Carl Davis [#30] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carl Davis, 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. Davis currently has a record of 15-15, +123, and is ranked #84 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): Carl Surname(s): Davis Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Age: 42 Awards: 4th place at Providence 2000 Hobbies: fishing Occupation: technician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	51-42 (0.548)
Past 1-12 months	23-11 (0.676)	L WW L WWWW LLL WWWW L W L WW L WWWWW L WW LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	7-9 (0.438)	LL W LLLL WWWW L WW LL
Past 25-36 months	4-8 (0.333)	L W LLLLL WW L W L
Past 37-48 months	9-3 (0.750)	WW L W L W L WWWWW
Past 49-60 months	8-11 (0.421)	L W LL W L W LLL W L W L WW LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 537 Average for: 382 Average against: 378
Round 1		Davis played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 317 to 414 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Davis had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Davis played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 451 to 440 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Davis had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-1, -86.
Round 3		Davis played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 330 to 389 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Davis had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 1-2, -145.
Round 4		Davis played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 302 to 409 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Davis had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 1-3, -252.
Round 5		Davis played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 438 to 454 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Davis had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 1-4, -268.
Round 6		Davis played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 305 to 401 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Davis had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 1-5, -364.
Round 7		Davis played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 363 to 330 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Davis had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 2-5, -331.
Round 8		Davis played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Davis had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 3-5, -294.
Round 9		Davis played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 469 to 339 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Davis had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 4-5, -164.
Round 10		Davis played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 331 to 338 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Davis had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 4-6, -171.
Round 11		Davis played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 304 to 606 (a spread of -302) . Before this event, Davis had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 4-7, -473.
Round 12		Davis played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 368 to 288 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Davis had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 5-7, -393.
Round 13		Davis played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 416 to 428 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Davis had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 5-8, -405.
Round 14		Davis played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 388 to 469 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Davis had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 5-9, -486.
Round 15		Davis played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 344 to 378 (a spread of -34) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: ARLINGTON, TX Davis's record vs. Davis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-11 (0.353). Past 1-12 months: LLWLL. Past 13-24 months: WLWLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WWLW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 5-10, -520.
Round 16		Davis played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 469 to 263 (a spread of 206) . Before this event, Davis had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 6-10, -314.
Round 17		Davis played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 362 to 385 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Davis had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 6-11, -337.
Round 18		Davis played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 451 to 375 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Davis had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 7-11, -261.
Round 19		Davis played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 366 to 342 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Davis had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 8-11, -237.
Round 20		Davis played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 381 to 344 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Davis had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-11, -200.
Round 21		Davis played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 337 to 339 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Davis had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-12, -202.
Round 22		Davis played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 446 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Davis had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 9-13, -293.
Round 23		Davis played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 321 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Davis had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 10-13, -216.
Round 24		Davis played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 441 to 295 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Davis had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-13, -70.
Round 25		Davis played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 406 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Davis had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11-14, -126.
Round 26		Davis played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 413 to 404 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Davis had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 12-14, -117.
Round 27		Davis played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 369 to 365 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Davis had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 13-14, -113.
Round 28		Davis played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 537 to 301 (a spread of 236) . Before this event, Davis had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 14-14, +123.
Round 29		Davis played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 401 to 305 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Davis had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 15-14, +219.
Round 30		Davis played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 311 to 407 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Davis had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 15-15, +123.

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