Travis Chaney [#7] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Travis Chaney, 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. Chaney currently has a record of 13-15, +35, and is ranked #62 in Division 2.

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

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Given name(s): Travis
Surname(s): Chaney
Home: Fort Smith, AR, United States
Awards: 2005-04 Jonesboro, AR
Hobbies: Poetry composition, collecting jazz records
Occupation: Fast food management
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 16/103, 19-12 -35
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 46/172, 17-13 +86
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 74/108, 13-15 -367

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	39-28 (0.582)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	WWW L
Past 13-24 months	11-10 (0.524)	W L WWWWW LLL WW L W L W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	14-9 (0.609)	L WW LL W L WWWWW L W L W L W L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	4-2 (0.667)	L WWWW L
Past 49-60 months	7-5 (0.583)	L W L W L WWW LL WW
Past 61-72 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 564 Average for: 389 Average against: 387
Round 1		Chaney played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 396 to 476 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Chaney had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-1, -80.
Round 2		Chaney played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 372 to 416 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Chaney had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -124.
Round 3		Chaney played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 316 to 480 (a spread of -164). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Chaney’s record vs. Oliger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #99. Current record: 0-3, -288.
Round 4		Chaney played #47 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 380 to 412 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Chaney had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-4, -320.
Round 5		Chaney played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 342 to 419 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Chaney had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-5, -397.
Round 6		Chaney played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 495 to 281 (a spread of 214). Before this event, Chaney had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-5, -183.
Round 7		Chaney played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 353 to 456 (a spread of -103). The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: ROME, GA Chaney’s record vs. Smith 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: 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: #97. Current record: 1-6, -286.
Round 8		Chaney played #84 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 564 to 294 (a spread of 270). Before this event, Chaney had not played Schultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-6, -16.
Round 9		Chaney played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 293 to 418 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Chaney had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 2-7, -141.
Round 10		Chaney played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 366 to 421 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Chaney had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-8, -196.
Round 11		Chaney played #82 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 298 to 471 (a spread of -173). Before this event, Chaney had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-9, -369.
Round 12		Chaney played #23 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 413 to 314 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Chaney’s record vs. Felman in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-9, -270.
Round 13		Chaney played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) and won 402 to 330 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Chaney had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-9, -198.
Round 14		Chaney played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 355 to 405 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Chaney had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-10, -248.
Round 15		Chaney played #98 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 388 to 357 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Chaney had not played Tillekeratne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-10, -217.
Round 16		Chaney played #77 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) again and lost 329 to 382 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Chaney had not played Pughsley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-11, -270.
Round 17		Chaney played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 377 to 409 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Chaney had not played Engelhardt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-12, -302.
Round 18		Chaney played #97 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 510 to 320 (a spread of 190). Before this event, Chaney had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-12, -112.
Round 19		Chaney played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 466 to 278 (a spread of 188). Before this event, Chaney had not played Kelly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-12, +76.
Round 20		Chaney played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 285 to 494 (a spread of -209). Before this event, Chaney had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-13, -133.
Round 21		Chaney played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 449 to 372 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Chaney had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-13, -56.
Round 22		Chaney played #97 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) again and won 378 to 359 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Chaney had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-13, -37.
Round 23		Chaney played #9 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) again and lost 300 to 489 (a spread of -189). Before this event, Chaney had not played Cohen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-14, -226.
Round 24		Chaney played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Chaney had not played Hamilton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-15, -247.
Round 25		Chaney played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 426 to 374 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Chaney had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-15, -195.
Round 26		Chaney played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 427 to 329 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Chaney had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-15, -97.
Round 27		Chaney played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) again and won 394 to 323 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Chaney had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-15, -26.
Round 28		Chaney played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) again and won 466 to 405 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Chaney had not played Kelly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-15, +35.

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