Ted Blevins [#14] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ted Blevins, 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. Blevins currently has a record of 20-10, +663, and is ranked #10 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): Ted Surname(s): Blevins Home: Cecilia, KY, United States Age: 54 Awards: was nominated in 90s for Excell award in teaching; 2004-07 Elizabethtown, KY Hobbies: SCRABBLE, Basketball, Reading Occupation: Teacher, 8th Grade Science

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	36-29 (0.554)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 13-24 months	12-8 (0.600)	L W L W L W L WWW LLL W L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	9-9 (0.500)	W LL W L WWWWW LLL WW LLL
Past 37-48 months	8-7 (0.533)	LL WWW L W L W L W LL WW
Past 49-60 months	5-4 (0.556)	LLL WWWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 523 Average for: 403 Average against: 381
Round 1		Blevins played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 387 to 406 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Blevins played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 458 to 285 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +154.
Round 3		Blevins played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 369 to 265 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +258.
Round 4		Blevins played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 395 to 467 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +186.
Round 5		Blevins played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 387 to 450 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-3, +123.
Round 6		Blevins played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 423 to 386 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Blevins had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-3, +160.
Round 7		Blevins played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 329 to 323 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Blevins'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: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, +166.
Round 8		Blevins played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 404 to 439 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-4, +131.
Round 9		Blevins played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 404 to 355 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-4, +180.
Round 10		Blevins played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 318 to 471 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 5-5, +27.
Round 11		Blevins played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 441 to 312 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-5, +156.
Round 12		Blevins played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 304 to 396 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Stegman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-6, +64.
Round 13		Blevins played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 391 to 277 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-6, +178.
Round 14		Blevins played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 371 to 344 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-6, +205.
Round 15		Blevins played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 395 to 342 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-6, +258.
Round 16		Blevins played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 418 to 396 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Blevins had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-6, +280.
Round 17		Blevins played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 523 to 371 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-6, +432.
Round 18		Blevins played #132 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 473 to 352 (a spread of 121) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY Blevins's record vs. Pughsley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-6, +553.
Round 19		Blevins played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 350 to 467 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Edley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-7, +436.
Round 20		Blevins played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 348 to 493 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-8, +291.
Round 21		Blevins played #85 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Lerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-8, +292.
Round 22		Blevins played #64 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 430 to 477 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Haynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-9, +245.
Round 23		Blevins played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 404 to 359 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-9, +290.
Round 24		Blevins played #38 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 436 to 425 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Edley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-9, +301.
Round 25		Blevins played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 384 to 327 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-9, +358.
Round 26		Blevins played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 467 to 362 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-9, +463.
Round 27		Blevins played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 484 to 393 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-9, +554.
Round 28		Blevins played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 493 to 395 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-9, +652.
Round 29		Blevins played #170 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 328 to 356 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Wapnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-10, +624. Blevins is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Blevins played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 388 to 349 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Blevins had not played Early in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 20-10, +663. Blevins is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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