Scott Kitchen [#72] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Scott Kitchen, 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. Kitchen currently has a record of 16-14, -97, and is ranked #71 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): Scott Surname(s): Kitchen Home: Bridgewater, NJ, United States Age: 37 Awards: Nearly a 10-year survivor of being married to a Yankees fan who's a Democrat Hobbies: There are others besides Scrabble? :) "Where's George", stamp collecting, fantasy sports, reading, TV, movies Occupation: Making Things Go Boom in the Night, AKA Mechanical Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	43-42 (0.506)
Past 1-12 months	21-25 (0.457)	WWWW L WW LL WW LL W L W L W L W LL WWW L W LLLL W L WW LL W L W LLLLLL
Past 13-24 months	18-13 (0.581)	L W L WW LLL WW L WW L WWW L W LL W L WWW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	4-4 (0.500)	L W LL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 529 Average for: 365 Average against: 370
Before the Tournament		Kitchen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Kitchen played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 334 to 395 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 0-1, -61.
Round 2		Kitchen played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 329 to 342 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Kitchen's record vs. Margolis 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: #135. Current record: 0-2, -74.
Round 3		Kitchen played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 329 to 433 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kitchen's record vs. Becker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #154. Current record: 0-3, -178.
Round 4		Kitchen played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 406 to 349 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Kitchen's record vs. Fialkow in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-3, -121.
Round 5		Kitchen played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 286 to 490 (a spread of -204) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Kitchen's record vs. Rubin 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: #161. Current record: 1-4, -325.
Round 6		Kitchen played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 401 to 305 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 2-4, -229.
Round 7		Kitchen played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 325 to 460 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 2-5, -364.
Round 8		Kitchen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 3-5, -314.
Round 9		Kitchen played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 364 to 295 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 4-5, -245.
Round 10		Kitchen played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 423 to 325 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-5, -147.
Round 11		Kitchen played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 350 to 343 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-5, -140.
Round 12		Kitchen played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 431 to 455 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 6-6, -164.
Round 13		Kitchen played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 281 to 380 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 6-7, -263. Kitchen is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Kitchen played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 317 to 346 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 6-8, -292.
Round 15		Kitchen played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 318 to 342 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Kitchen's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 6-9, -316.
Round 16		Kitchen played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 496 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 6-10, -460.
Round 17		Kitchen played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and won 455 to 381 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 7-10, -386.
Round 18		Kitchen played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 275 to 433 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 7-11, -544.
Round 19		Kitchen played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 412 to 349 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 8-11, -481.
Round 20		Kitchen played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 529 to 287 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 9-11, -239. Kitchen is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kitchen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Kitchen played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 299 to 399 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 9-12, -339.
Round 22		Kitchen played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 373 to 321 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10-12, -287.
Round 23		Kitchen played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 372 to 200 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 11-12, -115.
Round 24		Kitchen played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 434 to 381 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-12, -62.
Round 25		Kitchen played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 389 to 278 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 13-12, +49.
Round 26		Kitchen played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-13, +16.
Round 27		Kitchen played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 421 to 417 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 14-13, +20.
Round 28		Kitchen played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 265 to 439 (a spread of -174) . Before this event, Kitchen had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-14, -154.
Round 29		Kitchen played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and won 342 to 289 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Kitchen's record vs. Ushry in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-5 (0.545). Past 1-12 months: WWLWL. Past 13-24 months: LLWLWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 15-14, -101.
Round 30		Kitchen played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kitchen's record vs. Rackham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #71. Current record: 16-14, -97.

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