Joanne Cohen [#26] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Cohen, 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. Cohen currently has a record of 13-17, -775, and is ranked #136 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): Joanne Surname(s): Cohen Home: Owings Mills, MD, United States Age: 57 Hobbies: Scrabble, of course, foreign languages, reading Occupation: teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	26-54 (0.325)
Past 1-12 months	11-19 (0.367)	L W LL W LL W L W L W LL W LL WW LLL WWW LLLLL
Past 13-24 months	4-16 (0.200)	LLL W LL W LLLLLLLL W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	9-15 (0.375)	LLLL WW LL WW L W LL W LLL W LL WW L
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	W LL
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 372 Average against: 398
Round 1		Cohen played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 408 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Cohen played #114 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 348 to 417 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Okosagah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-2, -105.
Round 3		Cohen played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 396 to 360 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-2, -69.
Round 4		Cohen played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 375 to 423 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-3, -117.
Round 5		Cohen played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and won 395 to 362 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-3, -84.
Round 6		Cohen played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-3, -67.
Round 7		Cohen played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 308 to 360 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-4, -119.
Round 8		Cohen played #151 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 282 to 337 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen's record vs. Stegman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 3-5, -174.
Round 9		Cohen played #10 Dan Barry (Redondo Beach, CA) and lost 332 to 334 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Barry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 3-6, -176.
Round 10		Cohen played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen's record vs. Tier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 3-7, -195.
Round 11		Cohen played #137 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 388 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 4-7, -150.
Round 12		Cohen played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 546 (a spread of -226) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 4-8, -376. Cohen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Cohen played #100 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 411 to 308 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Milkent in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 5-8, -273.
Round 14		Cohen played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 390 to 543 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Cohen had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 5-9, -426.
Round 15		Cohen played #92 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 348 to 382 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #154. Current record: 5-10, -460.
Round 16		Cohen played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 380 to 357 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Cohen had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 6-10, -437.
Round 17		Cohen played #144 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and won 406 to 361 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen's record vs. Schoneboom 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: #134. Current record: 7-10, -392.
Round 18		Cohen played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-10, -364.
Round 19		Cohen played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 441 to 373 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-10, -296.
Round 20		Cohen played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 301 to 418 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 9-11, -413.
Round 21		Cohen played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 375 to 456 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 9-12, -494.
Round 22		Cohen played #132 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 352 to 355 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Pughsley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 9-13, -497.
Round 23		Cohen played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 434 to 371 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen'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: #130. Current record: 10-13, -434.
Round 24		Cohen played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 420 to 344 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 11-13, -358.
Round 25		Cohen played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 292 to 457 (a spread of -165) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 11-14, -523.
Round 26		Cohen played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and won 435 to 429 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Overton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 12-14, -517.
Round 27		Cohen played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 382 to 447 (a spread of -65) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cohen's record vs. Greenspan 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: #128. Current record: 12-15, -582.
Round 28		Cohen played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 382 to 378 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 13-15, -578.
Round 29		Cohen played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and lost 363 to 385 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 13-16, -600.
Round 30		Cohen played #1 Bruce Adams (Worcester, MA) and lost 293 to 468 (a spread of -175) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Adams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 13-17, -775.

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