Mary A. Lyons [#91] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mary A. Lyons, 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. Lyons currently has a record of 14-16, +127, and is ranked #83 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): Mary A. Surname(s): Lyons Home: Coatesville, PA, United States Age: 64 Awards: 2003-11 Eureka Springs, AR Occupation: Retired Editor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	89-108 (0.452)
Past 1-12 months	34-46 (0.425)	WWW L WWWW LLL W L W LLLLL W L WWWW LLLL W LL W LL W LLL W LLLLLLLL W LLLL W L WWTW LTW LLL W L W LL WWW LL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	24-24 (0.500)	W LL WWW L WW L W L W LL W LLLL WWW LLLLL W L WW L W LL WWWW L W L W LL WW
Past 25-36 months	12-18 (0.400)	LL W LL WWW LL WW L WW L W L W LLL W LLLLLL W
Past 37-48 months	14-10 (0.583)	LLLL W L WWW L W LL WWWW L WWWWW L
Past 49-60 months	5-10 (0.333)	LL W LL WW L W L W LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 623 Average for: 373 Average against: 369
Round 1		Lyons played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 251 to 399 (a spread of -148) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Lyons's record vs. Glass in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #126. Current record: 0-1, -148.
Round 2		Lyons played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 264 to 351 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-2, -235.
Round 3		Lyons played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and lost 306 to 406 (a spread of -100) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Lyons's record vs. Ricketts in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-3, -335.
Round 4		Lyons played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 447 to 293 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Lyons had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-3, -181.
Round 5		Lyons played #93 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 375 to 361 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 2-3, -167.
Round 6		Lyons played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 383 to 411 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lyons's record vs. Jaramillo 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: #110. Current record: 2-4, -195.
Round 7		Lyons played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 315 to 360 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-5, -240.
Round 8		Lyons played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 395 to 411 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Lyons's record vs. Druskin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-6, -256.
Round 9		Lyons played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and lost 328 to 378 (a spread of -50) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lyons's record vs. Merlis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: WL. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-7, -306.
Round 10		Lyons played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 386 to 414 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Lyons's record vs. Knickerbocker 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: #128. Current record: 2-8, -334.
Round 11		Lyons played #112 Phillip Reckford (Coconut Grove, FL) and lost 274 to 476 (a spread of -202) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Reckford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 2-9, -536.
Round 12		Lyons played #96 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 392 to 383 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Lyons had not played McLean in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 3-9, -527.
Round 13		Lyons played #111 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 369 to 353 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PROVENCE, FRANCE Lyons's record vs. Raymond in the 5 years leading up to this event: 14-6 (0.700). Past 1-12 months: WWLWLWW. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: WWWWWW. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 4-9, -511.
Round 14		Lyons played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 366 to 402 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 4-10, -547.
Round 15		Lyons played #46 Barbara Gindlesperger (Harrisburg, PA) and won 432 to 309 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BERLIN, NJ Lyons's record vs. Gindlesperger 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: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-10, -424.
Round 16		Lyons played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 315 to 374 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-11, -483.
Round 17		Lyons played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 393 to 314 (a spread of 79) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Lyons's record vs. Ganguet in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-11, -404.
Round 18		Lyons played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 376 to 379 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-12, -407.
Round 19		Lyons played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 427 to 352 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 7-12, -332.
Round 20		Lyons played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 502 to 352 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-12, -182.
Round 21		Lyons played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 314 to 411 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Lyons's record vs. Ganguet in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-13, -279.
Round 22		Lyons played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 342 to 309 (a spread of 33) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lyons's record vs. Johnson 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: #110. Current record: 9-13, -246.
Round 23		Lyons played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 383 to 356 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -219.
Round 24		Lyons played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 358 to 326 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Lyons had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-13, -187.
Round 25		Lyons played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 331 to 326 (a spread of 5) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ Lyons's record vs. Jokubaitis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #78. Current record: 12-13, -182.
Round 26		Lyons played #10 Verna Richards Berg (New York, NY) and lost 392 to 415 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Berg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-14, -205.
Round 27		Lyons played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 354 to 376 (a spread of -22) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Lyons's record vs. Cadieux in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-15, -227.
Round 28		Lyons played #80 Robin LaPrelle (Rural Retreat, VA) and won 623 to 230 (a spread of 393) . Before this event, Lyons had not played LaPrelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-15, +166. Lyons is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Lyons played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 562 to 355 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-15, +373.
Round 30		Lyons played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 231 to 477 (a spread of -246) . Before this event, Lyons had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 14-16, +127.

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