NSC 2014: Anita Rackham [#95]

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On this page, you will find information about Anita Rackham, who is competing at the 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +180, and is ranked #38 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
	Given name(s): Anita Surname(s): Rackham Home: Austin, QC, Canada Hobbies: scrabble, gardening, golf, skiing, fitness, cooking

Round by Round
High score: 553 Average for: 386 Average against: 380
Round 1		Rackham played #49 Vicki Kahn (New York City, NY) and lost 346 to 487 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-1, -141.
Round 2		Rackham played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 389 to 369 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-1, -121.
Round 3		Rackham played #121 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 393 to 343 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-1, -71.
Round 4		Rackham played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 353 to 340 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-1, -58.
Round 5		Rackham played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 326 to 396 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-2, -128.
Round 6		Rackham played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and won 475 to 370 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-2, -23.
Round 7		Rackham played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 390 to 438 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-3, -71.
Round 8		Rackham played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and won 423 to 327 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-3, +25.
Round 9		Rackham played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 356 to 328 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-3, +53.
Round 10		Rackham played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 314 to 381 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-4, -14.
Round 11		Rackham played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and won 468 to 381 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-4, +73.
Round 12		Rackham played #12 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 327 to 290 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +110.
Round 13		Rackham played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 419 to 395 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +134.
Round 14		Rackham played #38 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 321 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +193.
Round 15		Rackham played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 300 to 398 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-5, +95.
Round 16		Rackham played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-5, +113.
Round 17		Rackham played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 368 to 418 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, +63.
Round 18		Rackham played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 427 to 312 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +178.
Round 19		Rackham played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 377 to 474 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, +81.
Round 20		Rackham played #24 Rahn McKeown (Cary, NC) and lost 364 to 389 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, +56. Rackham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Rackham played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 410 to 298 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +168.
Round 22		Rackham played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 494 to 341 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +321.
Round 23		Rackham played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and lost 326 to 487 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +160.
Round 24		Rackham played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and lost 322 to 459 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-10, +23.
Round 25		Rackham played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 386 to 383 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-10, +26.
Round 26		Rackham played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 388 to 401 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-11, +13.
Round 27		Rackham played #102 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 373 to 413 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-12, -27.
Round 28		Rackham played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 317 to 395 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-13, -105.
Round 29		Rackham played #63 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 553 to 363 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-13, +85.
Round 30		Rackham played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 366 to 402 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-14, +49.
Round 31		Rackham played #86 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 483 to 352 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 17-14, +180.

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