Nancee Mancel [#68] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Nancee Mancel, 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. Mancel currently has a record of 15-13, +214, and is ranked #38 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): Nancee
Surname(s): Mancel
Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States
Awards: Who's Who in American College Teachers
Hobbies: button making, juggling
Occupation: Community College Math Instructor
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 90/122, 14-17 -547
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 82/136, 15-16 -546
NSC 2004 Division: 4
NSC 2004 Rank: 44/150, 16.5-13.5 +109
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/122, 17-11 -37

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	71-61 (0.538)
Past 1-12 months	9-14 (0.391)	W L WW LLL W LLL W LL W L WW LLLL W
Past 13-24 months	17-9 (0.654)	L WW L W LL WW L W L WWWW LL WWWW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	7-9 (0.438)	L WW LL WWW L W L W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	8-4 (0.667)	L WW L W L WWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	16-13 (0.552)	L W LLLLL W L W LL WWWWW L WW L WWW L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	14-12 (0.538)	W LLL W LL WWWW L W L W L WW L W L W L WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 381 Average against: 373
Round 1		Mancel played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and lost 370 to 396 (a spread of -26). Before this event, Mancel had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Mancel played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and won 424 to 289 (a spread of 135). Before this event, Mancel had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-1, +109.
Round 3		Mancel played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel’s record vs. Stewart 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +18.
Round 4		Mancel played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 420 to 436 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel’s record vs. Hughes in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #81. Current record: 1-3, +2.
Round 5		Mancel played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 383 to 342 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Mancel had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-3, +43. Mancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Mancel played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 466 to 401 (a spread of 65). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel’s record vs. King in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-9 (0.357). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: LLWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +108. Mancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Mancel played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 423 to 350 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Mancel had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +181.
Round 8		Mancel played #120 Judith Whitcomb (Patagonia, AZ) and lost 322 to 435 (a spread of -113). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Mancel’s record vs. Whitcomb 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: no games. 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: #56. Current record: 4-4, +68.
Round 9		Mancel played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 346 to 341 (a spread of 5). The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Mancel’s record vs. Mair in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (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: WW. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +73.
Round 10		Mancel played #91 David Ruby (Seattle, WA) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Mancel had not played Ruby in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-5, +67.
Round 11		Mancel played #46 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 398 to 343 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Mancel had not played Hopper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +122.
Round 12		Mancel played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 317 to 432 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Mancel had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-6, +7.
Round 13		Mancel played #63 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 472 to 368 (a spread of 104). Before this event, Mancel had not played Larkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +111.
Round 14		Mancel played #104 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 290 to 476 (a spread of -186). The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: DENVER, CO Mancel’s record vs. Slavin 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, -75.
Round 15		Mancel played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 315 to 392 (a spread of -77). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mancel’s record vs. Goodman 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: #69. Current record: 7-8, -152.
Round 16		Mancel played #20 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and won 354 to 319 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Mancel had not played Cromer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, -117.
Round 17		Mancel played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 477 to 357 (a spread of 120). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Mancel’s record vs. Nellis 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: #50. Current record: 9-8, +3.
Round 18		Mancel played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 397 to 317 (a spread of 80). Before this event, Mancel had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +83.
Round 19		Mancel played #85 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Mancel had not played Ralston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-9, +63.
Round 20		Mancel played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 377 to 360 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Mancel had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-9, +80.
Round 21		Mancel played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 367 to 374 (a spread of -7). Before this event, Mancel had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, +73.
Round 22		Mancel played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 484 to 337 (a spread of 147). Before this event, Mancel had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +220. Mancel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Mancel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Mancel played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 305 to 394 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Mancel had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, +131.
Round 24		Mancel played #35 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) again and won 370 to 342 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mancel’s record vs. Goodman 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: #44. Current record: 13-11, +159.
Round 25		Mancel played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and won 372 to 345 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Mancel had not played Drinkwine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-11, +186.
Round 26		Mancel played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) again and won 463 to 289 (a spread of 174). Before this event, Mancel had not played Drinkwine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +360.
Round 27		Mancel played #7 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) again and lost 324 to 402 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Mancel had not played Bigall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +282.
Round 28		Mancel played #33 Jane Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 347 to 415 (a spread of -68). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancel’s record vs. Geary in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +214.

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