Janice Fisher [#44] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Janice Fisher, 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. Fisher currently has a record of 14-16, -296, and is ranked #107 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): Janice Surname(s): Fisher Home: Palm Harbor, FL, United States Age: 64 Awards: Hobbies: Golf, Gardening Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	36-32 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	10-8 (0.556)	WWW LLL W LL WWW LL WWW L
Past 13-24 months	6-7 (0.462)	LL WW LL WW L W LL W
Past 25-36 months	11-8 (0.579)	L W L W L W LLL W L WWWW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	5-4 (0.556)	WW L W LL WW L
Past 49-60 months	4-5 (0.444)	W L WW LLLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 466 Average for: 371 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament		Fisher is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Fisher played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 368 to 295 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +73.
Round 2		Fisher played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 404 to 468 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		Fisher played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 345 to 478 (a spread of -133) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Fisher's record vs. Martin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #126. Current record: 1-2, -124.
Round 4		Fisher played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 405 to 322 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-2, -41.
Round 5		Fisher played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 308 to 361 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-3, -94.
Round 6		Fisher played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 2-4, -96.
Round 7		Fisher played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 291 to 421 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 2-5, -226.
Round 8		Fisher played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 374 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 3-5, -187.
Round 9		Fisher played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 466 to 340 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-5, -61.
Round 10		Fisher played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 325 to 423 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4-6, -159.
Round 11		Fisher played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 311 to 368 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 4-7, -216.
Round 12		Fisher played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 364 to 400 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 4-8, -252.
Round 13		Fisher played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and won 464 to 301 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-8, -89.
Round 14		Fisher played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 432 to 400 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 6-8, -57.
Round 15		Fisher played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 366 to 300 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-8, +9.
Round 16		Fisher played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 398 to 337 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 8-8, +70.
Round 17		Fisher played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 334 to 386 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-9, +18.
Round 18		Fisher played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 317 to 314 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-9, +21.
Round 19		Fisher played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 371 to 422 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 9-10, -30.
Round 20		Fisher played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 352 to 379 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 9-11, -57.
Round 21		Fisher played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 448 to 382 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-11, +9.
Round 22		Fisher played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 353 to 511 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-12, -149.
Round 23		Fisher played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 403 to 363 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-12, -109.
Round 24		Fisher played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 357 to 348 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 12-12, -100.
Round 25		Fisher played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 328 to 395 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 12-13, -167.
Round 26		Fisher played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 392 to 359 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 13-13, -134.
Round 27		Fisher played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 379 to 314 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-13, -69.
Round 28		Fisher played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 285 to 477 (a spread of -192) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 14-14, -261.
Round 29		Fisher played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 424 to 432 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 14-15, -269.
Round 30		Fisher played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 373 to 400 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Fisher had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 14-16, -296.

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