Andrea Michaels [#9] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Andrea Michaels, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 7-8, -400, and is ranked #18 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 Andrea Michaels]

Given name(s): Andrea
Surname(s): Michaels
Home: San Francisco, CA, United States
Awards: WHEEL OF FORTUNE MOTORHOME WINNER; SHOWTIME'S FUNNIEST PERSON IN CALIFORNIA WINNER 1986
Hobbies: FILM, TRAVEL
Occupation: NAMER, PUZZLE WRITER, FILM REVIEWER
NSC 1994 Division: 2
NSC 1994 Rank: 29/90, 15-12 +121
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 44/106, 14-13 +238
NSC 1998 Division: 2
NSC 1998 Rank: 119/151, 13-18 +187
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 63/122, 15-16 +478
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 27/136, 18-13 +585
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 22/139, 18-12 +426
NSC 2005 Division: 3
NSC 2005 Rank: 62/134, 14-14 +129
USSO 2006 Division: 3
USSO 2006 Rank: 10/129, 18-10 +622

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	6-1 (0.857)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 362 Average against: 389
Before the Tournament		Michaels is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Michaels played #15 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 375 to 384 (a spread of -9). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Michaels’s record vs. Nelson 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: 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-1, -9.
Round 2		Michaels played #22 Richard Ferrara (Farmingdale, NY) and won 354 to 302 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Michaels had not played Ferrara in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-1, +43. Michaels is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Michaels played #5 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 298 to 429 (a spread of -131). Before this event, Michaels had not played Engelhardt in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-2, -88.
Round 4		Michaels played #16 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Michaels had not played Kujac in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-3, -181. Michaels is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Michaels is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Michaels played #23 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and lost 299 to 476 (a spread of -177). Before this event, Michaels had not played Bailey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-4, -358.
Round 6		Michaels played #17 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 330 to 436 (a spread of -106). Before this event, Michaels had not played Fialkow in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-5, -464.
Round 7		Michaels played #14 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and lost 320 to 358 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Michaels had not played Ricketts in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-6, -502.
Round 8		Michaels played #2 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 377 to 357 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Michaels had not played Sanfedele in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-6, -482.
Round 9		Michaels played #25 Rosalind Gold (New York, NY) and won 484 to 345 (a spread of 139). Before this event, Michaels had not played Gold in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-6, -343.
Round 10		Michaels played #21 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 339 to 304 (a spread of 35). Before this event, Michaels had not played Economos in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-6, -308.
Round 11		Michaels played #30 Leigh Bernstein (South Boston, MA) and lost 345 to 436 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Michaels had not played Bernstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-7, -399.
Round 12		Michaels played #12 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 395 to 388 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Michaels had not played Swerdloff in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-7, -392.
Round 13		Michaels played #24 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 421 to 328 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Michaels had not played Puma in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-7, -299.
Round 14		Michaels played #29 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 478 to 332 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Michaels’s record vs. Silverman 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: 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: #15. Current record: 7-7, -153.
Round 15		Michaels played #4 Andrew Friedman (New York, NY) and lost 263 to 510 (a spread of -247). Before this event, Michaels had not played Friedman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-8, -400.

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