James Wait [#118] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about James Wait, 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. Wait currently has a record of 12-16, -139, and is ranked #87 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): James Surname(s): Wait Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Hobbies: Travel Reading Occupation: Retired office machine dealer NSC 1985 Division: 1 NSC 1985 Rank: 174/302, 11-11 -630 NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 10-11 +238 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 133/149, 10-17 -391

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	36-42 (0.462)
Past 1-12 months	10-12 (0.455)	LL WW LLLL W LLL WWWWW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	7-7 (0.500)	L W L WWWW LL WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	4-8 (0.333)	WW LLL W LLL W LL
Past 37-48 months	1-9 (0.100)	LLLLLL W LLL
Past 49-60 months	9-2 (0.818)	L WWWWWWWWW L
Past 61-72 months	5-4 (0.556)	L WW L WW LL W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 480 Average for: 363 Average against: 368
Round 1		Wait played #70 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 358 to 330 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Wait had not played McCarley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +28.
Round 2		Wait played #66 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 351 to 363 (a spread of -12). Before this event, Wait had not played Lewis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, +16.
Round 3		Wait played #42 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 308 to 416 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Wait had not played Hembrook in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -92.
Round 4		Wait played #6 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 333 to 514 (a spread of -181). Before this event, Wait had not played Bergeron in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-3, -273.
Round 5		Wait played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and lost 320 to 383 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Wait had not played Nellis in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-4, -336.
Round 6		Wait played #71 Scott McDougall (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 332 to 529 (a spread of -197). Before this event, Wait had not played McDougall in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 1-5, -533.
Round 7		Wait played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 390 to 302 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Wait had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-5, -445.
Round 8		Wait played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 332 to 426 (a spread of -94). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wait’s record vs. Gray in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #107. Current record: 2-6, -539.
Round 9		Wait played #12 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 336 to 358 (a spread of -22). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wait’s record vs. Buchbinder 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: #111. Current record: 2-7, -561.
Round 10		Wait played #36 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 396 to 411 (a spread of -15). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wait’s record vs. Gooley in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. 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: #114. Current record: 2-8, -576.
Round 11		Wait played #47 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 389 to 377 (a spread of 12). Before this event, Wait had not played Houlgate-West in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-8, -564.
Round 12		Wait played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 376 to 347 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Wait had not played Contractor in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-8, -535.
Round 13		Wait played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 361 to 365 (a spread of -4). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wait’s record vs. Brooks in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. 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: #105. Current record: 4-9, -539.
Round 14		Wait played #114 Celia Thompson (Carneys Point, NJ) and won 426 to 269 (a spread of 157). Before this event, Wait had not played Thompson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-9, -382.
Round 15		Wait played #115 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and lost 325 to 356 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Wait had not played Toews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-10, -413.
Round 16		Wait played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 328 to 417 (a spread of -89). Before this event, Wait had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-11, -502.
Round 17		Wait played #65 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 336 to 403 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Wait had not played Laws in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-12, -569.
Round 18		Wait played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 438 to 365 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Wait’s record vs. Savadge 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: #105. Current record: 6-12, -496.
Round 19		Wait played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 316 to 406 (a spread of -90). The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wait’s record vs. Sanders 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-13, -586.
Round 20		Wait played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) again and won 319 to 312 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Wait had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-13, -579.
Round 21		Wait played #55 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 401 to 342 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Wait had not played Kidd in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-13, -520.
Round 22		Wait played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 356 to 390 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Wait had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-14, -554.
Round 23		Wait played #9 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 411 to 341 (a spread of 70). Before this event, Wait had not played Braverman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-14, -484.
Round 24		Wait played #98 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 414 to 238 (a spread of 176). Before this event, Wait had not played Schaeffer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-14, -308.
Round 25		Wait played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) again and lost 293 to 428 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Wait had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-15, -443.
Round 26		Wait played #27 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and won 480 to 246 (a spread of 234). Before this event, Wait had not played Ewida in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-15, -209.
Round 27		Wait played #96 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) again and won 406 to 304 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2005-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Wait’s record vs. Savadge 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: #80. Current record: 12-15, -107.
Round 28		Wait played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) again and lost 332 to 364 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Wait had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, -139.

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