Judith Levitt [#87] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Judith Levitt, 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. Levitt currently has a record of 13-17, -219, and is ranked #126 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): Judith Surname(s): Levitt Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: Scrabble, Anti-Bush activities Occupation: Retired Lawyer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-1 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 488 Average for: 396 Average against: 404
Round 1		Levitt played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Levitt had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +64.
Round 2		Levitt played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 583 (a spread of -211) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-1, -147.
Round 3		Levitt played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 382 to 414 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 1-2, -179.
Round 4		Levitt played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 384 to 568 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 1-3, -363.
Round 5		Levitt played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 454 to 367 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 2-3, -276.
Round 6		Levitt played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 395 to 410 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 2-4, -291.
Round 7		Levitt played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 488 to 333 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-4, -136.
Round 8		Levitt played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 352 to 411 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-5, -195.
Round 9		Levitt played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Kreiswirth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 3-6, -303.
Round 10		Levitt played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 363 to 385 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 3-7, -325.
Round 11		Levitt played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 477 to 370 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 4-7, -218.
Round 12		Levitt played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 411 to 469 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 4-8, -276.
Round 13		Levitt played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 307 to 535 (a spread of -228) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 4-9, -504.
Round 14		Levitt played #147 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 371 to 352 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 5-9, -485.
Round 15	Larger photo available	Levitt played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 453 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 5-10, -569.
Round 16		Levitt played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 361 to 426 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 5-11, -634.
Round 17		Levitt played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 394 to 415 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 5-12, -655.
Round 18		Levitt played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 438 to 398 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 6-12, -615.
Round 19		Levitt played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 447 to 322 (a spread of 125) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Dodds in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 7-12, -490.
Round 20		Levitt played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 331 to 364 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 7-13, -523.
Round 21		Levitt played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 424 to 432 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Tyler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 7-14, -531.
Round 22		Levitt played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 476 to 317 (a spread of 159) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Kreiswirth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 8-14, -372.
Round 23		Levitt played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 465 to 304 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 9-14, -211.
Round 24		Levitt played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 336 to 393 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 9-15, -268.
Round 25		Levitt played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 437 to 367 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 10-15, -198.
Round 26		Levitt played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 381 to 507 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 10-16, -324.
Round 27		Levitt played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and won 424 to 413 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Levitt had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 11-16, -313. Levitt is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Levitt is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Levitt played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and lost 304 to 349 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 11-17, -358.
Round 29		Levitt played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and won 333 to 303 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Overton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 12-17, -328.
Round 30		Levitt played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and won 438 to 329 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Levitt had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 13-17, -219.

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