Andre Ornish [#79] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Andre Ornish, 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. Ornish currently has a record of 14-14, +246, and is ranked #53 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): Andre
Surname(s): Ornish
Home: La Mesa, CA, United States
Awards: 2nd place National School Scrabble Championship 2004, 3rd place National Scrabble Championship 2005
Hobbies: Table tennis, tennis, snowboarding, sleeping, computer games, LANs
Occupation: student
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 26/88, 17-14 +293
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 24/90, 17-13 +122
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 16/122, 17-11 +542

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	12-17 (0.414)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	9-9 (0.500)	W L W LLL W L WWW L WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 553 Average for: 386 Average against: 377
Round 1		Ornish played #15 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 424 to 240 (a spread of 184). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Ornish’s record vs. Christensen 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: #4. Current record: 1-0, +184.
Round 2		Ornish played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 468 to 373 (a spread of 95). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Ornish’s record vs. Shayne 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: #4. Current record: 2-0, +279.
Round 3		Ornish played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 389 to 445 (a spread of -56). Before this event, Ornish had not played Nang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +223.
Round 4		Ornish played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 553 to 249 (a spread of 304). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV Ornish’s record vs. Page in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). 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: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +527.
Round 5		Ornish played #97 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 402 to 348 (a spread of 54). Before this event, Ornish had not played Savitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +581.
Round 6		Ornish played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 369 to 365 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Ornish had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +585.
Round 7		Ornish played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 428 to 390 (a spread of 38). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Ornish’s record vs. Buchbinder 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: #1. Current record: 6-1, +623.
Round 8		Ornish played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 350 to 355 (a spread of -5). Before this event, Ornish had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +618. Ornish is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Ornish played #48 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 428 (a spread of -85). Before this event, Ornish had not played Hughes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +533.
Round 10		Ornish played #18 Thomas Conrad (Hillsboro, OR) and won 552 to 280 (a spread of 272). Before this event, Ornish had not played Conrad in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +805.
Round 11		Ornish played #102 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 393 to 385 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Ornish had not played Shuman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +813. Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Ornish played #14 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 371 to 364 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Ornish had not played Casey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +820.
Round 13		Ornish played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 300 to 431 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Ornish had not played Scott in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +689.
Round 14		Ornish played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 402 to 289 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Ornish had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +802. Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Ornish played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) again and lost 395 to 397 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Ornish had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +800.
Round 16		Ornish played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 299 to 448 (a spread of -149). The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Ornish’s record vs. Slavin 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: #15. Current record: 10-6, +651.
Round 17		Ornish played #116 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 252 to 480 (a spread of -228). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Ornish’s record vs. Tongue 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: #25. Current record: 10-7, +423. Ornish is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Ornish is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18		Ornish played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 438 to 370 (a spread of 68). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA Ornish’s record vs. Stubblefield 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: #21. Current record: 11-7, +491.
Round 19		Ornish played #106 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 416 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ornish’s record vs. Solis 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: #25. Current record: 11-8, +449.
Round 20		Ornish played #17 Paul Cole (St. Augustine, FL) and lost 291 to 405 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Ornish had not played Cole in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +335.
Round 21		Ornish played #88 Alan Riechman (Aiken, SC) and lost 359 to 451 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Ornish had not played Riechman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +243.
Round 22		Ornish played #119 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 284 to 359 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Ornish had not played Wechter in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, +168.
Round 23		Ornish played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 413 to 406 (a spread of 7). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Ornish’s record vs. Miller 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: #49. Current record: 12-11, +175.
Round 24		Ornish played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 451 to 318 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Ornish had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +308.
Round 25		Ornish played #13 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 313 to 380 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Ornish had not played Burton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +241.
Round 26		Ornish played #59 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) again and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Ornish had not played King in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-13, +204.
Round 27		Ornish played #53 Eric Johnston (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 324 to 384 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Ornish had not played Johnston in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-14, +144.
Round 28		Ornish played #37 Edward Gordon (Hollywood, FL) and won 478 to 376 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Ornish had not played Gordon in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-14, +246.

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