Phillip Reckford [#112] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Phillip Reckford, 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. Reckford currently has a record of 15-15, -452, and is ranked #75 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): Phillip Surname(s): Reckford Home: Coconut Grove, FL, United States Age: 67 Awards: PhD Hobbies: Travel, Art, Literature Occupation: College Professor of English

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 361 Average against: 376
Round 1		Reckford played #111 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 312 to 384 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Raymond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 0-1, -72.
Round 2		Reckford played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and lost 351 to 460 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 0-2, -181.
Round 3		Reckford played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 384 to 347 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-2, -144.
Round 4		Reckford played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 389 to 400 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-3, -155.
Round 5		Reckford played #113 Richard Reiben (Dix Hills, NY) and lost 327 to 442 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Reiben in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 1-4, -270.
Round 6		Reckford played #101 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 304 to 372 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Nanavati in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 1-5, -338.
Round 7		Reckford played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 426 to 380 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Glowniak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 2-5, -292.
Round 8		Reckford played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 309 to 371 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-6, -354.
Round 9		Reckford played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 442 to 299 (a spread of 143) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-6, -211.
Round 10		Reckford played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 352 to 316 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-6, -175.
Round 11		Reckford played #91 Mary A. Lyons (Coatesville, PA) and won 476 to 274 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Lyons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-6, +27.
Round 12		Reckford played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 426 to 352 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, +101.
Round 13		Reckford played #123 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 282 to 389 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Shambach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, -6.
Round 14		Reckford played #63 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and lost 348 to 491 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Jaramillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-8, -149.
Round 15		Reckford played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 348 to 428 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-9, -229.
Round 16		Reckford played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 354 to 314 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-9, -189.
Round 17		Reckford played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-9, -157.
Round 18		Reckford played #66 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and won 394 to 388 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-9, -151.
Round 19		Reckford played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 381 to 401 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-10, -171.
Round 20		Reckford played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 380 to 331 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-10, -122.
Round 21		Reckford played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 370 to 327 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-10, -79.
Round 22		Reckford played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 376 to 374 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-10, -77.
Round 23		Reckford played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 335 to 358 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-11, -100.
Round 24		Reckford played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 336 to 330 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-11, -94.
Round 25		Reckford played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 334 to 518 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Miranda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 13-12, -278.
Round 26		Reckford played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 302 to 362 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-13, -338.
Round 27		Reckford played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 355 to 454 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-14, -437.
Round 28		Reckford played #117 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 342 to 315 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Rosenblum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-14, -410.
Round 29		Reckford played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 303 to 351 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Glowniak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-15, -458.
Round 30		Reckford played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 400 to 394 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Reckford had not played Grosman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15-15, -452.

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