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Jacob Williams [#41] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Jacob Williams, 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. Williams currently has a record of 18-13, +1466, and is ranked #16 in Division 3.

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 Jacob Williams]

Given name(s): Jacob
Surname(s): Williams
Home: Austin, TX, United States
Awards: First Place Division Six NSC 2005
Hobbies: Gospel Quartet Music, Opera, Open Source Software
Occupation: Web Developer
NSC 2005 Division: 6
NSC 2005 Rank: 1/131, 22-6 +1360
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 61/129, 14-14 +101
Career History
8-year record against other players at this event14-8 (0.636) 
Past 1-12 months1-3 (0.250)LLL W
Past 13-24 months10-4 (0.714)WWW L W LLL WWWWWW
Past 25-36 months3-1 (0.750)L WWW
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games
Past 73-84 monthsno games
Past 85-96 monthsno games
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round

High score: 548
Average for: 416
Average against: 368

Round 1

[photo of Nancy L Scott]

Williams played #80 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and won 384 to 225 (a spread of 159).

The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SALADO, TX

Williams’s record vs. Scott in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: W.
Past 13-24 months: WWW.
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: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +159.

Round 2

[photo of Arline Silverman]

Williams played #94 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 492 to 319 (a spread of 173).

Before this event, Williams had not played Silverman in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 2-0, +332.

Williams is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 3

[photo of Carlene Wallis]

Williams played #11 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 381 to 534 (a spread of -153).

Before this event, Williams had not played Wallis in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-1, +179.

Round 4

[photo of Priya Fernando]

Williams played #92 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 472 to 247 (a spread of 225).

Before this event, Williams had not played Fernando in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-1, +404.

Round 5

[photo of Nola Hembrook]

Williams played #12 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 456 to 321 (a spread of 135).

Before this event, Williams had not played Hembrook in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 4-1, +539.

Round 6

[photo of Larry P. Gradus]

Williams played #10 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 431 to 391 (a spread of 40).

Before this event, Williams had not played Gradus in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-1, +579.

Round 7

[photo of George Asaka]

Williams played #13 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 427 to 499 (a spread of -72).

Before this event, Williams had not played Asaka in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 5-2, +507.

Round 8

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Williams played #35 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 392 to 456 (a spread of -64).

The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SALADO, TX

Williams’s record vs. Dyer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #18.

Current record: 5-3, +443.

Round 9

[photo of Charlene H. White]

Williams played #54 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 382 to 394 (a spread of -12).

The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN

Williams’s record vs. White in the 8 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.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 5-4, +431.

Round 10

[photo of George Viebranz]

Williams played #85 George Viebranz (Strongsville, OH) and won 548 to 374 (a spread of 174).

Before this event, Williams had not played Viebranz in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 6-4, +605.

Round 11

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Williams played #34 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 336 to 424 (a spread of -88).

Before this event, Williams had not played Morehead in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 6-5, +517.

Round 12

[photo of Janet Gray]

Williams played #66 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and won 481 to 363 (a spread of 118).

Before this event, Williams had not played Gray in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 7-5, +635.

Round 13

[photo of Richard Lauder]

Williams played #7 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75).

Before this event, Williams had not played Lauder in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 8-5, +710.

Round 14

[photo of Andrew Gaertner]

Williams played #17 Andrew Gaertner (Glenwood City, WI) and lost 340 to 373 (a spread of -33).

Before this event, Williams had not played Gaertner in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 8-6, +677.

Round 15

[photo of Gabriel Wong]

Williams played #19 Gabriel Wong (Burnaby BC) and lost 287 to 442 (a spread of -155).

Before this event, Williams had not played Wong in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 8-7, +522.

Round 16

[photo of Vivian Minden]

Williams played #50 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 493 to 306 (a spread of 187).

Before this event, Williams had not played Minden in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-7, +709.

Round 17

[photo of Rob Long]

Williams played #21 Rob Long (Sterling Heights, MI) and lost 381 to 476 (a spread of -95).

Before this event, Williams had not played Long in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 9-8, +614.

Round 18

[photo of Lynda Finn]

Williams played #74 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 333 to 340 (a spread of -7).

Before this event, Williams had not played Finn in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 9-9, +607.

Round 19

[photo of Gary Perman]

Williams played #70 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 405 to 447 (a spread of -42).

Before this event, Williams had not played Perman in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 9-10, +565.

Round 20

[photo of Mike Stafford]

Williams played #14 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 418 to 333 (a spread of 85).

Before this event, Williams had not played Stafford in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-10, +650.

Round 21

[photo of John Fultz]

Williams played #89 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 358 to 297 (a spread of 61).

Before this event, Williams had not played Fultz in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 11-10, +711.

Round 22

[photo of Woody Chen]

Williams played #57 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 435 to 293 (a spread of 142).

Before this event, Williams had not played Chen in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-10, +853.

Round 23

[photo of Maureen Kennerk]

Williams played #42 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 377 to 451 (a spread of -74).

Before this event, Williams had not played Kennerk in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-11, +779.

Round 24

[photo of Mark Gooley]

Williams played #59 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 483 to 258 (a spread of 225).

The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: DALLAS, TX

Williams’s record vs. Gooley in the 8 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.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 13-11, +1004.

Round 25

[photo of Samuel Moch]

Williams played #28 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 450 to 412 (a spread of 38).

Before this event, Williams had not played Moch in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 14-11, +1042.

Round 26

[photo of Edward Stewart]

Williams played #16 Edward Stewart (Baltimore, MD) and lost 350 to 438 (a spread of -88).

Before this event, Williams had not played Stewart in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 14-12, +954.

Round 27

[photo of Sheri Justice]

Williams played #69 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 369 to 392 (a spread of -23).

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Williams’s record vs. Justice in the 8 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.
Past 85-96 months: no games.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 14-13, +931.

Round 28

[photo of Shelley Sullivan]

Williams played #38 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and won 506 to 229 (a spread of 277).

Before this event, Williams had not played Sullivan in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 15-13, +1208.

Round 29

[photo of Lynda Wise]

Williams played #39 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 430 to 317 (a spread of 113).

Before this event, Williams had not played Wise in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 16-13, +1321.

Round 30

[photo of Phyllis Koselke]

Williams played #18 Phyllis Koselke (Hammond, IN) and won 391 to 310 (a spread of 81).

Before this event, Williams had not played Koselke in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 17-13, +1402.

Round 31

[photo of Kit Morehead]

Williams played #34 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) again and won 461 to 397 (a spread of 64).

Before this event, Williams had not played Morehead in at least 8 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 18-13, +1466.