On this page, you will find information about
Lloyd Mills, who is a contestant
at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
Mills currently has a record of 14-14, +199, and is ranked
#37 in Division 1.
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.
Round-by-Round |
High score: 512 Average for: 403 Average against: 396 |
Round 1 | | Mills played #28 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 355 to 486 (a spread of -131). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mills’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -131. |
Round 2 | | Mills played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 375 to 319 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Mills had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -75. |
Round 3 | | Mills played #33 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 490 to 551 (a spread of -61). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Mills’s record vs. Kenas in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -136. |
Round 4 | | Mills played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 428 to 401 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mills’s record vs. Berofsky in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-7 (0.462). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LWWW. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, -109. |
Round 5 | | Mills played #16 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 393 to 369 (a spread of 24). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. Edley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-7 (0.417). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: WWLW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, -85. |
Round 6 | | Mills played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 502 to 371 (a spread of 131). The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX Mills’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +46. |
Round 7 | | Mills played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 398 to 351 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-6 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +93. |
Round 8 | | Mills played #34 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 429 to 321 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: CAN - AM Mills’s record vs. Kramer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +201. Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Mills is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
Round 9 | | Mills played #13 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 503 to 408 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. Daniel in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +296. Mills is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mills is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 10 | | Mills played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and lost 274 to 393 (a spread of -119). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-3, +177. |
Round 11 | | Mills played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 407 to 499 (a spread of -92). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mills’s record vs. Rau in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWLLWLLWLW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +85. |
Round 12 | | Mills played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 419 to 458 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mills’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +46. |
Round 13 | | Mills played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 471 to 473 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Mills’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +44. |
Round 14 | | Mills played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 427 to 385 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Mills had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +86. |
Round 15 | | Mills played #30 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 512 to 313 (a spread of 199). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mills’s record vs. Kaplan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +285. |
Round 16 | | Mills played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) again and won 467 to 426 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Mills had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +326. |
Round 17 | | Mills played #61 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 363 to 407 (a spread of -44). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Mills’s record vs. Polatnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-7, +282. |
Round 18 | | Mills played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 346 to 348 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mills’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-8, +280. |
Round 19 | | Mills played #26 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 457 to 310 (a spread of 147). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Mills’s record vs. Hill in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWLW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +427. |
Round 20 | | Mills played #7 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and lost 348 to 432 (a spread of -84). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. Cappelletto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-6 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-9, +343. |
Round 21 | | Mills played #6 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) again and lost 385 to 393 (a spread of -8). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mills’s record vs. Berofsky in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-7 (0.462). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LWWW. Past 61-72 months: LWL. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-10, +335. |
Round 22 | | Mills played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) again and lost 347 to 354 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mills’s record vs. MacNeil in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +328. |
Round 23 | | Mills played #37 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 446 to 415 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Mills’s record vs. Leah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-1 (0.875). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-11, +359. |
Round 24 | | Mills played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 384 to 345 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Mills had not played Peltz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-11, +398. |
Round 25 | | Mills played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 398 to 294 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Mills had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +502. |
Round 26 | | Mills played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) for the third time and lost 295 to 492 (a spread of -197). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mills’s record vs. Okosagah in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-12, +305. |
Round 27 | | Mills played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 369 to 371 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: CAN-AM Mills’s record vs. Cree in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-4 (0.636). Past 1-12 months: WLWL. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-13, +303. |
Round 28 | | Mills played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and lost 290 to 394 (a spread of -104). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Mills’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games.Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-14, +199. |