Michelle Davis [#31] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Michelle 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 17-13, +18, and is ranked #45 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): Michelle Surname(s): Davis Home: Fort Worth, TX, United States Age: 49 Awards: None Hobbies: camping Occupation: homemaker

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	68-51 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	26-20 (0.565)	LL W LLL WWW LL WWW LLL WWWWWW LLL WWW LL WWW L WW L WW LL W L WW
Past 13-24 months	13-10 (0.565)	LLL WW L WWW L WW LLLL WWWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	11-5 (0.688)	WWWWWW L WW LLLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	5-5 (0.500)	L W LL WWWW LL
Past 49-60 months	13-11 (0.542)	W LL WW LLL WW LL WWW L WW L WWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 450 Average for: 362 Average against: 361
Round 1		Davis played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 368 to 453 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Davis's record vs. Slaughter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 0-1, -85.
Round 2		Davis played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 307 to 365 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Davis had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 0-2, -143.
Round 3		Davis played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 412 to 335 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Davis's record vs. Finkle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-2, -66.
Round 4		Davis played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 324 to 428 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Davis had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 1-3, -170.
Round 5		Davis played #1 James Abbott (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 384 (a spread of -68) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Davis's record vs. Abbott 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: #155. Current record: 1-4, -238.
Round 6		Davis played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 265 to 432 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Davis had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 1-5, -405.
Round 7		Davis played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 321 to 378 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Davis had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 1-6, -462.
Round 8		Davis played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 344 to 305 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Davis's record vs. Douglas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 2-6, -423. Davis is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Davis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		Davis played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 437 to 314 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Davis had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 3-6, -300.
Round 10		Davis played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 314 to 425 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Davis had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 3-7, -411.
Round 11		Davis played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 425 to 421 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Davis's record vs. Cornelison 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: #142. Current record: 4-7, -407.
Round 12		Davis played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 397 to 322 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Davis had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-7, -332.
Round 13		Davis played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 411 to 309 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2003-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Davis's record vs. Dubois in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-7, -230.
Round 14		Davis played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 450 to 310 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Davis had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 7-7, -90.
Round 15		Davis played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 378 to 344 (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: 11-6 (0.647). Past 1-12 months: WWLWW. Past 13-24 months: LWLWW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LLWL. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-7, -56.
Round 16		Davis played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 407 to 348 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Davis had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-7, +3.
Round 17		Davis played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 306 to 408 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Davis had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-8, -99.
Round 18		Davis played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 312 to 376 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Davis's record vs. Douglas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-9, -163.
Round 19		Davis played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 412 to 297 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Davis had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-9, -48.
Round 20		Davis played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 395 to 370 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Davis had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-9, -23.
Round 21		Davis played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 310 to 363 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Davis had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-10, -76.
Round 22		Davis played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 357 to 328 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Davis had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-10, -47.
Round 23		Davis played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 347 to 338 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Davis had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-10, -38.
Round 24		Davis played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 322 to 371 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX Davis's record vs. Sanchez 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: #71. Current record: 13-11, -87.
Round 25		Davis played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 374 to 246 (a spread of 128) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Davis's record vs. Hanley 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: #54. Current record: 14-11, +41.
Round 26		Davis played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 305 to 375 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Davis had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-12, -29.
Round 27		Davis played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 426 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: ARDMORE, OK Davis's record vs. Hughes in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-13, -100.
Round 28		Davis played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 375 to 300 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Davis's record vs. Finkle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 15-13, -25.
Round 29		Davis played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 432 to 424 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Davis had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 16-13, -17.
Round 30		Davis played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 375 to 340 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Davis's record vs. Goodwin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 17-13, +18.

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