Samantha Orleans [#78] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Samantha Orleans, 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. Orleans currently has a record of 11-17, -1013, and is ranked #104 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
	Given name(s): Samantha Surname(s): Orleans Home: Bryn Mawr, PA, United States Awards: Hobbies: Partying Occupation: Volunteer

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	14-14 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	3-4 (0.429)	LLL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	7-7 (0.500)	L WWW LLL W LL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 365 Average against: 401
Round 1		Orleans played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 294 to 424 (a spread of -130). Before this event, Orleans had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -130.
Round 2		Orleans played #68 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 289 to 424 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Orleans had not played Mancel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-2, -265.
Round 3		Orleans played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 380 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Orleans had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 1-2, -247.
Round 4		Orleans played #110 Jacqueline Stewart (Glendale, AZ) and won 413 to 326 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Orleans had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, -160.
Round 5		Orleans played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 427 to 385 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Orleans had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-2, -118.
Round 6		Orleans played #82 Mary C Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 386 to 349 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Orleans had not played Parrish in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-2, -81.
Round 7		Orleans played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 336 to 439 (a spread of -103). Before this event, Orleans had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-3, -184.
Round 8		Orleans played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 311 to 438 (a spread of -127). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Orleans’s record vs. Hooper 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: #72. Current record: 4-4, -311.
Round 9		Orleans played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 384 to 366 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Orleans had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-4, -293.
Round 10		Orleans played #93 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 391 to 357 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Orleans had not played Saldanha in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-4, -259.
Round 11		Orleans played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and lost 360 to 362 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Orleans had not played Shayne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, -261.
Round 12		Orleans played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and won 419 to 346 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Orleans had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-5, -188.
Round 13		Orleans played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 463 to 352 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Orleans had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-5, -77.
Round 14		Orleans played #67 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and lost 362 to 394 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Orleans had not played Mair in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, -109.
Round 15		Orleans played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 322 to 422 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Orleans had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, -209.
Round 16		Orleans played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 346 to 358 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Orleans had not played Rawlins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, -221.
Round 17		Orleans played #112 Brendan Sullivan (Shrewsbury, MA) and lost 302 to 536 (a spread of -234). The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Orleans’s record vs. Sullivan 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: #73. Current record: 8-9, -455. Orleans is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Orleans is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Orleans recorded a forfeit with a spread of -50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-10, -505.
Round 19		Orleans played #26 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 425 to 439 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Orleans’s record vs. Epstein 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: #92. Current record: 8-11, -519.
Round 20		Orleans played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 314 to 405 (a spread of -91). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Orleans’s record vs. Kilpatrick 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: #98. Current record: 8-12, -610.
Round 21		Orleans played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) again and lost 388 to 448 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Orleans had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-13, -670.
Round 22		Orleans played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) and won 390 to 356 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Orleans had not played Wait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-13, -636.
Round 23		Orleans played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 387 to 418 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Orleans’s record vs. Schaeffer 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: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 9-14, -667.
Round 24		Orleans played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 418 to 458 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Orleans had not played Braverman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-15, -707.
Round 25		Orleans played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 337 to 480 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Orleans had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-16, -850.
Round 26		Orleans played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 358 to 324 (a spread of 34). Before this event, Orleans had not played Savadge in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 10-16, -816.
Round 27		Orleans played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 278 to 507 (a spread of -229). Before this event, Orleans had not played Ewida in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-17, -1045.
Round 28		Orleans played #118 James Wait (Phoenix, AZ) again and won 364 to 332 (a spread of 32). Before this event, Orleans had not played Wait in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-17, -1013.

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