Rick Wong [#142] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rick Wong, 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. Wong currently has a record of 20-10, +912, and is ranked #7 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): Rick Surname(s): Wong Home: San Jose, CA, United States Age: 39 Awards: NSA AB member since 2003 Hobbies: geocaching, stamp collecting Occupation: Director of Engineering

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	22-18 (0.550)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW
Past 25-36 months	11-10 (0.524)	LL W LL WW LL W L W LL WWWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 49-60 months	8-4 (0.667)	WW L WWWWW LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 512 Average for: 407 Average against: 376
Round 1		Wong played #83 Cecilia Le (Utica, NY) and lost 360 to 426 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Wong had not played Le in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-1, -66.
Round 2		Wong played #20 Connie Creed (Cheltenham, PA) and won 449 to 357 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Wong had not played Creed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, +26.
Round 3		Wong played #15 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 337 to 443 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Wong had not played Cadieux in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-2, -80.
Round 4		Wong played #108 Prachya Pitapho (Thailand) and won 400 to 287 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Wong had not played Pitapho in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +33.
Round 5		Wong played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 378 to 333 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Polsky 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: #38. Current record: 3-2, +78.
Round 6		Wong played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 335 to 332 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Wong had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-2, +81.
Round 7		Wong played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Wong had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, +66.
Round 8		Wong played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 425 to 353 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Wong had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-3, +138.
Round 9		Wong played #89 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 449 to 377 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Livermore 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: #28. Current record: 6-3, +210.
Round 10		Wong played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 281 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Wong had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +366.
Round 11		Wong played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and won 405 to 377 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Wong had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +394.
Round 12		Wong played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 400 to 302 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Wong had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +492.
Round 13		Wong played #57 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 475 to 340 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Wong had not played Hodges in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +627.
Round 14		Wong played #106 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 429 to 369 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Pearl 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +687. Wong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Wong played #76 James Kille L. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 380 to 383 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Wong had not played Kille L. Jr. in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +684. Wong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Wong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Wong played #75 Korakoch Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 351 to 396 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Wong had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +639.
Round 17		Wong played #88 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 512 to 411 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Lindzon 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: #8. Current record: 12-5, +740.
Round 18		Wong played #101 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 444 to 269 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Wong had not played Nanavati in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +915.
Round 19		Wong played #41 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and lost 317 to 497 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Wong had not played Fraley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +735.
Round 20		Wong played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 371 to 403 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Patterson 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: #13. Current record: 13-7, +703.
Round 21		Wong played #141 Mike Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 496 to 390 (a spread of 106) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wong's record vs. Wolfberg 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: #10. Current record: 14-7, +809. Wong is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Wong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Wong played #101 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 374 to 396 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Wong had not played Nanavati in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +787.
Round 23		Wong played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 434 to 359 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Wong had not played Kamen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +862.
Round 24		Wong played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 404 to 395 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Wong had not played Golob in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +871. Wong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 25		Wong played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 381 to 437 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Wong had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +815.
Round 26		Wong played #9 Jason Bednarz (Athens, GA) and won 371 to 326 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Wong had not played Bednarz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +860.
Round 27		Wong played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 475 to 345 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Wong had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +990.
Round 28		Wong played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and lost 340 to 463 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Wong had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +867.
Round 29		Wong played #84 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 424 to 393 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Wong had not played Leah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +898.
Round 30		Wong played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 444 to 430 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Wong had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-10, +912. Wong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 3		Wong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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