John Scalzo [#141] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Scalzo, 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. Scalzo currently has a record of 13-17, -122, and is ranked #125 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): John Surname(s): Scalzo Home: Middle Village, NY, United States Age: 51 Awards: 2nd Place Brooklyn SCRABBLE Club Hobbies: Stamp Collector, Fish Occupation: Bus Dispatcher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	42-46 (0.477)
Past 1-12 months	5-7 (0.417)	L W L W LLLLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	20-26 (0.435)	LL W L WWW LLLL WWW LLLL WWWW LL WW LL W LLLLL W L W L W LLL WW L W
Past 25-36 months	12-9 (0.571)	WWW LL WW LL W L W L W LL WWWW L
Past 37-48 months	4-3 (0.571)	LL W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 620 Average for: 394 Average against: 398
Round 1		Scalzo played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 620 to 302 (a spread of 318) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: SHELTON, CT Scalzo's record vs. Dixon 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +318.
Round 2		Scalzo played #111 John O'Laughlin (Madison, WI) and won 354 to 333 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +339.
Round 3		Scalzo played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 278 to 465 (a spread of -187) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Logan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-1, +152.
Round 4		Scalzo played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 412 to 356 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +208. Scalzo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Scalzo played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 368 to 408 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-2, +168.
Round 6		Scalzo played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 505 to 345 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Tier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-2, +328.
Round 7		Scalzo played #100 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 369 to 283 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Milkent in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +414.
Round 8		Scalzo played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 460 to 326 (a spread of 134) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Scalzo's record vs. Tiekert 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: #17. Current record: 6-2, +548.
Round 9		Scalzo played #108 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 431 to 413 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-2, +566. Scalzo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scalzo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Scalzo played #88 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 367 to 411 (a spread of -44) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Scalzo's record vs. Linn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-4 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-3, +522.
Round 11		Scalzo played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 435 to 308 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +649.
Round 12		Scalzo played #40 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 315 to 425 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Ellickson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +539.
Round 13		Scalzo played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-5, +487.
Round 14		Scalzo played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 423 to 487 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-6, +423.
Round 15		Scalzo played #60 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 358 to 441 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Hahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-7, +340.
Round 16		Scalzo played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 425 to 390 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Scalzo's record vs. Chakrabarti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, +375. Scalzo is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Scalzo is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Scalzo played #64 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 387 to 348 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Haynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-7, +414.
Round 18		Scalzo played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 454 to 326 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-7, +542.
Round 19		Scalzo played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 380 to 448 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-8, +474.
Round 20		Scalzo played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 369 to 491 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-9, +352.
Round 21		Scalzo played #129 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 314 to 438 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Poder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-10, +228.
Round 22		Scalzo played #58 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 407 to 410 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-11, +225.
Round 23		Scalzo played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 377 to 492 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-12, +110.
Round 24		Scalzo played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and lost 320 to 535 (a spread of -215) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Scalzo's record vs. Grillo 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: #111. Current record: 11-13, -105.
Round 25		Scalzo played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 396 to 408 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 11-14, -117.
Round 26		Scalzo played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 428 to 370 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Norr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 12-14, -59.
Round 27		Scalzo played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 394 to 390 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-14, -55.
Round 28		Scalzo played #115 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 372 to 379 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Oliger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-15, -62.
Round 29		Scalzo played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 369 to 398 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 13-16, -91.
Round 30		Scalzo played #74 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 386 to 417 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Scalzo had not played Kahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 13-17, -122.

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