Geoff Thevenot [#158] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Thevenot, 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. Thevenot currently has a record of 13-17, +231, and is ranked #122 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): Geoff Surname(s): Thevenot Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 34 Awards: 1st place div 2 Lampasas Hobbies: playing and writing music, following sports Occupation: purchasing assistant for chemical management firm

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-3 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	6-3 (0.667)	LL WWWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 390 Average against: 384
Before the Tournament		Thevenot is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Thevenot played #5 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 270 to 507 (a spread of -237) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Armstrong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-1, -237.
Round 2		Thevenot played #14 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and lost 285 to 458 (a spread of -173) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Blevins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #171. Current record: 0-2, -410.
Round 3		Thevenot played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 301 to 381 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #170. Current record: 0-3, -490.
Round 4		Thevenot played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 422 to 330 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 1-3, -398.
Round 5		Thevenot played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and lost 320 to 362 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Peters in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 1-4, -440.
Round 6		Thevenot played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 393 to 431 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Appel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 1-5, -478.
Round 7		Thevenot played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 335 to 348 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 1-6, -491.
Round 8		Thevenot recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 2-6, -441.
Round 9		Thevenot played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 456 to 354 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Pate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 3-6, -339.
Round 10		Thevenot played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 266 to 493 (a spread of -227) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 3-7, -566.
Round 11		Thevenot played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 416 to 429 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 3-8, -579.
Round 12		Thevenot played #72 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and lost 341 to 356 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 3-9, -594.
Round 13		Thevenot played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 471 to 294 (a spread of 177) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Thevenot's record vs. Dalton 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: #154. Current record: 4-9, -417.
Round 14		Thevenot played #39 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 365 to 353 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Elkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 5-9, -405.
Round 15		Thevenot played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 387 to 395 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 5-10, -413.
Round 16		Thevenot played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 454 to 358 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Schwartzman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 6-10, -317.
Round 17		Thevenot played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 342 to 407 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 6-11, -382.
Round 18		Thevenot played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 398 to 438 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 6-12, -422.
Round 19		Thevenot played #26 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 373 to 441 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 6-13, -490.
Round 20		Thevenot played #100 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 380 to 416 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Milkent in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 6-14, -526.
Round 21		Thevenot played #30 Bruce D'Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 479 to 390 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 7-14, -437.
Round 22		Thevenot played #36 Jim Dodds (White Oak, PA) and won 341 to 319 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Dodds in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 8-14, -415.
Round 23		Thevenot played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 469 to 269 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Clifford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 9-14, -215.
Round 24		Thevenot played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and won 480 to 256 (a spread of 224) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 10-14, +9.
Round 25		Thevenot played #48 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 395 to 398 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Gabriel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 10-15, +6.
Round 26		Thevenot played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 429 to 356 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-15, +79.
Round 27		Thevenot played #15 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 501 to 310 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Brook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 12-15, +270.
Round 28		Thevenot played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 369 to 413 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 12-16, +226.
Round 29		Thevenot played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 420 to 436 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 12-17, +210.
Round 30		Thevenot played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 449 to 428 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Thevenot had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 13-17, +231.

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