Alice Goodwin [#54] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alice Goodwin, 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. Goodwin currently has a record of 16-14, +41, and is ranked #69 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): Alice Surname(s): Goodwin Home: Seattle, WA, United States Age: 71 Hobbies: Singing, cooking, travel Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-22 (0.353)
Past 1-12 months	3-2 (0.600)	L W L WW
Past 13-24 months	2-6 (0.250)	W LL W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLL W LLL W LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLL W L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 373 Average against: 372
Before the Tournament		Goodwin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Goodwin played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 315 to 358 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-1, -43.
Round 2		Goodwin played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 438 to 418 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-1, -23.
Round 3		Goodwin played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 389 to 330 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-1, +36.
Round 4		Goodwin played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 280 to 421 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-2, -105.
Round 5		Goodwin played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 383 to 312 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-2, -34.
Round 6		Goodwin played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 365 to 407 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-3, -76.
Round 7		Goodwin played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 460 to 325 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4-3, +59.
Round 8		Goodwin played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 348 to 341 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-3, +66.
Round 9		Goodwin played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 356 to 354 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-3, +68.
Round 10		Goodwin played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 378 to 340 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-3, +106.
Round 11		Goodwin played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 390 to 383 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-3, +113.
Round 12		Goodwin played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-4, +109.
Round 13		Goodwin played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 392 to 313 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-4, +188.
Round 14		Goodwin played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and lost 340 to 484 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-5, +44.
Round 15		Goodwin played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 378 to 389 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-6, +33.
Round 16		Goodwin played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 313 to 544 (a spread of -231) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-7, -198. Goodwin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Goodwin played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 338 to 409 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Goodwin's record vs. Diener in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-8, -269.
Round 18		Goodwin played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-8, -267.
Round 19		Goodwin played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 448 to 355 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-8, -174.
Round 20		Goodwin played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 399 to 346 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-8, -121.
Round 21		Goodwin played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 343 to 359 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-9, -137.
Round 22		Goodwin played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 295 to 416 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-10, -258.
Round 23		Goodwin played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 399 to 428 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-11, -287.
Round 24		Goodwin played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 458 to 289 (a spread of 169) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Goodwin's record vs. Saldanha 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: #73. Current record: 13-11, -118.
Round 25		Goodwin played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 335 to 364 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Goodwin's record vs. Lopez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 13-12, -147.
Round 26		Goodwin played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 344 to 304 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-12, -107.
Round 27		Goodwin played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 365 to 415 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-13, -157.
Round 28		Goodwin played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 477 to 285 (a spread of 192) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 15-13, +35.
Round 29		Goodwin played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 368 to 327 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Goodwin had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16-13, +76.
Round 30		Goodwin played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 340 to 375 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Goodwin's record vs. Davis 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: #69. Current record: 16-14, +41.

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