Sandy Carman [#14] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sandy Carman, 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. Carman currently has a record of 20.5-9.5, +973, and is ranked #5 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): Sandy Surname(s): Carman Home: Lady Lake, FL, United States Age: 60 Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 547 Average for: 386 Average against: 354
Round 1		Carman played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 344 to 380 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Carman had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Carman played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 383 to 376 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Carman had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-1, -29.
Round 3		Carman played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 458 to 356 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Carman had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Carman played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 423 to 340 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Carman had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-1, +156.
Round 5		Carman played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 385 to 300 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Carman had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-1, +241.
Round 6		Carman played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 387 to 347 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Carman had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-1, +281.
Round 7		Carman played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 391 to 332 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Carman had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-1, +340.
Round 8		Carman played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 341 to 375 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Carman had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-2, +306.
Round 9		Carman played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 346 to 477 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Carman had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-3, +175.
Round 10		Carman played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 366 to 337 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Carman had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-3, +204.
Round 11		Carman played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Carman had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-3, +214.
Round 12		Carman played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 316 to 391 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Carman had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-4, +139.
Round 13		Carman played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 411 to 353 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Carman had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-4, +197.
Round 14		Carman played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 418 to 340 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Carman had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-4, +275.
Round 15		Carman played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 435 to 246 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Carman had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-4, +464.
Round 16		Carman played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 285 to 303 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Carman had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-5, +446.
Round 17		Carman played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 410 to 424 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Carman had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-6, +432.
Round 18		Carman played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 328 to 386 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Carman had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-7, +374.
Round 19		Carman played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 414 to 305 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Carman had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-7, +483.
Round 20		Carman played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and tied at 342 . Before this event, Carman had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +483.
Round 21		Carman played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Carman had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +462.
Round 22		Carman played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 364 to 345 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Carman had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +481.
Round 23		Carman played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 385 to 349 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Carman had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +517.
Round 24		Carman played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 439 to 312 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Carman had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +644.
Round 25		Carman played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 397 to 357 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Carman had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16.5-8.5, +684.
Round 26		Carman played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 394 to 430 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Carman had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +648.
Round 27		Carman played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 336 to 332 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Carman had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +652.
Round 28		Carman played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 457 to 368 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Carman had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +741.
Round 29		Carman played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 338 to 319 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Carman had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19.5-9.5, +760.
Round 30		Carman played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and won 547 to 334 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Carman had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20.5-9.5, +973. Carman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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