William Clark [#19] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about William Clark, 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. Clark currently has a record of 16-14, +465, and is ranked #48 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): William Surname(s): Clark Home: New Orleans, LA, United States Age: 61 Hobbies: Racquetball, music, genealogy Occupation: Retired corporate manager

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	29.5-31.5 (0.484)
Past 1-12 months	9-6 (0.600)	L WW LL WWWWW LLL WW
Past 13-24 months	4.5-6.5 (0.409)	WW LLL WW LLTL
Past 25-36 months	6-7 (0.462)	L WWWW LLLLL WW L
Past 37-48 months	5-6 (0.455)	W L WWW LLLLL W
Past 49-60 months	5-6 (0.455)	WWW LLL W LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 516 Average for: 386 Average against: 371
Round 1		Clark played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and lost 351 to 432 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Clark had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -81.
Round 2		Clark played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 327 to 498 (a spread of -171) . Before this event, Clark had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-2, -252.
Round 3		Clark played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 369 to 406 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Clark had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-3, -289.
Round 4		Clark played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 315 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Clark had not played Lindzon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, -205.
Round 5		Clark played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 460 to 218 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Clark had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, +37.
Round 6		Clark played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 484 to 267 (a spread of 217) . Before this event, Clark had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-3, +254.
Round 7		Clark played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: NEW ORLEANS, LA Clark's record vs. Ganguet 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: #39. Current record: 4-3, +337.
Round 8		Clark played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 341 to 436 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Clark had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +242.
Round 9		Clark played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and lost 389 to 390 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Clark had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-5, +241.
Round 10		Clark played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 384 to 329 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Clark had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-5, +296.
Round 11		Clark played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 384 to 270 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Clark had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, +410.
Round 12		Clark played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 383 to 435 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Clark had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-6, +358.
Round 13		Clark played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: NEW ORLEANS, LA Clark's record vs. Joffe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-8 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: LLL. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-6, +384.
Round 14		Clark played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 294 to 380 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Clark had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-7, +298.
Round 15		Clark played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 355 to 318 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Clark had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, +335.
Round 16		Clark played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 398 to 438 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Clark had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-8, +295.
Round 17		Clark played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 349 to 327 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Clark had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, +317.
Round 18		Clark played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 269 to 509 (a spread of -240) . Before this event, Clark had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, +77.
Round 19		Clark played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 516 to 314 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Clark had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-9, +279.
Round 20		Clark played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 327 to 422 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Clark had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-10, +184.
Round 21		Clark played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 479 to 347 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Clark had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-10, +316.
Round 22		Clark played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and won 418 to 410 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Clark had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-10, +324.
Round 23		Clark played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 393 to 286 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Clark had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-10, +431.
Round 24		Clark played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 437 to 378 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Clark had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-10, +490.
Round 25		Clark played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and lost 399 to 414 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Clark had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-11, +475.
Round 26		Clark played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 343 to 373 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Clark had not played Karris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-12, +445.
Round 27		Clark played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and won 405 to 379 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Clark had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15-12, +471.
Round 28		Clark played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 391 to 402 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Clark had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, +460.
Round 29		Clark played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 354 to 367 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Clark had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-14, +447.
Round 30		Clark played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Clark had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 16-14, +465.

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