Connie Breitbeil [#13] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Connie Breitbeil, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Breitbeil currently has a record of 14-16, -268, and is ranked #89 in Division 2.

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): Connie Surname(s): Breitbeil Home: Cincinnati, OH, United States Age: 63 Awards: Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Real Estate

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	71-107 (0.399)
Past 1-12 months	16-20 (0.444)	LLL W L W LLLLL WWWW L WWW LL W LL WW L WWW LLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	17.5-21.5 (0.449)	LL WW L W LL W LTL WWW LLLL W L W L WWWW LLL W LL W LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	8.5-16.5 (0.340)	LLL WWWWW LLLLL W LLLLLL W L W LT
Past 37-48 months	17-23 (0.425)	WW LLLLL WW LL WWW LL W LL W L WWW L W LLL W LLL W LLL W L W
Past 49-60 months	12-26 (0.316)	W LLL W LLLLLLLLLLL W L W LLL WW LL WW LLL WWW LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 365 Average against: 376
Round 1		Breitbeil played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 260 to 426 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 0-1, -166.
Round 2		Breitbeil played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 301 to 421 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-2, -286.
Round 3		Breitbeil played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and lost 344 to 397 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-3, -339.
Round 4		Breitbeil played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 589 (a spread of -272) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 0-4, -611.
Round 5		Breitbeil played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 408 to 423 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 0-5, -626.
Round 6		Breitbeil played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 368 to 395 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 0-6, -653.
Round 7		Breitbeil played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and lost 271 to 477 (a spread of -206) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: COLUMBUS, OH Breitbeil's record vs. Dixon in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 0-7, -859.
Round 8		Breitbeil played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 349 to 380 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Breitbeil's record vs. Nelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 0-8, -890.
Round 9		Breitbeil played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 509 to 335 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 1-8, -716.
Round 10		Breitbeil played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 396 to 376 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 2-8, -696.
Round 11		Breitbeil played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 345 to 340 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 3-8, -691.
Round 12		Breitbeil recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 4-8, -641.
Round 13		Breitbeil played #34 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 465 to 335 (a spread of 130) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Breitbeil's record vs. Economos in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-8, -511.
Round 14		Breitbeil played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 391 to 292 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2000-03 at: LANSING, MI Breitbeil's record vs. Enszer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-8, -412.
Round 15		Breitbeil played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 361 to 351 (a spread of 10) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Breitbeil's record vs. Dabbs 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-8, -402.
Round 16		Breitbeil played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 297 to 444 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 7-9, -549. Breitbeil is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Breitbeil played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 354 to 376 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: CLEVELAND, OH Breitbeil's record vs. Shafritz in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-10, -571.
Round 18		Breitbeil played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 293 to 376 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Breitbeil's record vs. Cadieux in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-9 (0.308). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: WLLWW. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-11, -654.
Round 19		Breitbeil played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 381 to 317 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-11, -590.
Round 20		Breitbeil played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 364 to 312 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-11, -538.
Round 21		Breitbeil played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 362 to 280 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Breitbeil's record vs. Nelson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-11, -456.
Round 22		Breitbeil played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 496 to 354 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-11, -314.
Round 23		Breitbeil played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 315 to 329 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, -328.
Round 24		Breitbeil played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-12, -318.
Round 25		Breitbeil played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 333 to 351 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-13, -336.
Round 26		Breitbeil played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 444 to 241 (a spread of 203) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, -133.
Round 27		Breitbeil played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 355 to 445 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Breitbeil's record vs. Lakernick 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: #81. Current record: 13-14, -223.
Round 28		Breitbeil played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and lost 376 to 416 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 13-15, -263.
Round 29		Breitbeil played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 355 to 381 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 13-16, -289.
Round 30		Breitbeil played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Breitbeil had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 14-16, -268.

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