Jere Mead [#98] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jere Mead, 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. Mead currently has a record of 18-12, +995, and is ranked #24 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): Jere Surname(s): Mead Home: Chelmsford, MA, United States Age: 57 Awards: four-time BAT winner Hobbies: day hiking Occupation: Latin teacher WSC 1997 Rank: 45 WSC 2001 Rank: 31

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	90.5-60.5 (0.599)
Past 1-12 months	14-14 (0.500)	LLL WW L W LL WWW L W L WWWW LLLLL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	12-14 (0.462)	LL W LL WWWW L W LL W L WWW LLLL W L W L
Past 25-36 months	26-13 (0.667)	WWW L WWW L WWW L WW LL W LL WW L WWW L WW LL WWWW L W L WW
Past 37-48 months	10-5 (0.667)	L WW LL WWWW LL WWWW
Past 49-60 months	28.5-14.5 (0.663)	WWWWWWWWW L W L WW LLLL WW L W L WW LL WW L WWW LL WWTW L WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 576 Average for: 419 Average against: 386
Round 1		Mead played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 459 to 306 (a spread of 153) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Dodds in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +153.
Round 2		Mead played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 397 to 332 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Mead had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +218.
Round 3		Mead played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 434 to 322 (a spread of 112) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: FALMOUTH, MA Mead's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #12. Current record: 3-0, +330. Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Mead played #92 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 472 to 271 (a spread of 201) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mead's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +531.
Round 5		Mead played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 422 to 412 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Mead had not played Neilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +541.
Round 6		Mead played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 426 to 407 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Mead had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-0, +560.
Round 7		Mead played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 418 to 332 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Mead had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +646.
Round 8		Mead played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 358 to 427 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: FALMOUTH, MA Mead's record vs. MacNeil in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LLL. 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: #5. Current record: 7-1, +577.
Round 9		Mead played #95 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 465 to 349 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Mead had not played Matsumoto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +693.
Round 10		Mead played #25 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 443 to 388 (a spread of 55) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Cohen 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +748.
Round 11		Mead played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 423 to 430 (a spread of -7) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Day in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +741.
Round 12		Mead played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 420 to 511 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Mead had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-3, +650. Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Mead played #135 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 334 to 437 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Mead had not played Richards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-4, +547.
Round 14		Mead played #40 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and won 458 to 302 (a spread of 156) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mead's record vs. Ellickson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-4, +703.
Round 15		Mead played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 383 to 457 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Appel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +629.
Round 16		Mead played #32 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CAN-AM MATCH Mead's record vs. Daniel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWLW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-6, +545.
Round 17		Mead played #119 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and won 576 to 303 (a spread of 273) . Before this event, Mead had not played Panyasophonlert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +818.
Round 18		Mead played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Mead had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +892.
Round 19		Mead played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 478 to 332 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Mead had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +1038.
Round 20		Mead played #170 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 394 to 493 (a spread of -99) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mead's record vs. Wapnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +939.
Round 21		Mead played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 406 to 429 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Mead had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +916. Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Mead played #78 Jason Katz-Brown (Richmond, CA) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Mead had not played Katz-Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +895.
Round 23		Mead played #25 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 400 to 374 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Cohen 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-9, +921.
Round 24		Mead played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 413 to 331 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Mead had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +1003.
Round 25		Mead played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 389 to 396 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Mead had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +996.
Round 26		Mead played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 457 to 347 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Mead had not played Poder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-10, +1106.
Round 27		Mead played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 472 to 454 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Mead had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-10, +1124. Mead is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 28		Mead played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and won 416 to 393 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Mead had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-10, +1147.
Round 29		Mead played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 333 to 405 (a spread of -72) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mead's record vs. Logan in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-11, +1075.
Round 30		Mead played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 382 to 462 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Mead had not played Poder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-12, +995.
Final Round 3		Mead is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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