Dominick Mancine [#94] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dominick Mancine, 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. Mancine currently has a record of 14.5-15.5, -682, and is ranked #99 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): Dominick Surname(s): Mancine Home: Louisville, CO, United States Age: 30 Hobbies: Scrabble, guitar, computers Occupation: software engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-15 (0.286)
Past 1-12 months	6-12 (0.333)	W L W LLLL WW LLLLL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
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: 512 Average for: 381 Average against: 404
Before the Tournament		Mancine is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Mancine played #51 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 430 to 307 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Gibson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +123.
Round 2		Mancine played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 439 . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Mancine's record vs. D'Ambrosio 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: #54. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +123.
Round 3		Mancine played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 425 to 306 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +242.
Round 4		Mancine played #177 Trey Wright (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 279 to 475 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Wright in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +46.
Round 5		Mancine played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 373 to 462 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -43.
Round 6		Mancine played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 478 to 401 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +34.
Round 7		Mancine played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 333 to 488 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -121.
Round 8		Mancine played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 476 to 313 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +42.
Round 9		Mancine played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and won 459 to 399 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Mancine had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +102.
Round 10		Mancine played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 408 to 369 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Mancine had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +141.
Round 11		Mancine played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 424 to 316 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +249.
Round 12		Mancine played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 343 to 500 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +92.
Round 13		Mancine played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 348 to 419 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +21.
Round 14		Mancine played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 336 to 349 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +8.
Round 15		Mancine played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and lost 320 to 397 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7.5-7.5, -69.
Round 16		Mancine played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 518 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -216.
Round 17		Mancine played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 339 to 493 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -370.
Round 18		Mancine played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 398 to 386 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8.5-9.5, -358.
Round 19		Mancine played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 427 to 374 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -305.
Round 20		Mancine played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 432 to 376 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10.5-9.5, -249.
Round 21		Mancine played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 394 to 334 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11.5-9.5, -189.
Round 22		Mancine played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 512 to 290 (a spread of 222) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +33.
Round 23		Mancine played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 324 to 422 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12.5-10.5, -65.
Round 24		Mancine played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 311 to 452 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12.5-11.5, -206.
Round 25		Mancine played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 381 to 353 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -178.
Round 26		Mancine played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 334 to 447 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Mancine had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13.5-12.5, -291.
Round 27		Mancine played #44 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 382 to 374 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Firstman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -283.
Round 28		Mancine played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 354 to 482 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Mancine had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -411.
Round 29		Mancine played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 250 to 476 (a spread of -226) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 14.5-14.5, -637.
Round 30	Larger photo available	Mancine played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 352 to 397 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Mancine had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 14.5-15.5, -682. Mancine is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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