Clayton Colwell [#24] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Clayton Colwell, 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. Colwell currently has a record of 15-15, -378, and is ranked #93 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): Clayton Surname(s): Colwell Home: Austin, TX, United States Age: 40 Hobbies: games and puzzles of all sorts, working out, reading SF&F Occupation: Software developer/tester

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	10.5-3.5 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	7.5-3.5 (0.682)	WWWW LLL WTWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 524 Average for: 375 Average against: 387
Before the Tournament		Colwell is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Colwell played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 421 to 437 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Colwell's record vs. Hughes in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: T. 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: #97. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2		Colwell played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 354 to 412 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-2, -74.
Round 3		Colwell played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 227 to 346 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 0-3, -193.
Round 4		Colwell played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 417 to 386 (a spread of 31) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Colwell's record vs. McArthur in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #138. Current record: 1-3, -162.
Round 5		Colwell played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 395 to 320 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-3, -87.
Round 6		Colwell played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 490 to 335 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-3, +68.
Round 7		Colwell played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 373 to 434 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, +7.
Round 8		Colwell played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 343 to 361 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 3-5, -11.
Round 9		Colwell played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 383 to 371 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-5, +1.
Round 10		Colwell played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 425 to 429 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-6, -3.
Round 11		Colwell played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 339 to 328 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 5-6, +8.
Round 12		Colwell played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 326 to 509 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-7, -175.
Round 13		Colwell played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 332 to 329 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-7, -172.
Round 14		Colwell played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and lost 372 to 453 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 6-8, -253.
Round 15		Colwell played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 296 to 481 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Abbott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 6-9, -438.
Round 16		Colwell played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 415 to 395 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7-9, -418.
Round 17		Colwell played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 381 to 455 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 7-10, -492.
Round 18		Colwell played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 278 to 442 (a spread of -164) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Colwell's record vs. McArthur in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #148. Current record: 7-11, -656.
Round 19		Colwell played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 346 to 371 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 7-12, -681.
Round 20		Colwell played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 410 to 371 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 8-12, -642.
Round 21		Colwell played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 416 to 315 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 9-12, -541.
Round 22		Colwell played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 363 to 280 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-12, -458.
Round 23		Colwell played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 348 to 309 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11-12, -419.
Round 24		Colwell played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 435 to 390 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-12, -374.
Round 25		Colwell played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 401 to 360 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Colwell's record vs. Weiss 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: #84. Current record: 13-12, -333.
Round 26		Colwell played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 524 to 351 (a spread of 173) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 14-12, -160.
Round 27		Colwell played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 345 to 364 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 14-13, -179.
Round 28		Colwell played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 351 to 368 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 14-14, -196.
Round 29		Colwell played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 321 to 517 (a spread of -196) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 14-15, -392.
Round 30		Colwell played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 409 to 395 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Colwell had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 15-15, -378.

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