Austin Nichols [#58] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Austin Nichols, 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. Nichols currently has a record of 17-11, +1103, and is ranked #11 in Division 5.

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): Austin Surname(s): Nichols Home: Washington, DC, United States Hobbies: Pool Occupation: Economist

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (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	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 518 Average for: 397 Average against: 358
Round 1		Nichols played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and won 411 to 310 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Nichols had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Nichols played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 471 to 244 (a spread of 227). Before this event, Nichols had not played Mahnken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +328.
Round 3		Nichols played #2 Cheryl Allen Munley (Tewksbury Twp, NJ) and lost 316 to 459 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Nichols had not played Allen Munley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +185.
Round 4		Nichols played #62 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 344 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Nichols had not played Petrey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +241.
Round 5		Nichols played #30 Jan Feidel (Milton, DE) and won 493 to 274 (a spread of 219). Before this event, Nichols had not played Feidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +460.
Round 6		Nichols played #82 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and won 440 to 314 (a spread of 126). Before this event, Nichols had not played Stewart in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +586.
Round 7		Nichols played #44 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 407 to 289 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Nichols had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +704.
Round 8		Nichols played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 446 to 351 (a spread of 95). Before this event, Nichols had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +799.
Round 9		Nichols played #20 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 414 to 461 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Nichols had not played Cooley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +752.
Round 10		Nichols played #80 Phil Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 289 to 332 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Nichols had not played Spry in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +709.
Round 11		Nichols played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 486 to 422 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Nichols had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +773. Nichols is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Nichols is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Nichols played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) and lost 369 to 389 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Nichols had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +753.
Round 13		Nichols played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 346 to 357 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Nichols had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-5, +742.
Round 14		Nichols played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) and won 397 to 390 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Nichols had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +749.
Round 15		Nichols played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) again and won 518 to 311 (a spread of 207). Before this event, Nichols had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +956.
Round 16		Nichols played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 380 to 386 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Nichols had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +950.
Round 17		Nichols played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 379 to 357 (a spread of 22). Before this event, Nichols had not played Blackman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +972.
Round 18		Nichols played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 333 to 363 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Nichols had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-7, +942.
Round 19		Nichols played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) again and won 509 to 274 (a spread of 235). Before this event, Nichols had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-7, +1177.
Round 20		Nichols played #7 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) again and lost 335 to 385 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Nichols had not played Berahovich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +1127.
Round 21		Nichols played #42 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and won 403 to 346 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Nichols had not played Hubble in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +1184.
Round 22		Nichols played #77 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79). Before this event, Nichols had not played Sirois in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +1105.
Round 23		Nichols played #60 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA) again and won 438 to 369 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Nichols had not played O'Rourke in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +1174.
Round 24		Nichols played #12 Matt Breden (Hampton, VA) again and lost 290 to 373 (a spread of -83). Before this event, Nichols had not played Breden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +1091.
Round 25		Nichols played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 392 to 356 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Nichols had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-10, +1127.
Round 26		Nichols played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 304 to 426 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Nichols had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +1005.
Round 27		Nichols played #39 Paul Hagelstein (Waco, TX) for the third time and won 462 to 403 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Nichols had not played Hagelstein in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +1064.
Round 28		Nichols played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) again and won 337 to 298 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Nichols had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +1103.

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