Phyllis Vargas [#132] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Phyllis Vargas, 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. Vargas currently has a record of 16-12, +377, and is ranked #30 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): Phyllis Surname(s): Vargas Home: Katy, TX, United States Age: 53 Hobbies: hiking, birdwatching Occupation: Portfolio Administrator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	27-10 (0.730)
Past 1-12 months	12-4 (0.750)	W L WWWWW L WW L WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	11-4 (0.733)	WW LLL WWWWWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	W L WWW L
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: 444 Average for: 355 Average against: 341
Round 1		Vargas played #20 Charlotte Bremond (Oakland, CA) and won 398 to 315 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Bremond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2		Vargas played #4 Ann Anderson (Omaha, NE) and won 337 to 336 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Anderson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-0, +84.
Round 3		Vargas played #59 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 355 to 321 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Vargas’s record vs. Herget 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: #20. Current record: 3-0, +118.
Round 4		Vargas played #121 Marilena Souza (Penbroke Pines, FL) and won 444 to 258 (a spread of 186) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Souza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +304.
Round 5		Vargas played #80 Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS) and lost 272 to 410 (a spread of -138) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Vargas’s record vs. Lee in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LLW. 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: 4-1, +166.
Round 6		Vargas played #46 Dick Fontaine (Denver, CO) and lost 327 to 340 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Fontaine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-2, +153.
Round 7		Vargas played #139 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 366 to 350 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Yori in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-2, +169.
Round 8		Vargas played #135 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 325 to 358 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Whitmore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-3, +136. Vargas is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Vargas is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Vargas played #35 Catherine Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 341 to 363 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Day in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, +114.
Round 10		Vargas played #55 Janet Griesel (Madison, WI) and won 398 to 275 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Griesel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +237.
Round 11		Vargas played #16 Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 350 to 364 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Bianca in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, +223.
Round 12		Vargas played #106 Grace Qualls (Lafayette, LA) and won 335 to 315 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Qualls in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +243.
Round 13		Vargas played #104 Mindy Portinga (Memphis, TN) and lost 366 to 380 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Portinga in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-6, +229.
Round 14		Vargas played #124 Alice Symons (Eureka, CA) and won 396 to 272 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Symons in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-6, +353.
Round 15		Vargas played #84 Maliha Mahmood (Tustin, CA) and lost 307 to 410 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Mahmood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-7, +250.
Round 16		Vargas played #100 Sandy Parry (Pacifica, CA) and lost 357 to 374 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Parry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +233.
Round 17		Vargas played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 418 to 348 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +303.
Round 18		Vargas played #119 Diane Sonderegger (McKinleyville, CA) and won 412 to 352 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Sonderegger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +363.
Round 19		Vargas played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 307 to 382 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-9, +288.
Round 20		Vargas played #82 Ruth Lewis (Gatlinburg, TN) and lost 279 to 363 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Lewis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-10, +204.
Round 21		Vargas played #80 Dan Lee (Pittsburg, KS) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: FT. WORTH, TX Vargas’s record vs. Lee in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LLW. 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: #60. Current record: 11-10, +205.
Round 22		Vargas played #115 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and won 364 to 342 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Skylstad in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-10, +227.
Round 23		Vargas played #33 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 358 to 292 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-10, +293.
Round 24		Vargas played #111 Florence Rott (Amherst, NY) and lost 294 to 352 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Rott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-11, +235.
Round 25		Vargas played #105 Bradley Powell (Davis, CA) and won 377 to 345 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Powell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 14-11, +267.
Round 26		Vargas played #79 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 259 to 316 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Vargas’s record vs. Kunzel 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: #49. Current record: 14-12, +210.
Round 27		Vargas played #70 Vicky Julian (San Francisco, CA) and won 414 to 343 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Julian in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-12, +281.
Round 28		Vargas played #8 Jim Barker (San José, CA) and won 388 to 292 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Vargas had not played Barker in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 16-12, +377.

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