Lynda Cleary [#20] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Lynda Cleary, 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. Cleary currently has a record of 15-15, -542, and is ranked #94 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): Lynda Surname(s): Cleary Home: Princeton, NJ, United States Age: 54 Awards: Having the courage to run for a public office Hobbies: Gardening, golf, macrame, reading; traveling Occupation: Investment Advisor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	31-36 (0.463)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	L W L W L W LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	16-5 (0.762)	WWW L WWWW L WWWW L WWW L W L W
Past 25-36 months	4-14 (0.222)	LLL W L W L WW LLLLLLLLL
Past 37-48 months	4-9 (0.308)	W LL W LLL W L W LLL
Past 49-60 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 473 Average for: 345 Average against: 366
Before the Tournament		Cleary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Cleary recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Cleary played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 273 to 518 (a spread of -245) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-1, -195.
Round 3		Cleary played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 328 to 397 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 1-2, -264.
Round 4		Cleary played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 299 to 438 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 1-3, -403.
Round 5		Cleary played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 331 to 330 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 2-3, -402.
Round 6		Cleary played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 388 to 371 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-3, -385.
Round 7		Cleary played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 307 to 304 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 4-3, -382.
Round 8		Cleary played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 415 to 377 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Cleary's record vs. Pitzer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-3, -344.
Round 9		Cleary played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 344 to 400 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-4, -400.
Round 10		Cleary played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 412 to 348 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-4, -336.
Round 11		Cleary played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and lost 293 to 381 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-5, -424.
Round 12		Cleary played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 314 to 429 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-6, -539.
Round 13		Cleary played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 283 to 425 (a spread of -142) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6-7, -681.
Round 14		Cleary played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 262 to 443 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 6-8, -862.
Round 15		Cleary played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 387 to 283 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7-8, -758.
Round 16		Cleary played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 400 to 283 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-8, -641.
Round 17		Cleary played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 442 to 330 (a spread of 112) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Cleary's record vs. Sanchez 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: #83. Current record: 9-8, -529.
Round 18		Cleary played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 421 to 318 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-8, -426.
Round 19		Cleary played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 300 to 353 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-9, -479.
Round 20		Cleary played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 358 to 410 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-10, -531.
Round 21		Cleary played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 316 to 428 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 10-11, -643.
Round 22		Cleary played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 339 to 304 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-11, -608.
Round 23		Cleary played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 339 to 371 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-12, -640.
Round 24		Cleary played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 375 to 406 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-13, -671.
Round 25		Cleary played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-13, -639.
Round 26		Cleary played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 332 to 307 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-13, -614.
Round 27		Cleary played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 317 to 280 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Cleary had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-13, -577.
Round 28		Cleary played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 293 to 369 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 14-14, -653.
Round 29		Cleary played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 274 to 352 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 14-15, -731.
Round 30		Cleary played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 473 to 284 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Cleary had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 15-15, -542.

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