Linda Espallardo [#39] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Linda Espallardo, 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. Espallardo currently has a record of 17.5-12.5, +1283, and is ranked #32 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): Linda Surname(s): Espallardo Home: Cote Saint-Luc, QC, Canada Age: 62 Occupation: retired nurse

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	38.5-36.5 (0.513)
Past 1-12 months	9-8 (0.529)	WW L WWWW LLLLL W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	13-9 (0.591)	L WW L WWWWW LL WWW LL WW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	7.5-7.5 (0.500)	L WW L WW L W LL W LLTW
Past 37-48 months	6-8 (0.429)	W LLL W LLLLL WWWW
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W L W LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 474 Average for: 382 Average against: 339
Round 1		Espallardo played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 385 to 309 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Espallardo's record vs. Catanese 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Espallardo played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and lost 330 to 374 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, +32.
Round 3		Espallardo played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 353 to 282 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, +103.
Round 4		Espallardo played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 285 to 414 (a spread of -129) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Espallardo's record vs. Pitzer 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: #86. Current record: 2-2, -26.
Round 5		Espallardo played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 254 to 395 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 2-3, -167.
Round 6		Espallardo played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 446 to 225 (a spread of 221) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, +54.
Round 7		Espallardo played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 329 to 343 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Espallardo's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, +40.
Round 8		Espallardo played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 423 to 283 (a spread of 140) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Espallardo's record vs. Fialkow 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-4, +180.
Round 9		Espallardo played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 412 to 331 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +261.
Round 10		Espallardo played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 431 to 270 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-4, +422.
Round 11		Espallardo played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 428 to 288 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-4, +562.
Round 12		Espallardo played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and won 402 to 373 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +591.
Round 13		Espallardo played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 417 to 272 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +736.
Round 14		Espallardo played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 335 to 422 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +649.
Round 15		Espallardo played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 323 to 405 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-6, +567.
Round 16		Espallardo played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 345 to 378 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Espallardo's record vs. McCall in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #42. Current record: 9-7, +534.
Round 17		Espallardo played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 452 to 357 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-7, +629.
Round 18		Espallardo played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 400 to 347 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-7, +682.
Round 19		Espallardo played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 442 to 244 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +880.
Round 20		Espallardo played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and tied at 342 . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +880.
Round 21		Espallardo played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 382 to 393 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +869.
Round 22		Espallardo played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 439 to 269 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +1039.
Round 23		Espallardo played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 341 to 387 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +993.
Round 24		Espallardo played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 448 to 252 (a spread of 196) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Espallardo's record vs. Goodman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +1189.
Round 25		Espallardo played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 412 to 294 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +1307.
Round 26		Espallardo played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 307 to 346 (a spread of -39) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Espallardo's record vs. Wolfe in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +1268.
Round 27		Espallardo played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +1253.
Round 28		Espallardo played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 385 to 538 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +1100.
Round 29		Espallardo played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 474 to 340 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +1234.
Round 30		Espallardo played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 380 to 331 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Espallardo had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +1283.

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