Paula Catanese [#17] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, 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. Catanese currently has a record of 17-13, -36, and is ranked #46 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): Paula Surname(s): Catanese Home: Mountain View, CA, United States Hobbies: Travel, Scrabble Occupation: Human Resources

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	89-108 (0.452)
Past 1-12 months	17-12 (0.586)	WW L WW L WW L WWW LLL WWWWW LLLLL WWW L
Past 13-24 months	33-33 (0.500)	L WW L W LL W L W L W L WW LL WW L W L WWWWW LL W LL WWWW L W LLL W LLL W L WW LLLL W L W LL WWWW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	21-34 (0.382)	L W LL WWW L W LLLLL W LLL W LL W LLLLLL WWW LL WW LLL WW L W L W LLLLL WWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	11-17 (0.393)	L W LLLLL W L WW LLL WW LLLL WW LL WWW L
Past 49-60 months	7-12 (0.368)	L W LL W L W LLLL W L W LL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 362 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		Catanese is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Catanese played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 309 to 385 (a spread of -76) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Catanese's record vs. Espallardo 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: #137. Current record: 0-1, -76.
Round 2		Catanese played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 269 to 391 (a spread of -122) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Catanese's record vs. Krohn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 0-2, -198.
Round 3		Catanese played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 230 to 457 (a spread of -227) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #169. Current record: 0-3, -425.
Round 4		Catanese played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 445 to 343 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 1-3, -323.
Round 5		Catanese played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 376 to 308 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 2-3, -255.
Round 6		Catanese played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 505 to 397 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-3, -147.
Round 7		Catanese played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 317 to 437 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Catanese's record vs. Wayne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3-4, -267.
Round 8		Catanese played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 475 to 370 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-4, -162.
Round 9		Catanese played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 318 to 407 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 4-5, -251.
Round 10		Catanese played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 272 to 396 (a spread of -124) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Catanese's record vs. Neugroschl 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 4-6, -375.
Round 11		Catanese played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 309 to 369 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Catanese's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 4-7, -435.
Round 12		Catanese played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 400 to 361 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 5-7, -396.
Round 13		Catanese played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 375 to 325 (a spread of 50) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Catanese's record vs. Brooks in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: WLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 6-7, -346.
Round 14		Catanese played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 398 to 257 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-7, -205.
Round 15		Catanese played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 347 to 407 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 7-8, -265.
Round 16		Catanese played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 283 to 400 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 7-9, -382.
Round 17		Catanese played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 480 to 271 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-9, -173.
Round 18		Catanese played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 332 to 440 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 8-10, -281.
Round 19		Catanese played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 342 to 369 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 8-11, -308.
Round 20		Catanese played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 333 to 331 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-11, -306.
Round 21		Catanese played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 399 to 299 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 10-11, -206.
Round 22		Catanese played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 382 to 338 (a spread of 44) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Catanese's record vs. McDonough in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-11, -162.
Round 23		Catanese played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 369 to 303 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-11, -96.
Round 24		Catanese played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 237 to 523 (a spread of -286) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Catanese's record vs. Liebfried in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-12, -382.
Round 25		Catanese played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 332 to 365 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-13, -415.
Round 26		Catanese played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 387 to 336 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 13-13, -364.
Round 27		Catanese played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 486 to 388 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-13, -266.
Round 28		Catanese played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 422 to 348 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Catanese's record vs. Douglas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #70. Current record: 15-13, -192.
Round 29		Catanese played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 352 to 274 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 16-13, -114.
Round 30		Catanese played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 390 to 312 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Catanese had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 17-13, -36.

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