Robin Levin [#86] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robin Levin, 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. Levin currently has a record of 12-18, -705, and is ranked #151 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): Robin Surname(s): Levin Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 54 Hobbies: Scrabble (duh!) Reading. Writing crank letters to newspapers Occupation: Medical Technologist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	53-100 (0.346)
Past 1-12 months	10-18 (0.357)	W L W LLL WW LLLL WW L W LL W LLLLLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	7-20 (0.259)	LLL W LLLLTL W LL WW LLLLTWW LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	25-36 (0.410)	LLL WW L WWW LLL W L W LLL WWW LLLLL W L W L W L WW L WWW LLLL WWW LLLLLLLLL WW LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	3-5 (0.375)	LL W L W L W L
Past 49-60 months	8-21 (0.276)	LL W LL WW LLLL W LLLLLLTL W L WTLL W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 383 Average against: 409
Round 1		Levin played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 339 to 539 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Levin had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 0-1, -200.
Round 2		Levin played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 302 to 527 (a spread of -225) . Before this event, Levin had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #172. Current record: 0-2, -425.
Round 3		Levin recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 1-2, -375.
Round 4		Levin played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 450 to 471 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Levin had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 1-3, -396.
Round 5		Levin played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 321 to 328 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Levin had not played Kang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 1-4, -403.
Round 6		Levin played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 367 to 478 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Levin had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 1-5, -514.
Round 7		Levin played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 365 to 346 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Levin had not played Clifford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 2-5, -495.
Round 8		Levin played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 442 to 424 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Levin had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 3-5, -477.
Round 9		Levin played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and lost 367 to 417 (a spread of -50) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: OAKLAND, CA Levin's record vs. Merrill 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: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 3-6, -527.
Round 10		Levin played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and won 438 to 402 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Levin had not played Overton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 4-6, -491.
Round 11		Levin played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and lost 399 to 400 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Levin had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 4-7, -492.
Round 12		Levin played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 292 to 436 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Levin had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 4-8, -636.
Round 13		Levin played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 381 to 344 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Levin's record vs. Kreiswirth 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: #142. Current record: 5-8, -599.
Round 14		Levin played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 405 to 365 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Levin had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 6-8, -559.
Round 15		Levin played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and won 532 to 353 (a spread of 179) . Before this event, Levin had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-8, -380.
Round 16		Levin played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 264 to 471 (a spread of -207) . Before this event, Levin had not played Adamson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7-9, -587.
Round 17	Larger photo available	Levin played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 507 to 349 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Levin had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-9, -429.
Round 18		Levin played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 343 to 380 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Levin had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-10, -466.
Round 19		Levin played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and lost 316 to 334 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Levin had not played Neff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 8-11, -484.
Round 20		Levin played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and lost 274 to 458 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Levin had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 8-12, -668.
Round 21		Levin played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 490 to 376 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Levin had not played Schecter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9-12, -554.
Round 22		Levin played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 353 to 417 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Levin's record vs. Ravichandran in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 9-13, -618.
Round 23		Levin played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and won 415 to 352 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Levin had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 10-13, -555.
Round 24		Levin played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 324 to 396 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Levin had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 10-14, -627.
Round 25		Levin played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 395 to 450 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LOS GATOS, CA Levin's record vs. Moyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WLW. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 10-15, -682.
Round 26		Levin played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 356 to 377 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Levin had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 10-16, -703.
Round 27		Levin played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 484 to 375 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Levin had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 11-16, -594.
Round 28		Levin played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 381 to 541 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Levin had not played Schecter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 11-17, -754.
Round 29		Levin played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 426 to 344 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Levin's record vs. Kreiswirth 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: #145. Current record: 12-17, -672.
Round 30		Levin played #45 Jeff Fleetham (Calgary AB) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2000-02 at: RENO, NV Levin's record vs. Fleetham 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 12-18, -705.

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