Cason Lane [#64] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Cason Lane, 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. Lane currently has a record of 10-18, -355, and is ranked #120 in Division 3.

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): Cason
Surname(s): Lane
Home: San Diego, CA, United States
Awards: placed in regional scrabble tourneys; 10th in division at 1996 Nationals; professional awards for journalism/communications
Hobbies: Hiking, dining, piano composition
Occupation: Writer & communications manager
NSC 1996 Division: 3
NSC 1996 Rank: 10/120, 17-10 +630
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 56/103, 15-16 +23
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 64/139, 15-15 -11

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	5.5-11.5 (0.324)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1.5-4.5 (0.250)	LTLLL W
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	LL WWW LL
Past 49-60 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 362 Average against: 375
Round 1		Lane played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 452 to 355 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Lane had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +97.
Round 2		Lane played #52 P K Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 269 to 408 (a spread of -139). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Lane’s record vs. Gott 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: 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: #75. Current record: 1-1, -42.
Round 3		Lane played #59 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 360 to 283 (a spread of 77). Before this event, Lane had not played Jacobstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, +35.
Round 4		Lane played #42 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 327 to 375 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Lane had not played Finkle in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, -13.
Round 5		Lane played #8 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lane’s record vs. Beard 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: 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: #56. Current record: 3-2, -4.
Round 6		Lane played #131 Pat Yarnell (Corona Del Mar, CA) and won 417 to 392 (a spread of 25). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lane’s record vs. Yarnell 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: #37. Current record: 4-2, +21.
Round 7		Lane played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and lost 345 to 419 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Lane had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, -53.
Round 8		Lane played #89 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 305 to 420 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Lane had not played Quinn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -168.
Round 9		Lane played #3 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 360 to 406 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Lane had not played Asaka in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -214.
Round 10		Lane played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 325 to 383 (a spread of -58). Before this event, Lane had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-6, -272.
Round 11		Lane played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 359 to 394 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Lane had not played Igra in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-7, -307.
Round 12		Lane played #110 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 355 to 377 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Lane had not played Stevens in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-8, -329.
Round 13		Lane played #60 Joseph Jokubaitis (Watertown, CT) and lost 318 to 334 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Lane had not played Jokubaitis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-9, -345.
Round 14		Lane played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 418 to 317 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Lane had not played Wilson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-9, -244.
Round 15		Lane played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Lane had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-10, -269.
Round 16		Lane played #15 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA) and lost 341 to 406 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Lane had not played Burbridge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-11, -334.
Round 17		Lane played #118 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 308 to 446 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Lane had not played Wayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 5-12, -472.
Round 18		Lane played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 361 to 294 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Lane had not played Fischer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-12, -405.
Round 19		Lane played #35 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 496 to 355 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Lane had not played Douglas in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-12, -264.
Round 20		Lane played #73 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) again and lost 376 to 411 (a spread of -35). Before this event, Lane had not played Minden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-13, -299. Lane is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Lane played #127 Charmaine Wolfe (N. Tonawanda, NY) and won 471 to 317 (a spread of 154). Before this event, Lane had not played Wolfe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-13, -145.
Round 22		Lane played #43 Jim W Fischer (Salt Lake City, UT) again and won 443 to 329 (a spread of 114). Before this event, Lane had not played Fischer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, -31.
Round 23		Lane played #2 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 290 to 438 (a spread of -148). Before this event, Lane had not played Anstandig in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-14, -179.
Round 24		Lane played #72 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 444 to 375 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Lane had not played Miller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-14, -110.
Round 25		Lane played #20 Edward Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 321 to 368 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Lane had not played Coker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-15, -157.
Round 26		Lane played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 359 to 366 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Lane had not played Oliva in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-16, -164.
Round 27		Lane played #65 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 270 to 457 (a spread of -187). Before this event, Lane had not played Lipe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-17, -351.
Round 28		Lane played #91 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 319 to 323 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Lane had not played Rhea in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-18, -355.

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