Rebecca Slivka [#126] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rebecca Slivka, 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. Slivka currently has a record of 13-17, -19, and is ranked #105 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): Rebecca Surname(s): Slivka Home: Seattle, WA, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: Bicycling, Travel, Scrabble Occupation: Computer consultant

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11-11 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	LL W L WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	L W L WWWW LLL
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 646 Average for: 386 Average against: 388
Before the Tournament		Slivka is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Slivka played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 646 to 347 (a spread of 299) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +299. Slivka is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Slivka is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Slivka played #95 Paul McCarthy (Littleton, CO) and won 558 to 306 (a spread of 252) . Before this event, Slivka had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +551. Slivka is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Slivka played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 305 to 427 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +429.
Round 4		Slivka played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 314 to 514 (a spread of -200) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-2, +229.
Round 5		Slivka played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 271 to 459 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, +41.
Round 6		Slivka played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 307 to 473 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-4, -125.
Round 7		Slivka played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-5, -146.
Round 8		Slivka played #72 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 457 to 242 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Kelly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-5, +69.
Round 9		Slivka played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 280 to 504 (a spread of -224) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-6, -155.
Round 10		Slivka played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 337 to 447 (a spread of -110) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Slivka's record vs. Lakernick 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: #115. Current record: 3-7, -265.
Round 11		Slivka played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 361 to 313 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 4-7, -217.
Round 12		Slivka played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 341 to 415 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 4-8, -291.
Round 13		Slivka played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and lost 346 to 371 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Burton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4-9, -316.
Round 14		Slivka played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 457 to 364 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-9, -223.
Round 15		Slivka played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 324 to 394 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 5-10, -293. Slivka is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Slivka played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 342 to 446 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 5-11, -397.
Round 17		Slivka played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and lost 263 to 514 (a spread of -251) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 5-12, -648.
Round 18		Slivka played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 412 to 378 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Livermore in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 6-12, -614.
Round 19		Slivka played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Slivka had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 6-13, -645.
Round 20		Slivka played #46 Barbara Gindlesperger (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 354 to 501 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Gindlesperger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 6-14, -792.
Round 21		Slivka played #137 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and lost 384 to 401 (a spread of -17) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Slivka's record vs. Van Alen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #134. Current record: 6-15, -809.
Round 22		Slivka played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 316 to 394 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 6-16, -887.
Round 23		Slivka recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 7-16, -837.
Round 24		Slivka played #45 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 483 to 333 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Giblin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 8-16, -687.
Round 25		Slivka played #144 David Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 364 to 414 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Zimmerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 8-17, -737.
Round 26		Slivka played #137 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 377 to 285 (a spread of 92) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: RENO, NV Slivka's record vs. Van Alen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #133. Current record: 9-17, -645.
Round 27		Slivka played #37 Evelyn A. Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 590 to 264 (a spread of 326) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 10-17, -319.
Round 28		Slivka played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 364 to 326 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-17, -281.
Round 29		Slivka played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 423 to 309 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-17, -167.
Round 30		Slivka played #77 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Santa Monica, CA) and won 458 to 310 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Slivka had not played Knickerbocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 13-17, -19.

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