Carla Chase [#18] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carla Chase, 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. Chase currently has a record of 12.5-17.5, +161, and is ranked #137 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): Carla Surname(s): Chase Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 37 Hobbies: reading, travel, fitness activities, scrabbling (of course!) Occupation: Securities Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11-19 (0.367)
Past 1-12 months	11-19 (0.367)	LL W LLLLLLLLL WWWW L W L W LL WW LL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 527 Average for: 368 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		Chase is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Chase played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 454 to 393 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Chase had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Chase played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 505 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Chase had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Chase played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and won 346 to 227 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Chase had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-1, +38.
Round 4		Chase played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 469 to 327 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Chase had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +180.
Round 5		Chase played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 367 to 370 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Chase had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-2, +177.
Round 6		Chase played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 321 to 397 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Chase had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +101.
Round 7		Chase played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 299 to 374 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Chase had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-4, +26.
Round 8		Chase played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 388 to 336 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Chase had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-4, +78.
Round 9		Chase played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 408 to 403 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Chase had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-4, +83.
Round 10		Chase played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and lost 359 to 370 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Chase had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-5, +72.
Round 11		Chase played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 457 to 385 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Chase had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-5, +144.
Round 12		Chase played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 390 to 296 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Chase had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +238.
Round 13		Chase played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and lost 341 to 389 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Chase had not played Mercatante in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-6, +190.
Round 14		Chase played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and tied at 391 . Before this event, Chase had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +190.
Round 15		Chase played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 271 to 397 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Chase had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +64.
Round 16		Chase played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 337 to 398 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Chase had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +3.
Round 17		Chase played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 375 to 379 (a spread of -4) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Chase's record vs. Sealy in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -1.
Round 18		Chase played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 341 to 377 (a spread of -36) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Chase's record vs. Fishman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -37.
Round 19		Chase played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 313 to 406 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Chase had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 7.5-11.5, -130.
Round 20		Chase played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 335 to 367 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Chase had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -162.
Round 21		Chase played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 369 to 372 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Chase had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 7.5-13.5, -165.
Round 22		Chase played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Chase had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 7.5-14.5, -179.
Round 23		Chase played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 527 to 313 (a spread of 214) . Before this event, Chase had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 8.5-14.5, +35. Chase is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Chase is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 24		Chase played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 345 to 351 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Chase had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 8.5-15.5, +29.
Round 25		Chase played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 331 to 374 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Chase had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 8.5-16.5, -14.
Round 26		Chase played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 421 to 272 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Chase had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 9.5-16.5, +135.
Round 27		Chase played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 241 to 388 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Chase had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -12.
Round 28		Chase played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Chase had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 10.5-17.5, +35.
Round 29		Chase played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 356 to 280 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Chase had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 11.5-17.5, +111.
Round 30		Chase recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 12.5-17.5, +161.

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