Andrea Michaels [#71] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Andrea Michaels, 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. Michaels currently has a record of 18-10, +622, and is ranked #10 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): Andrea
Surname(s): Michaels
Home: San Francisco, CA, United States
Awards: WHEEL OF FORTUNE MOTORHOME WINNER; SHOWTIME'S FUNNIEST PERSON IN CALIFORNIA WINNER 1986
Hobbies: FILM, TRAVEL
Occupation: NAMER, PUZZLE WRITER, FILM REVIEWER
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 29/90, 15-12 +121
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 44/106, 14-13 +238
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 119/151, 13-18 +187
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 63/122, 15-16 +478
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 27/136, 18-13 +585
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 22/139, 18-12 +426
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 62/134, 14-14 +129

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	166-152 (0.522)
Past 1-12 months	31.5-31.5 (0.500)	LL W LLL WWWWWWW L WW LLL W LLL W LTL WW L W LL W LLLL WW L WWW L W LL W LL WW L WWW LL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	45-40 (0.529)	WW LLLLLLL WW L WWW L WWWW L WWWW L WWWW L W L W L WWWW LL W LL WW LLLLL W L WW L W LL W LLLL W L WW LL W L W L WW LL W L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	34.5-33.5 (0.507)	W L W LLL W LL W LL WW LL W L WWW LL W L W LLL WW L W L W L WWW L WWWW L WWW LTW L WW LL WWW LLLLLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	13-15 (0.464)	L W LL WWWW LL W LLLL W L WWWW LLLL W L W
Past 49-60 months	23-24 (0.489)	W L W L WW LLLLLLLLL WW LLL WW L WW L W L W LL WW L WW L WWWW LL WW L W
Past 61-72 months	19-8 (0.704)	WWWWWWWWWW LL WWWW L WWWW LLL W LL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 469 Average for: 388 Average against: 366
Round 1		Michaels played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 372 to 370 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Michaels had not played Freehof in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Michaels played #100 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 338 to 405 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Michaels had not played Simon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-1, -65.
Round 3		Michaels played #84 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 397 to 309 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Michaels had not played Oliva in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +23.
Round 4		Michaels played #32 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 375 to 374 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Michaels had not played Deutsch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +24. Michaels is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Michaels played #6 Dave Balthaser (Skipperville, AL) and lost 362 to 399 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Michaels had not played Balthaser in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-2, -13.
Round 6		Michaels played #103 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 317 to 430 (a spread of -113). Before this event, Michaels had not played Slankard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-3, -126.
Round 7		Michaels played #92 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 353 to 384 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Michaels had not played Routzahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-4, -157.
Round 8		Michaels played #121 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 460 to 380 (a spread of 80). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Michaels’s record vs. White 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-4, -77. Michaels is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Michaels is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Michaels played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 423 to 339 (a spread of 84). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Michaels’s record vs. Wilson in the 7 years leading up to this event: 12-6 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WWWLLWWL. Past 13-24 months: WLWWW. Past 25-36 months: LWLWW. 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: 5-4, +7.
Round 10		Michaels played #96 Hilda Schlechter (Oshawa ON) and won 379 to 362 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Michaels had not played Schlechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-4, +24.
Round 11		Michaels played #61 Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA) and lost 316 to 343 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Michaels had not played Kashuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, -3.
Round 12		Michaels played #51 Ted Gest (Washington, DC) and won 391 to 324 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Michaels had not played Gest in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +64.
Round 13		Michaels played #115 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 293 to 449 (a spread of -156). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Michaels’s record vs. Unger in the 7 years leading up to this event: 12-10 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: LLLW. Past 13-24 months: WWWWLLW. Past 25-36 months: LWLLWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WLWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-6, -92.
Round 14		Michaels played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) and won 395 to 312 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Michaels had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-6, -9.
Round 15		Michaels played #56 Paul Haverly (Mount Dora, FL) and won 396 to 342 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Michaels had not played Haverly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-6, +45.
Round 16		Michaels played #69 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and lost 321 to 398 (a spread of -77). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Michaels’s record vs. Mayer in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-7, -32.
Round 17		Michaels played #14 Austin Bradley (Waco, TX) again and lost 385 to 402 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Michaels had not played Bradley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-8, -49.
Round 18		Michaels played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 412 to 353 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Michaels had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-8, +10.
Round 19		Michaels played #95 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 407 to 379 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Michaels’s record vs. Saunders in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #38. Current record: 11-8, +38.
Round 20		Michaels played #22 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 418 to 310 (a spread of 108). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Michaels’s record vs. Cowan 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: #28. Current record: 12-8, +146.
Round 21		Michaels played #77 Wes Morrison (Klawock, AK) and won 370 to 343 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Michaels had not played Morrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +173.
Round 22		Michaels played #81 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 469 to 269 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Michaels had not played Myers in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +373.
Round 23		Michaels played #85 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 412 to 393 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2006-07 at: MILL VALLEY, CA Michaels’s record vs. Ortman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: WWLWW. 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: #12. Current record: 15-8, +392.
Round 24		Michaels played #106 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) again and won 461 to 314 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Michaels had not played Spiller in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +539.
Round 25		Michaels played #58 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: OAKLAND, CA Michaels’s record vs. Igra 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: #14. Current record: 16-9, +533.
Round 26		Michaels played #74 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 381 to 418 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Michaels’s record vs. Miranda in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +496.
Round 27		Michaels played #49 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 430 to 357 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Michaels had not played Ganguet in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +569.
Round 28		Michaels played #55 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 446 to 393 (a spread of 53). Before this event, Michaels had not played Harrison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-10, +622.

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