Kay Patterson [#77] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Kay Patterson, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Patterson currently has a record of 17-14, +1169, and is ranked #27 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Kay Patterson]

Given name(s): Kay
Surname(s): Patterson
Home: Columbia, MD, United States
Hobbies: movies, travel, opera
Occupation: piano teacher
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 58/105, 15-16 +335
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 50/103, 16-15 -203
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 107/139, 13-17 -77
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 91/102, 10.5-17.5 -569

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	58-62 (0.483)
Past 1-12 months	14-10 (0.583)	L W L WW L WW L W L WWW LL W L W LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	12-13 (0.480)	LL W L W L W L WWW LL W LLL W L WWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	14-16 (0.467)	LLLLLL WWWWWW LLL WW LLLL WWWW L W LL W
Past 37-48 months	9-11 (0.450)	LLL W L WW LL W L WW L W LL WW L
Past 49-60 months	5-4 (0.556)	WWWW LLL W L
Past 61-72 months	4-8 (0.333)	LLL WW LLLL W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 502 Average for: 405 Average against: 367
Round 1		Patterson played #39 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 401 to 300 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Patterson had not played True in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Patterson played #4 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 432 to 428 (a spread of 4). Before this event, Patterson had not played Hodge in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +105.
Round 3		Patterson played #94 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 390 to 392 (a spread of -2). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Patterson’s record vs. Dustin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +103.
Round 4		Patterson played #34 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 404 to 268 (a spread of 136). Before this event, Patterson had not played Claitor in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +239.
Round 5		Patterson played #48 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Patterson had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +336.
Round 6		Patterson played #95 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 369 to 375 (a spread of -6). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Patterson’s record vs. Seales in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +330.
Round 7		Patterson played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 385 to 336 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Patterson had not played Horn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +379.
Round 8		Patterson played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 407 to 484 (a spread of -77). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Patterson’s record vs. Schultz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +302.
Round 9		Patterson played #66 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 426 to 503 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Patterson had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-4, +225.
Round 10		Patterson played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 485 to 297 (a spread of 188). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Patterson’s record vs. Kamen in the 8 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +413.
Round 11		Patterson played #53 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 323 to 432 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Patterson had not played Polsky in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, +304.
Round 12		Patterson played #65 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 405 to 355 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Patterson had not played Loritz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +354.
Round 13		Patterson played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and won 397 to 343 (a spread of 54). The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Patterson’s record vs. Sereduick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +408.
Round 14		Patterson played #25 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 397 to 417 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Patterson had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-6, +388.
Round 15		Patterson played #32 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 411 to 432 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Patterson had not played Fukawa-Connelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +367.
Round 16		Patterson played #74 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and won 364 to 288 (a spread of 76). Before this event, Patterson had not played Leeds in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-7, +443.
Round 17		Patterson played #71 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and lost 400 to 416 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Patterson had not played Michaels in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +427.
Round 18		Patterson played #70 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 338 to 445 (a spread of -107). Before this event, Patterson had not played Clifford in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +320.
Round 19		Patterson played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 420 to 280 (a spread of 140). Before this event, Patterson had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +460.
Round 20		Patterson played #62 Mary Capalbi (Deerfield Beach, FL) and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Patterson had not played Capalbi in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +446.
Round 21		Patterson played #52 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 454 to 321 (a spread of 133). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Patterson’s record vs. Hamilton in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, +579.
Round 22		Patterson played #43 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 481 to 353 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Patterson had not played Bloom in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +707.
Round 23		Patterson played #47 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 502 to 275 (a spread of 227). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Patterson’s record vs. Shambach in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +934.
Round 24		Patterson played #28 James L Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 383 to 409 (a spread of -26). The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Patterson’s record vs. Kille in the 8 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +908.
Round 25		Patterson played #85 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 410 to 331 (a spread of 79). Before this event, Patterson had not played Cleaveland in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-11, +987.
Round 26		Patterson played #64 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 442 to 332 (a spread of 110). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Patterson’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-11, +1097.
Round 27		Patterson played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 350 to 407 (a spread of -57). Before this event, Patterson had not played McArthur in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-12, +1040.
Round 28		Patterson played #82 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 355 to 372 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Patterson had not played Kelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, +1023.
Round 29		Patterson played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 358 to 421 (a spread of -63). Before this event, Patterson had not played Bohnsack in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-14, +960.
Round 30		Patterson played #84 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 457 to 366 (a spread of 91). Before this event, Patterson had not played Weiss in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, +1051.
Round 31		Patterson played #16 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 424 to 306 (a spread of 118). Before this event, Patterson had not played Fidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-14, +1169.

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