Jeff Martin [#93] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Martin, 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. Martin currently has a record of 11-19, -490, and is ranked #127 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): Jeff Surname(s): Martin Home: Albuquerque, NM, United States Age: 48 Hobbies: Backpacking, Guitar Occupation: Control System Software

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-12 (0.400)
Past 1-12 months	8-6 (0.571)	LLL WWWWWWW LLL W
Past 13-24 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 561 Average for: 374 Average against: 391
Before the Tournament		Martin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Martin played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 359 to 447 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Martin had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Martin played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 334 to 401 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: LUBBOCK, TX Martin's record vs. Jaramillo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: WLL. 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: #114. Current record: 0-2, -155.
Round 3		Martin played #47 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 405 to 319 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Martin had not played Glass in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-2, -69.
Round 4		Martin played #114 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and lost 318 to 421 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Martin had not played Ricketts in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-3, -172.
Round 5		Martin played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Martin had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-4, -186.
Round 6		Martin played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 267 to 465 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Martin had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 1-5, -384.
Round 7		Martin played #130 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and won 430 to 343 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Martin had not played Stock in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-5, -297.
Round 8		Martin played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 259 to 457 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Martin had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 2-6, -495.
Round 9		Martin played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 342 to 330 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Martin had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 3-6, -483.
Round 10		Martin played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 436 to 397 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Martin had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-6, -444.
Round 11		Martin played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 340 to 345 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Martin had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-7, -449.
Round 12		Martin played #46 Barbara Gindlesperger (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 338 to 435 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Martin's record vs. Gindlesperger in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 4-8, -546.
Round 13		Martin played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and won 432 to 299 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Martin had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-8, -413.
Round 14		Martin played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 365 to 413 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Martin had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-9, -461.
Round 15		Martin played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 511 to 356 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Martin had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-9, -306.
Round 16		Martin played #33 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 365 to 406 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Martin had not played Easter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-10, -347.
Round 17		Martin played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 477 to 429 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Martin had not played Leifer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-10, -299.
Round 18		Martin played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 424 to 354 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Martin had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-10, -229.
Round 19		Martin played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 341 to 419 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Martin had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-11, -307.
Round 20		Martin played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and lost 338 to 369 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Martin had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-12, -338.
Round 21		Martin played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and lost 332 to 448 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Martin had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-13, -454. Martin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Martin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Martin played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 437 to 327 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Martin had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-13, -344.
Round 23		Martin played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 328 to 392 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Martin had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-14, -408.
Round 24		Martin played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 399 to 440 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Martin had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 9-15, -449.
Round 25		Martin played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 340 to 360 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Martin had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-16, -469.
Round 26		Martin played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 284 to 435 (a spread of -151) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: GRAND CANYON Martin's record vs. Spanfelner in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #132. Current record: 9-17, -620.
Round 27		Martin played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 371 to 421 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Martin had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 9-18, -670.
Round 28		Martin played #52 Larry P. Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 320 to 455 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Martin had not played Gradus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9-19, -805.
Round 29		Martin played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 561 to 294 (a spread of 267) . Before this event, Martin had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 10-19, -538.
Round 30		Martin played #34 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 414 to 366 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Martin had not played Economos in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-19, -490.

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