Keith Smith [#150] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Keith Smith, 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. Smith currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, +125, and is ranked #120 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): Keith Surname(s): Smith Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 39 Awards: 2003-03 Lubbock, TX; 2004-06 Arlington, TX Occupation: Computer Programmer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	49-44 (0.527)
Past 1-12 months	41-32 (0.562)	LL WW LLLLL WW LLL WWWWWWW LLLL W L WW LL W L WWWWWW LL W L W LLLLL WWWWWWWWW L W LL WW L W L W L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	8-12 (0.400)	WW L W L W LLLLLL W LL W L WW L
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: 477 Average for: 383 Average against: 379
Round 1		Smith played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 319 to 386 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Smith had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-1, -67.
Round 2		Smith played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 472 to 380 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Smith had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, +25.
Round 3		Smith played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 410 to 360 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Smith had not played Chakrabarti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-1, +75.
Round 4		Smith played #40 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 257 to 392 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Smith had not played Ellickson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-2, -60.
Round 5		Smith played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 334 to 447 (a spread of -113) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Smith's record vs. Armstrong 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: #124. Current record: 2-3, -173.
Round 6		Smith played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 356 to 366 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Smith's record vs. Carol in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 2-4, -183.
Round 7		Smith played #153 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 385 to 356 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Smith had not played Stocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3-4, -154.
Round 8		Smith played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 330 to 367 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Smith had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 3-5, -191.
Round 9		Smith played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 477 to 315 (a spread of 162) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Smith's record vs. Singleton 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: #104. Current record: 4-5, -29.
Round 10		Smith played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and won 459 to 331 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Smith had not played Adamson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, +99.
Round 11		Smith played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 364 to 431 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Smith had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-6, +32.
Round 12		Smith played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 469 to 411 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Smith had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-6, +90.
Round 13		Smith played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and won 437 to 376 (a spread of 61) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Smith's record vs. Howard 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: #69. Current record: 7-6, +151.
Round 14		Smith played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 359 to 356 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Smith had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-6, +154.
Round 15		Smith played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 372 to 403 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Smith's record vs. Tillekeratne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-7, +123.
Round 16		Smith played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 437 to 299 (a spread of 138) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Smith's record vs. Tillekeratne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-7, +261.
Round 17		Smith played #77 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 362 to 402 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Smith had not played Kaplan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-8, +221.
Round 18		Smith played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and tied at 375 . Before this event, Smith had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +221.
Round 19		Smith played #109 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 409 to 457 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Smith's record vs. Norr in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #81. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +173.
Round 20		Smith played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 384 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Smith had not played Viloria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 9.5-10.5, +143.
Round 21		Smith played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Smith's record vs. Day in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: LWWWWW. 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: #113. Current record: 9.5-11.5, +86. Smith is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Smith played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 290 to 512 (a spread of -222) . Before this event, Smith had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -136.
Round 23		Smith played #172 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 468 to 292 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Smith had not played Weisberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +40.
Round 24		Smith played #99 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 300 to 416 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Smith had not played Milan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -76.
Round 25		Smith played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 475 to 337 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Smith had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +62.
Round 26		Smith played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 333 to 389 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Smith had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 11.5-14.5, +6.
Round 27		Smith played #110 Mark Nyman (United Kingdom) and lost 414 to 440 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Smith had not played Nyman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -20.
Round 28		Smith played #118 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 391 to 304 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Smith had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 12.5-15.5, +67.
Round 29		Smith played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and won 367 to 258 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Smith had not played Neff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +176.
Round 30		Smith played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 386 to 437 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Smith had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +125. Smith is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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