Jamila Atcha [#2] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jamila Atcha, 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. Atcha currently has a record of 14-14, -37, and is ranked #61 in Division 4.

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): Jamila
Surname(s): Atcha
Home: Laughlin, NV, United States
Hobbies: Needle point, soaps
Occupation: Housewife
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 9-12 +23
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 82/90, 10-17 -147
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 111/126, 12-19 -285
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 139/169, 12.5-17.5 -291
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 88/122, 12-16 +84

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	45-44 (0.506)
Past 1-12 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 13-24 months	9-12 (0.429)	WWW LLLLLLL WWW L WW LLL W L
Past 25-36 months	12-5 (0.706)	L WWW L WW L WW L WW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	5-7 (0.417)	L W LL W LL W L W L W
Past 49-60 months	10-13 (0.435)	L WW LL WWW L W L WW LLL W LLLL W L
Past 61-72 months	6-6 (0.500)	WW LLL W L WW L W L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 359 Average against: 360
Round 1		Atcha played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 340 to 377 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Atcha had not played Drinkwine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -37.
Round 2		Atcha played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 278 to 455 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Atcha had not played Casey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-2, -214.
Round 3		Atcha played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and won 401 to 277 (a spread of 124). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Rawlins 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: #80. Current record: 1-2, -90.
Round 4		Atcha played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 363 to 409 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Atcha had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-3, -136.
Round 5		Atcha played #62 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 332 to 323 (a spread of 9). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Laatz 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: #82. Current record: 2-3, -127.
Round 6		Atcha played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 320 to 464 (a spread of -144). Before this event, Atcha had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-4, -271.
Round 7		Atcha played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and won 461 to 300 (a spread of 161). Before this event, Atcha had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-4, -110.
Round 8		Atcha played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 186 to 458 (a spread of -272). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Atcha’s record vs. Rible 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: #91. Current record: 3-5, -382.
Round 9		Atcha played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 339 to 379 (a spread of -40). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Atcha’s record vs. Kisich in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-6, -422.
Round 10		Atcha played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and lost 279 to 407 (a spread of -128). Before this event, Atcha had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-7, -550.
Round 11		Atcha played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 302 to 369 (a spread of -67). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Lashley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-8, -617.
Round 12		Atcha played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 508 to 313 (a spread of 195). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Atcha’s record vs. Gray in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -422.
Round 13		Atcha played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 313 to 374 (a spread of -61). Before this event, Atcha had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-9, -483.
Round 14		Atcha played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 328 to 365 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Atcha’s record vs. Gunn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-6 (0.455). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LWWL. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 4-10, -520.
Round 15		Atcha played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 360 to 354 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Braverman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: WL. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-10, -514.
Round 16		Atcha played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 319 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Atcha had not played Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 6-10, -450.
Round 17		Atcha played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 454 to 269 (a spread of 185). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Atcha’s record vs. Brooks 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: #87. Current record: 7-10, -265.
Round 18		Atcha played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 385 to 336 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Enszer 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: #77. Current record: 8-10, -216.
Round 19		Atcha played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) again and won 400 to 337 (a spread of 63). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PASADENA,CA Atcha’s record vs. Kisich in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: WW. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-10, -153.
Round 20		Atcha played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 357 to 371 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Atcha’s record vs. Whitcomb 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: #76. Current record: 9-11, -167.
Round 21		Atcha played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) again and won 376 to 366 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Lashley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, -157.
Round 22		Atcha played #6 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 336 to 443 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Atcha had not played Bergeron in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-12, -264.
Round 23		Atcha played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 373 to 352 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2005-11 at: LAS VEGAS, NV Atcha’s record vs. Page in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-12, -243.
Round 24		Atcha played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) again and won 373 to 322 (a spread of 51). Before this event, Atcha had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-12, -192.
Round 25		Atcha played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) again and lost 335 to 341 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Atcha’s record vs. Brooks 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: #71. Current record: 12-13, -198.
Round 26		Atcha played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 361 to 359 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Atcha had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-13, -196.
Round 27		Atcha played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 329 to 378 (a spread of -49). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Atcha’s record vs. Stewart 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: #70. Current record: 13-14, -245.
Round 28		Atcha played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 478 to 270 (a spread of 208). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Atcha’s record vs. Nellis 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: #61. Current record: 14-14, -37.

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