Harriet Strasberg [#133] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Harriet Strasberg, 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. Strasberg currently has a record of 13-17, -367, and is ranked #111 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): Harriet Surname(s): Strasberg Home: Roseville, MN, United States Age: 56 Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award from National College Testing Association (organization I founded in 1988) Hobbies: Scrabble, Bridge, Baseball (spectator), College Women's basketball Occupation: Testing Program Director

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	5-9 (0.357)
Past 1-12 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	2-6 (0.250)	LLLL W L W L
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 478 Average for: 379 Average against: 392
Before the Tournament		Strasberg is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Strasberg played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and lost 394 to 530 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Lindzon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -136.
Round 2		Strasberg played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 307 to 417 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 0-2, -246.
Round 3		Strasberg played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 0-3, -256.
Round 4		Strasberg played #44 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and lost 428 to 465 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Ganguet in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-4, -293.
Round 5		Strasberg played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 391 to 367 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 1-4, -269.
Round 6		Strasberg played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 267 to 484 (a spread of -217) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-5, -486.
Round 7		Strasberg played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 478 to 390 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-5, -398.
Round 8		Strasberg played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 409 to 283 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Glowniak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-5, -272.
Round 9		Strasberg played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 445 to 292 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Grosman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-5, -119.
Round 10		Strasberg played #14 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 417 to 330 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Burton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-5, -32.
Round 11		Strasberg played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 352 to 394 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-6, -74.
Round 12		Strasberg played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 350 to 391 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-7, -115.
Round 13		Strasberg played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 387 to 337 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-7, -65.
Round 14		Strasberg played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 339 to 418 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-8, -144.
Round 15		Strasberg played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 7-8, -106.
Round 16		Strasberg played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 427 to 340 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 8-8, -19.
Round 17		Strasberg played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 472 to 339 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, +114.
Round 18		Strasberg played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 475 to 345 (a spread of 130) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Strasberg's record vs. Horelle 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-8, +244.
Round 19		Strasberg played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 341 to 449 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-9, +136.
Round 20		Strasberg played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and lost 308 to 537 (a spread of -229) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -93.
Round 21		Strasberg played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 347 to 479 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-11, -225.
Round 22		Strasberg played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 349 to 422 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Anderson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-12, -298.
Round 23		Strasberg played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 349 to 405 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 10-13, -354.
Round 24		Strasberg played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 316 to 426 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 10-14, -464.
Round 25		Strasberg played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 462 to 278 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-14, -280.
Round 26		Strasberg played #135 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and lost 307 to 377 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 11-15, -350.
Round 27		Strasberg played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and won 389 to 362 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Strasberg's record vs. Horelle 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-15, -323.
Round 28		Strasberg played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 434 to 353 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Druskin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 13-15, -242.
Round 29		Strasberg played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 379 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Delgado in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-16, -288.
Round 30		Strasberg played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 438 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Strasberg had not played Sanfedele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 13-17, -367.

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