Phil Polsky [#109] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Polsky, 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. Polsky currently has a record of 13-17, -214, and is ranked #109 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): Phil Surname(s): Polsky Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 51 Awards: Hobbies: Cartooning Occupation: WCB Examiner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	55-48 (0.534)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	WWW L W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	19-19 (0.500)	L WWWWW LLL WW LLL WWW L WWW L WW LLLL WW L WW LLLLL
Past 25-36 months	22-15 (0.595)	L WWW L W L W LL WW LL WWW LL WW L WWWWWW L W LLL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	LL W L
Past 49-60 months	8-7 (0.533)	W LL WW LL WWW L W LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 450 Average for: 373 Average against: 380
Round 1		Polsky played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and lost 321 to 367 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -46.
Round 2		Polsky played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 370 to 403 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-2, -79.
Round 3		Polsky played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 395 to 295 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Polsky's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, +21.
Round 4		Polsky played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 375 to 371 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-2, +25.
Round 5		Polsky played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 333 to 378 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Polsky's record vs. Wong in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -20.
Round 6		Polsky played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 438 to 274 (a spread of 164) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Polsky's record vs. Creed in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, +144.
Round 7		Polsky played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 424 to 316 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-3, +252.
Round 8		Polsky played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and lost 309 to 383 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 4-4, +178.
Round 9		Polsky played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 318 to 352 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, +144.
Round 10		Polsky played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 387 to 455 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-6, +76.
Round 11		Polsky played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 331 to 388 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Polsky's record vs. Hall 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: #100. Current record: 4-7, +19.
Round 12		Polsky played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and won 435 to 383 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, +71.
Round 13		Polsky played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-8, +60.
Round 14		Polsky played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 450 to 361 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-8, +149.
Round 15		Polsky played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 385 to 354 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, +180.
Round 16		Polsky played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +229.
Round 17		Polsky played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 372 to 424 (a spread of -52) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: BAYSIDE, NY Polsky's record vs. Jokubaitis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-9, +177.
Round 18		Polsky played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and lost 296 to 460 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, +13.
Round 19		Polsky played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 382 to 304 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-10, +91.
Round 20		Polsky played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 414 to 476 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-11, +29.
Round 21		Polsky played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 348 to 408 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 9-12, -31.
Round 22		Polsky played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 409 to 385 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY Polsky's record vs. Pianowski 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: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-12, -7.
Round 23		Polsky played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and won 387 to 355 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-12, +25.
Round 24		Polsky played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 393 to 398 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Lakernick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-13, +20.
Round 25		Polsky played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 320 to 408 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY Polsky's record vs. Pianowski 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: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-14, -68.
Round 26		Polsky played #136 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 292 to 441 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Polsky had not played True in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-15, -217.
Round 27		Polsky played #131 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 405 to 458 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Stokoe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-16, -270.
Round 28		Polsky played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and won 345 to 326 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Polsky's record vs. Spanfelner 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: #105. Current record: 12-16, -251.
Round 29		Polsky played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 377 to 401 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 12-17, -275.
Round 30		Polsky played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 369 to 308 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Polsky had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 13-17, -214.

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