Neil Bines [#13] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Neil Bines, 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. Bines currently has a record of 13-17, -569, and is ranked #134 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): Neil Surname(s): Bines Home: Whitestone, NY, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: Scrabble, marathons, hockey Occupation: Security Officer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11-13 (0.458)
Past 1-12 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 13-24 months	5-6 (0.455)	LLL WW L W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	6-4 (0.600)	LL W L WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 473 Average for: 370 Average against: 389
Round 1		Bines played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 405 to 389 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Bines's record vs. Grillo in the 5 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. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-0, +16.
Round 2		Bines played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and won 470 to 316 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Bines had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-0, +170.
Round 3		Bines played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 341 to 291 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Bines had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-0, +220.
Round 4		Bines played #135 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 394 to 354 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Bines had not played Richards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-0, +260. Bines is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Bines is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Bines played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 310 to 303 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Bines had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-0, +267.
Round 6		Bines played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 319 to 417 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Bines's record vs. Oliger in the 5 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. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-1, +169.
Round 7		Bines played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 414 to 348 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Bines had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-1, +235.
Round 8		Bines played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 422 to 396 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Bines had not played Gaspard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-1, +261.
Round 9		Bines played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 294 to 400 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Bines had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-2, +155.
Round 10		Bines played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 257 to 462 (a spread of -205) . Before this event, Bines had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-3, -50.
Round 11		Bines played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 413 to 422 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Bines had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-4, -59.
Round 12		Bines played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 445 to 343 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Bines had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-4, +43.
Round 13		Bines played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 325 to 332 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Bines had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-5, +36.
Round 14		Bines played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 302 to 501 (a spread of -199) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Bines's record vs. Tiekert in the 5 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. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-6, -163.
Round 15		Bines played #97 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 381 to 383 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Bines had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-7, -165.
Round 16		Bines played #103 Avi Moss (Missouri City, TX) and lost 365 to 398 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Bines had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-8, -198.
Round 17		Bines played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 328 to 389 (a spread of -61) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Bines's record vs. Tier 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-9, -259.
Round 18		Bines played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 473 to 278 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Bines had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-9, -64.
Round 19		Bines played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 312 to 456 (a spread of -144) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Bines's record vs. Frank in the 5 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. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-10, -208.
Round 20		Bines played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and won 441 to 347 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Bines had not played Overton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-10, -114.
Round 21		Bines played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 441 to 366 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Bines had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-10, -39.
Round 22		Bines played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 366 to 384 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Bines had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-11, -57.
Round 23		Bines played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 388 to 441 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Bines had not played Chakrabarti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 11-12, -110.
Round 24		Bines played #152 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 302 to 527 (a spread of -225) . Before this event, Bines had not played Stern in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-13, -335.
Round 25		Bines played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 346 to 460 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Bines had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-14, -449.
Round 26		Bines played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 466 to 412 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Bines had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 12-14, -395.
Round 27		Bines played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and lost 299 to 372 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Bines had not played Merrill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 12-15, -468.
Round 28		Bines played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 339 to 385 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Bines had not played Adams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 12-16, -514.
Round 29		Bines played #26 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 385 to 363 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Bines had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 13-16, -492.
Round 30		Bines played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 352 to 429 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Bines had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 13-17, -569.

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