Mike Paxson [#123] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to the new National Champion, Trey Wright, who defeated David Gibson in three straight games, 365-328, 355-344 and 429-328. Please tune in to ESPN to watch the final games at 1 P.M. ET on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. We welcome your e-mailed corrections to our web site. ]

On this page, you will find information about Mike Paxson, 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. Paxson currently has a record of 14-16, -781, and is ranked #118 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): Mike Surname(s): Paxson Home: Bloomington, IN, United States Age: 56 Awards: 2004-07 Indianapolis, IN Hobbies: Occupation: Welfare Worker

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	77-69 (0.527)
Past 1-12 months	7-9 (0.438)	W LLL W LL W L WW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	18-15 (0.545)	L WW L W L WW L W LL WW LLL W L W L W L WWW L WWW L W L
Past 25-36 months	17-19 (0.472)	W LLLLLL WW LLLL W LLLL WW LL W L WWWW LL WWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	25-14 (0.641)	WW L WWWWW LLLL WWWW L WW L WWW L WW L WW LLLL WWW L WW
Past 49-60 months	10-12 (0.455)	W L W L W L W LL W L WW L W L W LLL W L

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 371 Average against: 397
Round 1		Paxson played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 405 to 390 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-0, +15.
Round 2		Paxson played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 297 to 458 (a spread of -161) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Paxson's record vs. Cushman 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-1, -146.
Round 3		Paxson played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 441 to 273 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-1, +22.
Round 4		Paxson played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 350 to 472 (a spread of -122) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Paxson's record vs. Hoekstra 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-2, -100.
Round 5		Paxson played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 346 to 389 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-3, -143.
Round 6		Paxson played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 417 to 411 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Paxson had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 3-3, -137.
Round 7		Paxson played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 462 to 392 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 4-3, -67.
Round 8		Paxson played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 432 to 364 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Paxson's record vs. Jackson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-3, +1.
Round 9		Paxson played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-3, +44.
Round 10		Paxson played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and won 453 to 291 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-3, +206.
Round 11		Paxson played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 269 to 488 (a spread of -219) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Paxson's record vs. Mallick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-4, -13.
Round 12		Paxson played #47 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 357 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Frank in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-5, -33.
Round 13		Paxson played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 358 to 424 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-6, -99.
Round 14		Paxson played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 358 to 400 (a spread of -42) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Paxson's record vs. Poder in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #88. Current record: 7-7, -141.
Round 15		Paxson played #170 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 362 to 372 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Paxson's record vs. Wapnick 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 7-8, -151.
Round 16		Paxson played #138 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 451 to 428 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-8, -128.
Round 17		Paxson played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 376 to 329 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-8, -81.
Round 18		Paxson played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and won 461 to 214 (a spread of 247) . Before this event, Paxson had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-8, +166.
Round 19		Paxson played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 463 to 366 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Neilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-8, +263.
Round 20		Paxson played #67 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 277 to 381 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Paxson's record vs. Hill in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-9, +159.
Round 21		Paxson played #44 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Firstman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-9, +181.
Round 22		Paxson played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 367 to 452 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-10, +96.
Round 23		Paxson played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 281 to 548 (a spread of -267) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-11, -171.
Round 24		Paxson played #124 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 282 to 378 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Paxson's record vs. Pellinen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 12-12, -267.
Round 25		Paxson played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 302 to 415 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-13, -380.
Round 26		Paxson played #147 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 228 to 511 (a spread of -283) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 12-14, -663.
Round 27		Paxson played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 463 to 428 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 13-14, -628.
Round 28		Paxson played #132 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 417 to 413 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: ELIZABETHTOWN, KY Paxson's record vs. Pughsley 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-14, -624.
Round 29		Paxson played #166 John Van Pelt (Arlington, MA) and lost 400 to 414 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Van Pelt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 14-15, -638.
Round 30		Paxson played #105 Richard Moyer (Dayton, OR) and lost 284 to 427 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Paxson had not played Moyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 14-16, -781.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2004 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca