Edd Coker [#22] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Edd Coker, 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. Coker currently has a record of 15-15, +225, and is ranked #82 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): Edd Surname(s): Coker Home: Bronx, NY, United States Age: 69 Hobbies: Reading and Scrabble Occupation: Retiree

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	10-7 (0.588)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	4-3 (0.571)	WW L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	6-4 (0.600)	W L W L WW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 371 Average against: 364
Round 1		Coker played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 339 to 281 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Coker had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-0, +58.
Round 2		Coker played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 387 to 312 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Coker had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +133.
Round 3		Coker played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 354 to 435 (a spread of -81) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Coker's record vs. Mitchnick 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-1, +52.
Round 4		Coker played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 305 to 423 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Coker had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-2, -66.
Round 5		Coker played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 437 to 324 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Coker had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-2, +47.
Round 6		Coker played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 334 to 465 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Coker had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-3, -84.
Round 7		Coker played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 314 to 362 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Coker had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-4, -132.
Round 8		Coker played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 511 to 248 (a spread of 263) . Before this event, Coker had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, +131.
Round 9		Coker played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 506 to 318 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Coker had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +319.
Round 10		Coker played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 424 to 348 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Coker had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-4, +395.
Round 11		Coker played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 422 to 371 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Coker had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-4, +446.
Round 12		Coker played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 331 to 309 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Coker had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +468.
Round 13		Coker played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 409 to 366 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Coker had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +511.
Round 14		Coker played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 362 to 377 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Coker had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +496.
Round 15		Coker played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 388 to 404 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Coker had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +480.
Round 16		Coker played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 277 to 441 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Coker had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-7, +316.
Round 17		Coker played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 427 to 316 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Coker had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +427.
Round 18		Coker played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 333 to 320 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Coker had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +440.
Round 19		Coker played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 304 to 460 (a spread of -156) . Before this event, Coker had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-8, +284.
Round 20		Coker played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 431 to 396 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Coker had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-8, +319.
Round 21		Coker played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 301 to 384 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Coker had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-9, +236.
Round 22		Coker played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 416 to 331 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Coker had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-9, +321.
Round 23		Coker played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 333 to 395 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Coker had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-10, +259.
Round 24		Coker played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 354 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Coker had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-11, +234.
Round 25		Coker played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 362 to 428 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Coker had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-12, +168.
Round 26		Coker played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 355 to 356 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Coker had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-13, +167. Coker is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Coker played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 339 to 300 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Coker had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-13, +206.
Round 28		Coker played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 459 to 245 (a spread of 214) . Before this event, Coker had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-13, +420.
Round 29		Coker played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 283 to 459 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Coker had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 15-14, +244.
Round 30		Coker played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 363 to 382 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Coker had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 15-15, +225.

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