Ann Sanfedele [#118] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ann Sanfedele, 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. Sanfedele currently has a record of 14-16, -80, and is ranked #84 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): Ann Surname(s): Sanfedele Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 67 Awards: Hotchner Poetry Prize, Sigma Tau Delta Short Story Prize at Hunter College, several photo awards Hobbies: Scrabble and travel Occupation: photographer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25-26 (0.490)
Past 1-12 months	2-4 (0.333)	L WW LLL
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	L W LL WW LL W
Past 37-48 months	7-5 (0.583)	L WW L WW LL W L WW
Past 49-60 months	10-12 (0.455)	L W L W L W L W LLL WW LLL W LL WWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 373 Average against: 375
Before the Tournament		Sanfedele is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Sanfedele played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 330 to 417 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Fraley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-1, -87. Sanfedele is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Sanfedele played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 455 to 261 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, +107.
Round 3		Sanfedele played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 331 to 437 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-2, +1.
Round 4		Sanfedele played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 304 to 476 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-3, -171.
Round 5		Sanfedele played #65 Dave Johnson (Portland, OR) and lost 273 to 478 (a spread of -205) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 1-4, -376.
Round 6		Sanfedele played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 389 to 373 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-4, -360.
Round 7		Sanfedele played #21 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO) and won 462 to 271 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Dabbs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, -169.
Round 8		Sanfedele played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 412 to 435 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-5, -192.
Round 9		Sanfedele played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 290 to 499 (a spread of -209) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Sanfedele's record vs. Pianowski 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-6, -401.
Round 10		Sanfedele played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 349 to 453 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3-7, -505.
Round 11		Sanfedele played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and lost 284 to 393 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 3-8, -614.
Round 12		Sanfedele played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 437 to 353 (a spread of 84) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sanfedele's record vs. Ganguet 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: #124. Current record: 4-8, -530.
Round 13		Sanfedele played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 390 to 375 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-8, -515.
Round 14		Sanfedele played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 376 to 282 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-8, -421.
Round 15		Sanfedele played #134 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 348 to 330 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Swerdloff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-8, -403.
Round 16		Sanfedele played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 329 to 446 (a spread of -117) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Sanfedele's record vs. Gotlieb 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: #103. Current record: 7-9, -520.
Round 17		Sanfedele played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 350 to 371 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Burton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-10, -541.
Round 18		Sanfedele played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 354 to 341 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-10, -528.
Round 19		Sanfedele played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 419 to 315 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Sanfedele's record vs. Grosman 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: #91. Current record: 9-10, -424.
Round 20		Sanfedele played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 262 to 422 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Sanfedele's record vs. Gotlieb 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: #102. Current record: 9-11, -584.
Round 21		Sanfedele played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 387 to 274 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 10-11, -471.
Round 22		Sanfedele played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 398 to 304 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-11, -377.
Round 23		Sanfedele played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 328 to 351 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Sanfedele's record vs. Seales 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: #83. Current record: 11-12, -400.
Round 24		Sanfedele played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 380 to 388 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-13, -408.
Round 25		Sanfedele played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 378 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-14, -427.
Round 26		Sanfedele played #110 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 479 to 353 (a spread of 126) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: SHELTON, CT Sanfedele's record vs. Puma 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-14, -301.
Round 27		Sanfedele played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 412 to 426 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 12-15, -315.
Round 28		Sanfedele played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 524 to 302 (a spread of 222) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-15, -93. Sanfedele is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Sanfedele played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 330 to 396 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 13-16, -159.
Round 30		Sanfedele played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 438 to 359 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 14-16, -80. Sanfedele is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 2		Sanfedele is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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