Frank Lee [#85] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Frank Lee, 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. Lee currently has a record of 10-20, -859, and is ranked #134 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): Frank Surname(s): Lee Home: Cincinnati, OH, United States Age: 61 Awards: n/a Hobbies: n/a Occupation:

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	86.5-106.5 (0.448)
Past 1-12 months	20-26 (0.435)	LL WWWW LL WWW LL W L W LLL W LLLL WW L WWW LL WW LLLL W LLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	12-20 (0.375)	WW LL WW L WW LLL W LLLL W LLL W LL W L W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	14-14 (0.500)	LL WW LLL WWW LL W LL WW L W LL WWWWW LL
Past 37-48 months	19-26 (0.422)	LL W LL WWWWW L W L W LLL W LL WWWWW LLLL WWW LLL W LLL W LLLLL
Past 49-60 months	21.5-20.5 (0.512)	W LLLLL WWWW L WW LLL W L W LTL WWWW L WWW L WWW L W LL W LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 363 Average against: 394
Before the Tournament		Lee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Lee played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 321 to 407 (a spread of -86) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Lee's record vs. Stokoe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #113. Current record: 0-1, -86. Lee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Lee played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 309 to 439 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Lee had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-2, -216.
Round 3		Lee played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 359 to 365 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Lee had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-3, -222.
Round 4		Lee played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Lee had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-4, -237.
Round 5		Lee played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 443 to 393 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Lee had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 1-4, -187.
Round 6		Lee played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and lost 326 to 409 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Lee had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-5, -270.
Round 7		Lee played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 327 to 351 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Lee had not played Kamen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 1-6, -294.
Round 8		Lee played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 424 to 358 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Lee had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-6, -228.
Round 9		Lee played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 470 to 399 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Lee had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-6, -157.
Round 10		Lee played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and won 362 to 360 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Lee had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 4-6, -155. Lee is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Lee is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Lee played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and lost 301 to 424 (a spread of -123) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lee's record vs. Bloom 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: #109. Current record: 4-7, -278.
Round 12		Lee played #137 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 363 to 295 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Lee had not played Van Alen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-7, -210.
Round 13		Lee played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 372 to 347 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: INDEPENDENCE, OH Lee's record vs. Shafritz 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-7, -185.
Round 14		Lee played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 450 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Lee had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-8, -274.
Round 15		Lee played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 363 to 463 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Lee had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 6-9, -374.
Round 16		Lee played #126 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 446 to 342 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Lee had not played Slivka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-9, -270.
Round 17		Lee played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 360 to 439 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: GATLINBURG, TN Lee's record vs. Livermore 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-10, -349.
Round 18		Lee played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and lost 365 to 383 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Lee had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-11, -367.
Round 19		Lee played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 370 to 403 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Lee's record vs. Dennis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 7-12, -400.
Round 20		Lee played #45 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 409 to 372 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Lee had not played Giblin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-12, -363.
Round 21		Lee played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 331 to 339 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Lee's record vs. Camper 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: #119. Current record: 8-13, -371.
Round 22		Lee played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 345 to 438 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Lee had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-14, -464.
Round 23		Lee played #111 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 331 to 353 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lee's record vs. Raymond in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-15, -486.
Round 24		Lee played #11 Benjamin Bloom (Sunny Isles, FL) and lost 375 to 449 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lee's record vs. Bloom 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: #130. Current record: 8-16, -560.
Round 25		Lee recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 9-16, -510.
Round 26		Lee played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 381 to 400 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Lee's record vs. Easter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWWW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 9-17, -529.
Round 27		Lee played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 348 to 417 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Lee had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 9-18, -598.
Round 28		Lee played #34 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 369 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Lee had not played Economos in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 9-19, -606.
Round 29		Lee played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 294 to 561 (a spread of -267) . Before this event, Lee had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9-20, -873.
Round 30		Lee played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 336 to 322 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Lee had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 10-20, -859.

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