David Stokoe [#131] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Stokoe, 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. Stokoe currently has a record of 15-15, -24, and is ranked #66 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): David Surname(s): Stokoe Home: Windsor, ON, Canada Age: 38 Hobbies: Running Occupation: Scrabble Bum

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	29-19 (0.604)
Past 1-12 months	21-13 (0.618)	W L WW L WW LL WWWWW L W L WWW L W LLL WWWW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	7-5 (0.583)	L WW L W LL WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 385 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Stokoe is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Stokoe played #85 Frank Lee (Cincinnati, OH) and won 407 to 321 (a spread of 86) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: FARMINGTON, MI Stokoe's record vs. Lee in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #25. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Stokoe played #99 Andrea Carla Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Michaels in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-0, +99.
Round 3		Stokoe played #97 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 386 to 371 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Merlis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-0, +114.
Round 4		Stokoe played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and lost 415 to 419 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Stokoe played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 334 to 464 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Kamen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-2, -20.
Round 6		Stokoe played #125 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and lost 370 to 429 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Silverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, -79.
Round 7		Stokoe played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-4, -166.
Round 8		Stokoe played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 423 to 405 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -148.
Round 9		Stokoe played #31 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 356 to 404 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Dustin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 4-5, -196.
Round 10		Stokoe played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 367 to 479 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-6, -308.
Round 11		Stokoe played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 351 to 332 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-6, -289.
Round 12		Stokoe played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 519 to 305 (a spread of 214) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-6, -75.
Round 13		Stokoe played #1 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: TORONTO, ONT. CAN Stokoe's record vs. Abbate 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: #79. Current record: 6-7, -89.
Round 14		Stokoe played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 372 to 422 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-8, -139.
Round 15		Stokoe played #143 Jesse Wornum (Portland, OR) and won 410 to 277 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Wornum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 7-8, -6.
Round 16		Stokoe played #60 Peter Huszagh (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 473 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Huszagh in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-9, -115.
Round 17		Stokoe played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 276 to 396 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-10, -235.
Round 18		Stokoe played #12 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 366 to 341 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Bredel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-10, -210.
Round 19		Stokoe played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 477 to 305 (a spread of 172) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: FARMINGTON, MI Stokoe's record vs. Fiszbein in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. 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: #76. Current record: 9-10, -38.
Round 20		Stokoe played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 371 to 389 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: FARMINGTON, MI Stokoe's record vs. Pianowski 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: #90. Current record: 9-11, -56.
Round 21		Stokoe played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 408 to 348 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-11, +4.
Round 22		Stokoe played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 374 to 432 (a spread of -58) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: FARMINGTON, MI Stokoe's record vs. Fiszbein in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WLW. 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: #87. Current record: 10-12, -54.
Round 23		Stokoe played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 402 to 362 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -14.
Round 24		Stokoe played #4 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and lost 396 to 418 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Ali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -36.
Round 25		Stokoe played #13 Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH) and won 351 to 333 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Breitbeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-13, -18.
Round 26		Stokoe played #30 Carl Durdan (North Easton, MA) and won 426 to 367 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Durdan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-13, +41.
Round 27		Stokoe played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 458 to 405 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, +94.
Round 28		Stokoe played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 413 to 456 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CAMBRIDGE, ONT CAN Stokoe's record vs. Anglin 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: #65. Current record: 14-14, +51.
Round 29		Stokoe played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 255 to 405 (a spread of -150) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: CAMBRIDGE, ONT CAN Stokoe's record vs. Dunlop in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WLWL. 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: #78. Current record: 14-15, -99.
Round 30		Stokoe played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and won 403 to 328 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Stokoe had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 15-15, -24.

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