David B. Carlson [#17] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David B. Carlson, 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. Carlson currently has a record of 17-13, +32, and is ranked #41 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): David B. Surname(s): Carlson Home: Manchester, CT, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: Blues Music Fan Occupation: Letter Carrier Emeritus

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0.5-3.5 (0.125)
Past 1-12 months	0.5-2.5 (0.167)	LTL
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	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: 544 Average for: 383 Average against: 382
Round 1		Carlson played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 430 to 401 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +29.
Round 2		Carlson played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 243 to 398 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-1, -126.
Round 3		Carlson played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 418 to 375 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-1, -83.
Round 4		Carlson played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 371 to 375 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-2, -87.
Round 5		Carlson played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 352 to 489 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-3, -224.
Round 6		Carlson played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 317 to 332 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-4, -239.
Round 7		Carlson played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Wong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, -224.
Round 8		Carlson played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 405 to 423 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-5, -242.
Round 9		Carlson played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 399 to 470 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-6, -313.
Round 10		Carlson played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and won 416 to 358 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Bloom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-6, -255.
Round 11		Carlson played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 407 to 324 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-6, -172.
Round 12		Carlson played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 289 to 418 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-7, -301.
Round 13		Carlson played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-7, -288.
Round 14		Carlson played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 233 to 522 (a spread of -289) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-8, -577.
Round 15		Carlson played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 374 to 382 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-9, -585.
Round 16		Carlson played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 416 to 316 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 7-9, -485.
Round 17		Carlson played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 514 to 263 (a spread of 251) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-9, -234.
Round 18		Carlson played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 383 to 365 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-9, -216.
Round 19		Carlson played #102 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 402 to 332 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-9, -146.
Round 20		Carlson played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and won 544 to 306 (a spread of 238) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, +92.
Round 21		Carlson played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 357 to 426 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, +23.
Round 22		Carlson played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 426 to 418 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-10, +31.
Round 23		Carlson played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 351 to 373 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-11, +9.
Round 24		Carlson played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 390 to 378 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-11, +21.
Round 25		Carlson played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 428 to 379 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-11, +70.
Round 26		Carlson played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 395 to 345 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-11, +120.
Round 27		Carlson played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 314 to 311 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-11, +123.
Round 28		Carlson played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 420 to 416 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: CORONA, NY Carlson's record vs. Eichenbaum in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0.5-1.5 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: TL. 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: #24. Current record: 17-11, +127.
Round 29		Carlson played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 346 to 420 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-12, +53.
Round 30		Carlson played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 362 to 383 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Carlson had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 17-13, +32.

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