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Larry Rand [#62] at USSO 2006
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On this page, you will find information about Larry Rand, 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. Rand currently has a record of 11-17, -297, and is ranked #65 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.
Background Information | |
| Given name(s): Larry Surname(s): Rand Home: Chandler, AZ, United States Awards: Co-director of the year 2003; Dickinson College sports hall of fame Hobbies: Travel, photography and family Occupation: retired Notes: NSC 2004 Division 3 Leader NSC 2002 Division: 1 NSC 2002 Rank: 93/132, 14-17 -295 NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 67/87, 12-16 -36 |
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Rank Diagram |
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Round-by-Round | ||
High score: 498 | ||
| Before the Tournament | Rand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | |
| Round 1 |
| Rand played #67 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 386 to 340 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Rand’s record vs. Schonbrun in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LLLW. Past 61-72 months: LW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +46. |
| Round 2 |
| Rand played #73 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 306 to 381 (a spread of -75). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Rand’s record vs. Weinstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-1, -29. |
| Round 3 |
| Rand played #75 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 344 to 447 (a spread of -103). The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Rand’s record vs. Wiegand in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #54. Current record: 1-2, -132. |
| Round 4 |
| Rand played #55 Iffy Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 376 to 501 (a spread of -125). The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Rand’s record vs. Onyeonwu in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #62. Current record: 1-3, -257. |
| Round 5 |
| Rand played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 405 to 431 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-4, -283. Rand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 6 |
| Rand played #36 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Rand had not played Le in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-4, -211. |
| Round 7 |
| Rand played #79 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 331 to 398 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Rand had not played Sykes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-5, -278. |
| Round 8 |
| Rand played #77 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 386 to 404 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Wright in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #65. Current record: 2-6, -296. Rand is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). |
| Round 9 |
| Rand played #74 Jeff Widergren (Morgan Hill, CA) and lost 295 to 345 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Rand had not played Widergren in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-7, -346. |
| Round 10 |
| Rand played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 365 to 319 (a spread of 46). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Baker in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-7, -300. |
| Round 11 |
| Rand played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 406 to 424 (a spread of -18). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Lerman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-8, -318. |
| Round 12 |
| Rand played #15 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 403 to 394 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Early in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-8, -309. |
| Round 13 |
| Rand played #10 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 368 to 332 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: LLL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-8, -273. |
| Round 14 |
| Rand played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 363 (a spread of 79). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-8, -194. |
| Round 15 |
| Rand played #77 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) again and lost 345 to 531 (a spread of -186). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Wright in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. 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: #62. Current record: 6-9, -380. |
| Round 16 |
| Rand played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) and won 420 to 335 (a spread of 85). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Rand’s record vs. Martinez in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-9, -295. |
| Round 17 |
| Rand played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) again and lost 402 to 447 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-10, -340. |
| Round 18 |
| Rand played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 446 to 455 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-11, -349. |
| Round 19 |
| Rand played #15 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 442 to 464 (a spread of -22). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Early in the 7 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-12, -371. |
| Round 20 |
| Rand played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 398 to 351 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PHOENIX, AZ Rand’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-12, -324. |
| Round 21 |
| Rand played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 399 to 366 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Rand had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-12, -291. |
| Round 22 |
| Rand played #53 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 369 to 419 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Rand had not played Odom in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-13, -341. |
| Round 23 |
| Rand played #60 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 359 to 390 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Poder in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-6 (0.250).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: LWL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-14, -372. |
| Round 24 |
| Rand played #36 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) again and won 498 to 359 (a spread of 139). Before this event, Rand had not played Le in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-14, -233. |
| Round 25 |
| Rand played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 317 to 330 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-15, -246. |
| Round 26 |
| Rand played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) again and won 437 to 356 (a spread of 81). Before this event, Rand had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-15, -165. |
| Round 27 |
| Rand played #31 Jeffrey Kastner (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 450 to 460 (a spread of -10). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Rand’s record vs. Kastner in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000).Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-16, -175. |
| Round 28 |
| Rand played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 348 to 470 (a spread of -122). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Rand’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-17, -297. |
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