Chuck Armstrong [#5] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Chuck Armstrong, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Armstrong currently has a record of 19-11, +396, and is ranked #19 in Division 1.

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): Chuck Surname(s): Armstrong Home: Saline, MI, United States Age: 55 Awards: Literacy Council Scrabble Tournament winner (198?); 2002-02 Hudson, OH; 2002-04, 2003-06 Livonia, MI; 2003-08 Cambridge ON; 2003-09 Toronto ON; 2002 NSC (Div. 2) Hobbies: Collecting fractional currency and MPCs (military scrip) Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	50-24 (0.676)
Past 1-12 months	10-1 (0.909)	WWW L WWWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-5 (0.643)	L W L W LL W L WWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	18-11 (0.621)	W L W L WWWWW LLL WW L WW LL WW LLL WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	10-6 (0.625)	L WW L W LL WWWWW LL WW
Past 49-60 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 512 Average for: 394 Average against: 381
Round 1		Armstrong played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 507 to 270 (a spread of 237) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +237. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Armstrong played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 385 to 377 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +245.
Round 3		Armstrong played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 406 to 377 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Armstrong's record vs. Peters in the 5 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. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-0, +274.
Round 4		Armstrong played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +200.
Round 5		Armstrong played #14 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and won 450 to 387 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Blevins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-1, +263.
Round 6		Armstrong played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 422 to 441 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: TORONTO, ONT. CAN Armstrong's record vs. Kaufman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-2, +244.
Round 7		Armstrong played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 442 to 339 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, +347. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Armstrong played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and won 458 to 330 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, +475.
Round 9		Armstrong played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 335 to 412 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +398.
Round 10		Armstrong played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and won 462 to 257 (a spread of 205) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +603. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Armstrong played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 512 to 349 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +766.
Round 12		Armstrong played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 350 to 423 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +693.
Round 13		Armstrong played #141 John Scalzo (Middle Village, NY) and won 402 to 350 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Scalzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +745.
Round 14		Armstrong played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 363 to 498 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-5, +610.
Round 15		Armstrong played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 328 to 541 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-6, +397. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Armstrong played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 389 to 388 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-6, +398.
Round 17		Armstrong played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 392 to 387 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-6, +403.
Round 18		Armstrong played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 385 to 343 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-6, +445. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Armstrong played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 357 to 325 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Cushman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-6, +477.
Round 20		Armstrong played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 307 to 429 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-7, +355. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Armstrong played #98 Jere Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and won 429 to 406 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Mead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +378. Armstrong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Armstrong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Armstrong played #170 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 405 to 311 (a spread of 94) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: TORONTO, ONT. CAN Armstrong's record vs. Wapnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-7, +472.
Round 23		Armstrong played #88 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 352 to 444 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-8, +380.
Round 24		Armstrong played #88 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 395 to 279 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Linn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-8, +496.
Round 25		Armstrong played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and won 430 to 345 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-8, +581.
Round 26		Armstrong played #64 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 309 to 400 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Haynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-9, +490.
Round 27		Armstrong played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 362 to 469 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-10, +383.
Round 28		Armstrong played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 388 to 363 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-10, +408.
Round 29		Armstrong played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 448 to 362 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-10, +494.
Round 30		Armstrong played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 320 to 418 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Armstrong had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 19-11, +396.

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