Goss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -250.

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