Maureen Delgado [#23] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Maureen Delgado, 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. Delgado currently has a record of 13-17, -648, and is ranked #113 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): Maureen Surname(s): Delgado Home: Houston, TX, United States Age: 63 Awards: Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, NEH Grant Hobbies: Reading, gardening, Bounce Out Occupation: Retired teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	39-57 (0.406)
Past 1-12 months	14-20 (0.412)	LLL WW L WW LLL WWW L WWW LLLL W LLLLLLL WW L W
Past 13-24 months	8-14 (0.364)	WW LL W L W LLLL W L W LLLL W LL W
Past 25-36 months	7-8 (0.467)	WW LLL W LL W L W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	7-10 (0.412)	LLLL W L W LL W LL WW L WW
Past 49-60 months	3-5 (0.375)	W LLLL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 495 Average for: 363 Average against: 385
Round 1		Delgado played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and won 495 to 315 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +180.
Round 2		Delgado played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and lost 369 to 386 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +163.
Round 3		Delgado played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 449 to 422 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Delgado's record vs. Johnson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: WLLL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +190.
Round 4		Delgado played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and lost 317 to 391 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Bloom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +116.
Round 5		Delgado played #90 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 228 to 458 (a spread of -230) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Lundegaard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-3, -114.
Round 6		Delgado played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 322 to 361 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Pearl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-4, -153.
Round 7		Delgado played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 294 to 455 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 2-5, -314.
Round 8		Delgado played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 350 to 263 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-5, -227.
Round 9		Delgado played #137 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 401 to 305 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: ALBUQUERQUE, NM Delgado's record vs. Van Alen 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: #88. Current record: 4-5, -131.
Round 10		Delgado played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 405 to 349 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, -75.
Round 11		Delgado played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 370 to 428 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-6, -133.
Round 12		Delgado played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 305 to 432 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-7, -260.
Round 13		Delgado played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 445 to 336 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-7, -151.
Round 14		Delgado played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and lost 358 to 392 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Delgado had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-8, -185.
Round 15		Delgado played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 348 to 346 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-8, -183.
Round 16		Delgado played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 370 to 419 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-9, -232.
Round 17		Delgado played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and lost 378 to 387 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Delgado's record vs. Kaiser in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #99. Current record: 7-10, -241.
Round 18		Delgado played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 439 to 315 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-10, -117.
Round 19		Delgado played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 339 to 347 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-11, -125.
Round 20		Delgado played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 287 to 456 (a spread of -169) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Delgado's record vs. Patterson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-12, -294.
Round 21		Delgado played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 428 to 339 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-12, -205.
Round 22		Delgado played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 381 to 392 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-13, -216.
Round 23		Delgado played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 433 to 310 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 10-13, -93.
Round 24		Delgado played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 248 to 511 (a spread of -263) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Delgado's record vs. Newhouse in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #111. Current record: 10-14, -356.
Round 25		Delgado played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 379 to 373 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Delgado's record vs. Dabbs in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-14, -350.
Round 26		Delgado played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 326 to 472 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-15, -496.
Round 27		Delgado played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 405 to 315 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 12-15, -406.
Round 28		Delgado played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 302 to 524 (a spread of -222) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Sanfedele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-16, -628.
Round 29		Delgado played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 379 to 333 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Delgado had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13-16, -582.
Round 30		Delgado played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 349 to 415 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Delgado's record vs. Druskin 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: #113. Current record: 13-17, -648.

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