Ira Freehof [#48] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ira Freehof, 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. Freehof currently has a record of 18-12, +127, and is ranked #30 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): Ira Surname(s): Freehof Home: Manhasset, NY, United States Age: 43 Awards: 1976 Bristol, RI YMCA Boy of the Year (I'm still living off the glory); in the Guinness Book of World Records for making the world's largest milkshake, at 6,000 gallons. Hobbies: Food, wine and humor Occupation: Restauranteur

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13-19 (0.406)
Past 1-12 months	8-12 (0.400)	LL W L WW LLL W LL WW LL W L W L
Past 13-24 months	5-6 (0.455)	W LLLL WWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 394 Average against: 390
Round 1		Freehof played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 393 to 391 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-0, +2.
Round 2		Freehof played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 391 to 325 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +68.
Round 3		Freehof played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 432 to 334 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Freehof had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-0, +166.
Round 4		Freehof played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 428 to 248 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +346.
Round 5		Freehof played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 461 to 377 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-0, +430.
Round 6		Freehof played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 266 to 434 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-1, +262.
Round 7		Freehof played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 427 to 385 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-1, +304.
Round 8		Freehof played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 440 to 507 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-2, +237.
Round 9		Freehof played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 337 to 394 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-3, +180.
Round 10		Freehof played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 435 to 386 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-3, +229.
Round 11		Freehof played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 446 to 323 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-3, +352.
Round 12		Freehof played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 288 to 455 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-4, +185.
Round 13		Freehof played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 471 to 336 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-4, +320.
Round 14		Freehof played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 399 to 327 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-4, +392.
Round 15		Freehof played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 426 to 277 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-4, +541.
Round 16		Freehof played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 474 to 428 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-4, +587.
Round 17		Freehof played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 460 to 438 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Freehof had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-4, +609.
Round 18		Freehof played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 289 to 493 (a spread of -204) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-5, +405.
Round 19		Freehof played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 305 to 414 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-6, +296.
Round 20		Freehof played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 348 to 515 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-7, +129.
Round 21		Freehof played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 439 to 352 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-7, +216.
Round 22		Freehof played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 374 to 418 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-8, +172.
Round 23		Freehof played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 434 to 363 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Freehof had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-8, +243.
Round 24		Freehof played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 397 to 418 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-9, +222.
Round 25		Freehof played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 356 to 347 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-9, +231.
Round 26		Freehof played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 430 to 394 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-9, +267.
Round 27		Freehof played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 345 to 384 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Udelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-10, +228.
Round 28		Freehof played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 257 to 387 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Freehof had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 17-11, +98.
Round 29		Freehof played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 386 to 428 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 17-12, +56.
Round 30		Freehof played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 486 to 415 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Freehof had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 18-12, +127.

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