Dave Leifer [#86] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, 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. Leifer currently has a record of 16-14, +551, and is ranked #45 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): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Age: 58 Awards: 2002 Distinguished Service Award, Inst. Professionals in Taxation Hobbies: Scrabble, Sports, Politics, Reading Occupation: Research Director/Taxation

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	69-38 (0.645)
Past 1-12 months	7.5-6.5 (0.536)	LTWWW LLL W L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	17-8 (0.680)	WW L W LLL WWWW LL WW L WWW L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	14.5-10.5 (0.580)	L WWW LTWW LLLLL WWW LL W L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	14.5-4.5 (0.763)	WTWWWW LL WW L WWWWWW L W
Past 49-60 months	15.5-8.5 (0.646)	L WW LL W L WW L WWWW L WTWW L WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 544 Average for: 385 Average against: 364
Round 1		Leifer played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 426 to 260 (a spread of 166) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +166.
Round 2		Leifer played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 433 to 286 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +313.
Round 3		Leifer played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and won 428 to 341 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +400.
Round 4		Leifer played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 386 to 339 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +447.
Round 5		Leifer played #26 Roy Dixon (Lodi, OH) and won 515 to 265 (a spread of 250) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +697.
Round 6		Leifer played #129 Judy Steward (Torrington, CT) and won 365 to 346 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Leifer's record vs. Steward 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: #5. Current record: 6-0, +716.
Round 7		Leifer played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 366 to 514 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-1, +568.
Round 8		Leifer played #59 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 315 to 383 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Leifer's record vs. Horn 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +500.
Round 9		Leifer played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 402 to 451 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2000-03 at: ATLANTA, GA Leifer's record vs. Anglin 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: #17. Current record: 6-3, +451.
Round 10		Leifer played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and lost 350 to 385 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Hodges in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +416. Leifer is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leifer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Leifer played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 300 to 542 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Fraley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-5, +174.
Round 12		Leifer played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 313 to 383 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer's record vs. Golob in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-6, +104.
Round 13		Leifer played #139 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 382 to 395 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Leifer's record vs. Weisskopf in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4.5-0.5 (0.900). Past 1-12 months: TW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, +91.
Round 14		Leifer played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 336 to 396 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer's record vs. Joffe 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: #86. Current record: 6-8, +31.
Round 15		Leifer played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 318 to 355 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, -6.
Round 16		Leifer played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 339 to 305 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-9, +28.
Round 17		Leifer played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 429 to 477 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-10, -20.
Round 18		Leifer played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 373 to 282 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-10, +71.
Round 19		Leifer played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 428 to 254 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-10, +245.
Round 20		Leifer played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 544 to 301 (a spread of 243) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, +488.
Round 21		Leifer played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 308 to 413 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-11, +383.
Round 22		Leifer played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 398 to 395 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Hall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-11, +386.
Round 23		Leifer recorded a loss with a spread of -45 points. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-12, +341.
Round 24		Leifer played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and won 378 to 293 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Leifer's record vs. Kaiser 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: 12-12, +426.
Round 25		Leifer played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 323 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-12, +507.
Round 26		Leifer played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 418 to 337 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +588.
Round 27		Leifer played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 367 to 499 (a spread of -132) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer's record vs. Gotlieb in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: LL. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-13, +456.
Round 28		Leifer played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 359 to 422 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer's record vs. Katz 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: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-14, +393.
Round 29		Leifer played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 400 to 333 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-14, +460.
Round 30		Leifer played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and won 377 to 286 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16-14, +551.

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