Judith Ford [#46] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Judith Ford, 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. Ford currently has a record of 14-16, +33, and is ranked #105 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): Judith Surname(s): Ford Home: Hollywood, FL, United States Age: 64 Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, travel, birding, classical music & opera, plays Occupation: Retired Attorney

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	28-23 (0.549)
Past 1-12 months	7-2 (0.778)	WWW L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	6-5 (0.545)	L W L WW LL W L WW
Past 25-36 months	7-9 (0.438)	L W L W LL WWW LL W LL W L
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 49-60 months	7-4 (0.636)	W L W LL WWWW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 468 Average for: 357 Average against: 357
Round 1		Ford played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 316 to 442 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Ford had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 0-1, -126.
Round 2		Ford played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 417 to 352 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Ford had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 1-1, -61.
Round 3		Ford played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 312 to 373 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Ford had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-2, -122.
Round 4		Ford recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-2, -72.
Round 5		Ford played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 338 to 404 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Ford had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2-3, -138.
Round 6		Ford played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 387 to 302 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: COSTA RICA Ford's record vs. Baker 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: #89. Current record: 3-3, -53.
Round 7		Ford played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 304 to 307 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Ford had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-4, -56.
Round 8		Ford played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 327 to 341 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Ford had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-5, -70.
Round 9		Ford played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 365 to 301 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Ford had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-5, -6.
Round 10		Ford played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 392 to 437 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford's record vs. King 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-6, -51.
Round 11		Ford played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 407 to 318 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Ford had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-6, +38.
Round 12		Ford played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 312 to 371 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Ford had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 5-7, -21.
Round 13		Ford played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 364 to 297 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Ford had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-7, +46.
Round 14		Ford played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 376 to 385 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Ford had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-8, +37.
Round 15		Ford played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 398 to 302 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford's record vs. Lopez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-8, +133.
Round 16		Ford played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 403 to 313 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Ford had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 8-8, +223.
Round 17		Ford played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 388 to 463 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Ford had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-9, +148.
Round 18		Ford played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 468 to 291 (a spread of 177) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford's record vs. Torrance 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: #77. Current record: 9-9, +325.
Round 19		Ford played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 278 to 424 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Ford had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-10, +179.
Round 20		Ford played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 305 to 345 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Ford had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-11, +139.
Round 21		Ford played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 273 to 403 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Ford had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 9-12, +9.
Round 22		Ford played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 350 to 356 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Ford had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 9-13, +3.
Round 23		Ford played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 319 to 371 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Ford had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 9-14, -49.
Round 24		Ford played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 403 to 316 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Ford had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10-14, +38.
Round 25		Ford played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 349 to 332 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Ford had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 11-14, +55.
Round 26		Ford played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and lost 363 to 425 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Ford had not played Strieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 11-15, -7.
Round 27		Ford played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 346 to 330 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Ford had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 12-15, +9.
Round 28		Ford played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 372 to 397 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: COSTA RICA Ford's record vs. Brooks 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: #124. Current record: 12-16, -16.
Round 29		Ford played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 370 to 355 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Ford had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 13-16, -1.
Round 30		Ford played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 340 to 306 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Ford's record vs. Donelick 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 14-16, +33.

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