Helen Joffe [#64] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Helen Joffe, 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. Joffe currently has a record of 18-12, +176, and is ranked #25 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): Helen Surname(s): Joffe Home: Slidell, LA, United States Age: 54 Awards: I have survived thus far Hobbies: Scrabble (no time for anything else) Occupation: Legal secretary/paralegal

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	69-61 (0.531)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	W LL WWWW LL
Past 13-24 months	20-14 (0.588)	LL WWW L W L WWW LL W L WWW LL WWWWWW L W LLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	15-18 (0.455)	WW L W LL WW LL WW LL W LLLL W L W LL WW LL W LL WW
Past 37-48 months	18-16 (0.529)	L W L W LLL WW L WW LL W LL W LL W L WW LL WWWWWW L W
Past 49-60 months	11-9 (0.550)	WW LLL WWW L WW L WW LLLL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 529 Average for: 382 Average against: 377
Round 1		Joffe played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 363 to 330 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Frentz 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: #47. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Joffe played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 408 to 470 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Spanfelner in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -29.
Round 3		Joffe played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 307 to 469 (a spread of -162) . The last time these two played was 2001-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN Joffe's record vs. Pianowski 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-2, -191.
Round 4		Joffe played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 308 to 431 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-3, -314.
Round 5		Joffe played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 390 to 334 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-3, -258.
Round 6		Joffe played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 436 to 349 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-3, -171.
Round 7		Joffe played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 324 to 337 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-4, -184.
Round 8		Joffe played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 314 to 407 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Joffe's record vs. Johnson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-5, -277.
Round 9		Joffe played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 529 to 373 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Joffe had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-5, -121.
Round 10		Joffe played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Kessler 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: #78. Current record: 5-5, -115.
Round 11		Joffe played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 457 to 451 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-5, -109.
Round 12		Joffe played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 391 to 350 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-5, -68.
Round 13		Joffe played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 343 to 369 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: NEW ORLEANS, LA Joffe's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 8-2 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-6, -94.
Round 14		Joffe played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 396 to 336 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Leifer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-6, -34.
Round 15		Joffe played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 392 to 327 (a spread of 65) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Joffe's record vs. Weisskopf 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: #46. Current record: 9-6, +31.
Round 16		Joffe played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 486 to 295 (a spread of 191) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Shambach in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, +222.
Round 17		Joffe played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and lost 292 to 348 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Joffe's record vs. Lane 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: #37. Current record: 10-7, +166.
Round 18		Joffe played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and lost 341 to 502 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-8, +5.
Round 19		Joffe played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 284 to 375 (a spread of -91) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Joffe's record vs. Weisskopf 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: #59. Current record: 10-9, -86.
Round 20		Joffe played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 423 to 407 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Katz 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: #53. Current record: 11-9, -70.
Round 21		Joffe played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 409 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Miranda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-10, -131.
Round 22		Joffe played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 363 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-10, -105.
Round 23		Joffe played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 373 to 351 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-10, -83.
Round 24		Joffe played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 498 to 356 (a spread of 142) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Joffe's record vs. Katz 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: #36. Current record: 14-10, +59.
Round 25		Joffe played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and won 403 to 348 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-10, +114.
Round 26		Joffe played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 385 to 287 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-10, +212.
Round 27		Joffe played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 364 to 342 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-10, +234.
Round 28		Joffe played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 380 to 401 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-11, +213.
Round 29		Joffe played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 420 to 346 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-11, +287.
Round 30		Joffe played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 316 to 427 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Joffe had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-12, +176.

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