Jeff Clark [#8] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Clark, 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. Clark currently has a record of 14-14, -902, and is ranked #57 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): Jeff
Surname(s): Clark
Home: Linden, MI, United States
Awards: 2005-02 Columbus, OH
Hobbies: backgammon, running, poker, waterskiing
Occupation: engineer
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 230/302, 9-13 -13
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 27/105, 18-13 -429
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 53/103, 15.5-15.5 -61
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 11/139, 19-11 +1384
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 102/108, 10-18 -1100

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	91.5-88.5 (0.508)
Past 1-12 months	24.5-12.5 (0.662)	WWW LL WWWW LLL WWW L WWWW LL WWW L W L WWTWW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	17-28 (0.378)	W L WW LL WW L W LLL W LL WW L W LLLLL W L W L WW LL WW LL W LLLLLLL
Past 25-36 months	23-15 (0.605)	L W L WWW L W L WWWWWWW L W L WWW L WW LLLL W L WWW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	15-13 (0.536)	LLLLLLL WWW LL WWW L WWWW L WW L WWW L
Past 49-60 months	9-14 (0.391)	W LLL W LL WWW LLL W LL W LLL W L W
Past 61-72 months	3-6 (0.333)	LLL WWW LLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 452 Average for: 374 Average against: 406
Round 1		Clark played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 298 to 610 (a spread of -312). Before this event, Clark had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -312.
Round 2		Clark played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 424 to 368 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Clark had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -256.
Round 3		Clark played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 262 to 675 (a spread of -413). Before this event, Clark had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -669. Clark is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Clark is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Clark played #17 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 368 to 377 (a spread of -9). Before this event, Clark had not played Dustin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-3, -678.
Round 5		Clark played #35 Bryan Goolsby (San Jose, CA) and won 431 to 366 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Clark had not played Goolsby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, -613.
Round 6		Clark played #101 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 394 to 338 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Clark had not played Weisskopf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -557.
Round 7		Clark played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 314 to 429 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Clark had not played Goldstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -672.
Round 8		Clark played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 398 to 427 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Clark’s record vs. Cornelison 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: 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: #86. Current record: 3-5, -701.
Round 9		Clark played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 425 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Clark had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-6, -716.
Round 10		Clark played #85 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 419 to 502 (a spread of -83). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Clark’s record vs. Seales in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1.5-1.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: T. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-7, -799.
Round 11		Clark played #97 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 250 to 408 (a spread of -158). Before this event, Clark had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-8, -957.
Round 12		Clark played #70 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 411 to 387 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Clark had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-8, -933.
Round 13		Clark played #28 Lawren Freebody (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 301 to 356 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Clark had not played Freebody in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-9, -988.
Round 14		Clark played #44 Judy Horn (Readin, MA) and won 383 to 324 (a spread of 59). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Clark’s record vs. Horn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #92. Current record: 5-9, -929.
Round 15		Clark played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 398 to 392 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Clark’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-9, -923.
Round 16		Clark played #23 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 387 to 331 (a spread of 56). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Clark’s record vs. Felman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #78. Current record: 7-9, -867.
Round 17		Clark played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 402 to 372 (a spread of 30). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clark’s record vs. Hamilton in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #73. Current record: 8-9, -837.
Round 18		Clark played #20 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 452 to 340 (a spread of 112). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Clark’s record vs. Engelhardt in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-9, -725. Clark is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Clark is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Clark played #93 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 353 to 378 (a spread of -25). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: FARMINGTON, MI Clark’s record vs. Stock in the 7 years leading up to this event: 7-15 (0.318). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. Past 25-36 months: LLWWLWWL. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: LLLL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, -750.
Round 20		Clark played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 401 to 388 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Clark had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 10-10, -737.
Round 21		Clark played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and lost 387 to 469 (a spread of -82). Before this event, Clark had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-11, -819.
Round 22		Clark played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 355 to 418 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clark’s record vs. Shambach in the 7 years leading up to this event: 11-5 (0.688). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: WWWWLL. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-12, -882.
Round 23		Clark played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) again and won 401 to 350 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Clark’s record vs. Ravichandran in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, -831.
Round 24		Clark played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 356 to 403 (a spread of -47). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Clark’s record vs. Avrin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. 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: #73. Current record: 11-13, -878.
Round 25		Clark played #45 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) again and won 409 to 374 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Clark had not played Horowitz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-13, -843.
Round 26		Clark played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 430 to 350 (a spread of 80). The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: FARMINGTON HILLS, MI Clark’s record vs. Ubeika in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, -763.
Round 27		Clark played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 400 to 317 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Clark had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -680.
Round 28		Clark played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) again and lost 280 to 502 (a spread of -222). Before this event, Clark had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-14, -902.

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