Thomas Hall [#54] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Thomas Hall, 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. Hall currently has a record of 13-17, +596, and is ranked #103 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): Thomas Surname(s): Hall Home: Carlisle, PA, United States Age: 51 Occupation: Restauranteur

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	46-23 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	10-6 (0.625)	L WWW L WWWWWW LLL W L
Past 13-24 months	5-1 (0.833)	WWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	13-8 (0.619)	LL WWW LL WW L WWW LL WWWWW L
Past 37-48 months	8-5 (0.615)	W L W LL WWWW L W L W
Past 49-60 months	10-3 (0.769)	L WWWWWWWWWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 578 Average for: 390 Average against: 370
Round 1		Hall played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 578 to 284 (a spread of 294) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hall's record vs. Kelly in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +294.
Round 2		Hall played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 418 to 385 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Hall had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +327.
Round 3		Hall played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 467 to 333 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Hall had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +461.
Round 4		Hall played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 321 to 328 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Hall had not played Shambach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +454.
Round 5		Hall played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 334 to 343 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Hall's record vs. Miranda 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: #29. Current record: 3-2, +445.
Round 6		Hall played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 310 to 522 (a spread of -212) . Before this event, Hall had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-3, +233.
Round 7		Hall played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 525 to 262 (a spread of 263) . Before this event, Hall had not played Anglin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +496.
Round 8		Hall played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 432 to 440 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hall's record vs. Gotlieb 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-4, +488.
Round 9		Hall played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 417 to 345 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: COLUMBUS, OH Hall's record vs. Galloway 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: #41. Current record: 5-4, +560. Hall is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Hall played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and won 394 to 284 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Hall had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +670.
Round 11		Hall played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 388 to 331 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hall's record vs. Polsky in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +727.
Round 12		Hall played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 339 to 385 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Hall had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +681.
Round 13		Hall played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 347 to 378 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Hall had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-6, +650.
Round 14		Hall played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 360 to 405 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Hall had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-7, +605.
Round 15		Hall played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and won 416 to 321 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Hall had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-7, +700.
Round 16		Hall played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 346 to 377 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Hall's record vs. Glass in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-8, +669.
Round 17		Hall played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 310 to 354 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Hall had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-9, +625.
Round 18		Hall played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 406 to 303 (a spread of 103) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Hall's record vs. Ricketts in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 9-9, +728.
Round 19		Hall played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 357 to 366 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Hall had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-10, +719.
Round 20		Hall played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 319 to 434 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Hall had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-11, +604.
Round 21		Hall played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 337 to 402 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Hall had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, +539.
Round 22		Hall played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 395 to 398 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Hall had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, +536.
Round 23		Hall played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 510 to 396 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Hall had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-13, +650.
Round 24		Hall played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 354 to 349 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Hall had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-13, +655.
Round 25		Hall played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 432 to 380 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Hall had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 12-13, +707.
Round 26		Hall played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and lost 333 to 474 (a spread of -141) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: YORK, PA Hall's record vs. Malik 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: #82. Current record: 12-14, +566.
Round 27		Hall played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 392 to 427 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Hall had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-15, +531.
Round 28		Hall played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 358 to 371 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Hall had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-16, +518.
Round 29		Hall played #32 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 445 to 335 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Hall had not played Dynes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-16, +628.
Round 30		Hall played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 370 to 402 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Hall had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 13-17, +596.

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