James Abbott [#1] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James Abbott, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Abbott currently has a record of 17-13, +474, and is ranked #39 in Division 3.

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): James Surname(s): Abbott Home: Chicago, IL, United States Age: 36 Hobbies: Bridge Occupation: Actuarial assistant

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	34.5-18.5 (0.651)
Past 1-12 months	4-4 (0.500)	LLLL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	7-6 (0.538)	LLL W L W L WWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	13-7 (0.650)	L WWWW LL WW L W L WWW LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	5-1 (0.833)	L WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	5.5-0.5 (0.917)	WWWWTW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 381 Average against: 365
Round 1		Abbott played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 373 to 343 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Abbott played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 393 to 411 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-1, +12.
Round 3		Abbott played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 389 to 477 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-2, -76.
Round 4		Abbott played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 341 to 389 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 1-3, -124.
Round 5		Abbott played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 384 to 316 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Abbott's record vs. Davis 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: #97. Current record: 2-3, -56.
Round 6		Abbott played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 348 to 382 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-4, -90.
Round 7		Abbott played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 388 to 346 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-4, -48.
Round 8		Abbott played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 388 to 396 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 3-5, -56.
Round 9		Abbott played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 328 to 425 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 3-6, -153.
Round 10		Abbott played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 365 to 379 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 3-7, -167.
Round 11		Abbott played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 389 to 320 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 4-7, -98.
Round 12		Abbott played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 374 to 348 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Abbott's record vs. Dubois in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2.5-1.5 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: T. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-7, -72.
Round 13		Abbott played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 420 to 372 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 6-7, -24.
Round 14		Abbott played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 379 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-7, +34.
Round 15		Abbott played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and won 481 to 296 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-7, +219.
Round 16		Abbott played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 301 to 397 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-8, +123.
Round 17		Abbott played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 332 to 297 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Abbott's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-8, +158.
Round 18		Abbott played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and lost 318 to 428 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-9, +48.
Round 19		Abbott played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 374 to 333 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Abbott's record vs. Krohn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-9, +89.
Round 20		Abbott played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 406 to 345 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-9, +150.
Round 21		Abbott played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 370 to 372 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Abbott had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-10, +148. Abbott is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Abbott played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 300 to 369 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-11, +79.
Round 23		Abbott played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 346 to 351 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-12, +74.
Round 24		Abbott played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 477 to 295 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-12, +256.
Round 25		Abbott played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 395 to 410 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Abbott's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-13, +241.
Round 26		Abbott played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 364 to 300 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 13-13, +305.
Round 27		Abbott played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 405 to 397 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-13, +313.
Round 28		Abbott played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 441 to 382 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-13, +372.
Round 29		Abbott played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 419 to 346 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-13, +445.
Round 30		Abbott played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and won 377 to 348 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Abbott had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 17-13, +474.

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