Ida Ann Shapiro [#74] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Ida Ann Shapiro, 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. Shapiro currently has a record of 8-20, -1030, and is ranked #87 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

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Given name(s): Ida Ann
Surname(s): Shapiro
Home: Rego Park, NY, United States
Awards: Was on the Millionaire Show
Hobbies: Bowling, working with flowers
Occupation: retired teacher, florist
NSC 1998 Division: 4
NSC 1998 Rank: 79/125, 15-16 -417
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 63/77, 13-18 -549
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 101/111, 12-19 -827
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 66/90, 13.5-16.5 -417

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	27-46 (0.370)
Past 1-12 months	8-14 (0.364)	LLL WWW L W LLLL W L W LLLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	6-11 (0.353)	W LLL WW LL WW LL W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	5-9 (0.357)	LL W LL W LLL WW L W L
Past 37-48 months	3-5 (0.375)	WW L W LLLL
Past 49-60 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLLL WW
Past 61-72 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 474 Average for: 345 Average against: 382
Round 1		Shapiro played #24 Con Downey (Mesa, AZ) and lost 302 to 406 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Downey in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -104.
Round 2		Shapiro played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and lost 274 to 364 (a spread of -90). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-2, -194.
Round 3		Shapiro played #88 Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) and won 474 to 286 (a spread of 188). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Shapiro’s record vs. Wittman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-6 (0.143). Past 1-12 months: LLLL. Past 13-24 months: LLW. 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: #52. Current record: 1-2, -6.
Round 4		Shapiro played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 329 to 488 (a spread of -159). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -165.
Round 5		Shapiro played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and lost 271 to 389 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 1-4, -283.
Round 6		Shapiro played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 310 to 410 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-5, -383.
Round 7		Shapiro played #46 Julie Kading (Winnipeg MB) and won 370 to 313 (a spread of 57). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Kading in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-5, -326. Shapiro is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Shapiro is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 8		Shapiro played #53 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 405 to 403 (a spread of 2). The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: QUEENS, NY Shapiro’s record vs. Mahnken 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: #68. Current record: 3-5, -324.
Round 9		Shapiro played #4 Donna Atwood (Phoenix, AZ) and won 405 to 382 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, -301.
Round 10		Shapiro played #86 Marina A Villena (San Francisco, CA) and lost 303 to 347 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Villena in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, -345.
Round 11		Shapiro played #50 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 336 to 342 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Levine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-7, -351.
Round 12		Shapiro played #51 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 419 to 375 (a spread of 44). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Shapiro’s record vs. Love in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-7, -307.
Round 13		Shapiro played #15 Judy Carlock (Tucson, AZ) and lost 338 to 367 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Carlock in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-8, -336.
Round 14		Shapiro played #26 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 263 to 408 (a spread of -145). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Shapiro’s record vs. DuMez 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: #77. Current record: 5-9, -481.
Round 15		Shapiro played #47 David Klionsky (Durham, NC) and won 461 to 282 (a spread of 179). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Klionsky in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-9, -302.
Round 16		Shapiro played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 404 to 350 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Shapiro’s record vs. Wood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. 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: #62. Current record: 7-9, -248.
Round 17		Shapiro played #54 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 274 to 426 (a spread of -152). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Shapiro’s record vs. Mahnken in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: WWLL. 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: #70. Current record: 7-10, -400.
Round 18		Shapiro played #41 Pat Hardwick (Stow, OH) and lost 327 to 392 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Hardwick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-11, -465.
Round 19		Shapiro played #5 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 295 to 407 (a spread of -112). The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV Shapiro’s record vs. Barker 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: #77. Current record: 7-12, -577.
Round 20		Shapiro played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and lost 340 to 362 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Aitken in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-13, -599.
Round 21		Shapiro played #23 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and lost 331 to 377 (a spread of -46). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Donegan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-14, -645.
Round 22		Shapiro played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) again and lost 368 to 453 (a spread of -85). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Shapiro’s record vs. Wood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. 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: #85. Current record: 7-15, -730.
Round 23		Shapiro played #51 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) again and lost 392 to 408 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: CHICAGOLAND, IL Shapiro’s record vs. Love in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-16, -746.
Round 24		Shapiro played #21 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 460 (a spread of -105). Before this event, Shapiro had not played Cooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-17, -851.
Round 25		Shapiro played #78 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) and lost 263 to 454 (a spread of -191). The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: POMPANO BEACH, FL Shapiro’s record vs. Souza 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: #87. Current record: 7-18, -1042.
Round 26		Shapiro played #78 Marilena Souza (Pembroke Pines, FL) again and lost 330 to 333 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: POMPANO BEACH, FL Shapiro’s record vs. Souza 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: #87. Current record: 7-19, -1045.
Round 27		Shapiro played #89 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) for the third time and lost 342 to 355 (a spread of -13). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Shapiro’s record vs. Wood in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-4 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: LLWW. 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: #87. Current record: 7-20, -1058.
Round 28		Shapiro played #52 Karen Lundeen (Tucson, AZ) and won 375 to 347 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: GRAND CANYON Shapiro’s record vs. Lundeen 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: #87. Current record: 8-20, -1030.

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