Cecilia Le [#83] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Cecilia Le, 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. Le currently has a record of 14-16, -194, and is ranked #88 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): Cecilia Surname(s): Le Home: Utica, NY, United States Age: 23 Awards: Kent gardens elementary spelling bee champ, only girl on my sophomore hall to last through an entire power hour Hobbies: reading, concertgoing, swing dancing, crossword puzzling and... Scrabble? Occupation: Journalist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 383 Average against: 389
Before the Tournament		Le is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Le played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 426 to 360 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Le had not played Wong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +66.
Round 2		Le played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 403 to 370 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Le had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-0, +99.
Round 3		Le played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 462 to 327 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Le had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-0, +234.
Round 4		Le played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 303 to 487 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Le had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-1, +50.
Round 5		Le played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 432 to 295 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Le had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-1, +187.
Round 6		Le played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 332 to 317 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Le had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-1, +202.
Round 7		Le played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 267 to 460 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Le had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-2, +9.
Round 8		Le played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 482 to 324 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Le had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-2, +167.
Round 9		Le played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 297 to 445 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Le had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-3, +19.
Round 10		Le played #70 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 403 to 422 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Le had not played Karris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-4, +0.
Round 11		Le played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 276 to 412 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Le had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 6-5, -136.
Round 12		Le played #87 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 354 to 438 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Le had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, -220.
Round 13		Le played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 412 to 432 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Le had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-7, -240.
Round 14		Le played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 461 to 291 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Le had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 7-7, -70.
Round 15		Le played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Le had not played Miranda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-8, -121.
Round 16		Le played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 494 to 348 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Le had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, +25.
Round 17		Le played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 396 to 276 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Le had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +145. Le is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Le played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 483 to 402 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Le had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-8, +226.
Round 19		Le played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 449 to 341 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Le had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-8, +334.
Round 20		Le played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 360 to 436 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Le had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, +258.
Round 21		Le played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 397 to 407 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Le had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-10, +248.
Round 22		Le played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 380 to 373 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Le had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-10, +255.
Round 23		Le played #62 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 433 to 425 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Le had not played Izikoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-10, +263.
Round 24		Le played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and lost 391 to 404 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Le had not played Steward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-11, +250.
Round 25		Le played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 344 to 421 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Le had not played Horn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-12, +173.
Round 26		Le played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 407 to 355 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Le had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-12, +225.
Round 27		Le played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 379 to 405 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Le had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-13, +199.
Round 28		Le played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 262 to 544 (a spread of -282) . Before this event, Le had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-14, -83.
Round 29		Le played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 338 to 374 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Le had not played Anglin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-15, -119.
Round 30		Le played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 328 to 403 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Le had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-16, -194.

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