Gary Cleaveland [#21] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gary Cleaveland, 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. Cleaveland currently has a record of 15-15, +266, and is ranked #81 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): Gary Surname(s): Cleaveland Home: Carolina Beach, NC, United States Age: 35 Awards: 1st, 2004 NSC (Div. 3) Hobbies: Posithermal Nucleoidic/Biotrophic Research, Isomagnetic Flux Ratio Analyzation, Mullets. Occupation: Mover

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-4 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	4-4 (0.500)	L WWW LL W L
Past 13-24 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
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: 503 Average for: 387 Average against: 378
Round 1		Cleaveland played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 422 to 375 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-0, +47.
Round 2		Cleaveland played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-1, -58.
Round 3		Cleaveland played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 426 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-2, -125.
Round 4		Cleaveland played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 421 to 399 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-2, -103.
Round 5		Cleaveland played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 377 to 461 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-3, -187.
Round 6		Cleaveland played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 287 to 397 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 2-4, -297.
Round 7		Cleaveland played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 316 to 382 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 2-5, -363.
Round 8		Cleaveland played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and won 426 to 323 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 3-5, -260. Cleaveland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Cleaveland played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 336 to 418 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Cleaveland's record vs. Slaughter 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: #142. Current record: 3-6, -342.
Round 10		Cleaveland played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 453 to 273 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-6, -162.
Round 11		Cleaveland played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 364 to 437 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 4-7, -235.
Round 12		Cleaveland played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 392 to 371 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-7, -214.
Round 13		Cleaveland played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 339 to 391 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 5-8, -266.
Round 14		Cleaveland played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 375 to 353 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 6-8, -244.
Round 15		Cleaveland played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 467 to 415 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-8, -192.
Round 16		Cleaveland played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 425 to 260 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-8, -27.
Round 17		Cleaveland played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 433 to 275 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-8, +131.
Round 18		Cleaveland played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 400 to 364 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-8, +167.
Round 19		Cleaveland played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 401 to 362 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-8, +206.
Round 20		Cleaveland played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 342 to 368 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-9, +180.
Round 21		Cleaveland played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 414 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-10, +89.
Round 22		Cleaveland played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 370 to 499 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-11, -40.
Round 23		Cleaveland played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 503 to 296 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-11, +167.
Round 24		Cleaveland played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 433 to 359 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-11, +241.
Round 25		Cleaveland played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 346 to 372 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-12, +215.
Round 26		Cleaveland played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 484 to 204 (a spread of 280) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-12, +495.
Round 27		Cleaveland played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 388 to 486 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 14-13, +397.
Round 28		Cleaveland played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 441 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 14-14, +338.
Round 29		Cleaveland played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 280 to 378 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 14-15, +240.
Round 30		Cleaveland played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 408 to 382 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Cleaveland had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 15-15, +266.

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