Sid Lashley [#77] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sid Lashley, 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. Lashley currently has a record of 12-18, -966, and is ranked #151 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): Sid Surname(s): Lashley Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 55 Hobbies: Squash, Reading Occupation: Internal Auditor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	51-85 (0.375)
Past 1-12 months	5-11 (0.312)	L WW LL WW LLLLLLLL W
Past 13-24 months	17-19 (0.472)	WWWW LLLL W L WWW LLLL WW L W LLLL WW L W L WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	9-18 (0.333)	LLLLLLL WW L WW LL W L W LLL WW LL W LL
Past 37-48 months	10-22 (0.312)	W LL W LLLLLLLLL W LL WWW LL WW LLLLL W LL W
Past 49-60 months	10-15 (0.400)	L W L W L WWW LLL W LL WW LLLLLL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 456 Average for: 355 Average against: 390
Round 1		Lashley played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 281 to 339 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-1, -58.
Round 2		Lashley played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 303 to 485 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 0-2, -240.
Round 3		Lashley played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 324 to 432 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Lashley had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 0-3, -348.
Round 4		Lashley played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 370 to 324 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Lashley's record vs. Fall 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: #152. Current record: 1-3, -302.
Round 5		Lashley played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and won 411 to 406 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 2-3, -297.
Round 6		Lashley played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 322 to 334 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 2-4, -309.
Round 7		Lashley played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 353 to 374 (a spread of -21) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: DUNDAS, ONT, CAN Lashley's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: WLLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LLWL. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 2-5, -330.
Round 8		Lashley played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 256 to 479 (a spread of -223) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 2-6, -553.
Round 9		Lashley played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 305 to 439 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 2-7, -687.
Round 10		Lashley played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 338 to 392 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT. CANADA Lashley's record vs. Rawlins in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-7 (0.364). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LLL. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: LLW. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 2-8, -741.
Round 11		Lashley played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 395 to 377 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 3-8, -723.
Round 12		Lashley played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 3-9, -739.
Round 13		Lashley played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 364 to 311 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley's record vs. Mair in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 4-9, -686.
Round 14		Lashley played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 383 to 338 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley's record vs. Lewis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 5-9, -641.
Round 15		Lashley played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 335 to 421 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 5-10, -727.
Round 16		Lashley played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 325 to 416 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 5-11, -818.
Round 17		Lashley played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 5-12, -889.
Round 18		Lashley played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and lost 337 to 448 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: MISSISSAUGA, ONT Lashley's record vs. Koczka in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 5-13, -1000.
Round 19		Lashley played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 365 to 396 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 5-14, -1031.
Round 20		Lashley played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 368 to 344 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley's record vs. Mair in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LWW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 6-14, -1007.
Round 21		Lashley played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 415 to 361 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 7-14, -953.
Round 22		Lashley recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 8-14, -903.
Round 23		Lashley played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 360 to 303 (a spread of 57) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley'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: #150. Current record: 9-14, -846.
Round 24		Lashley played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 389 to 387 (a spread of 2) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Lashley's record vs. Fall 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: #142. Current record: 10-14, -844.
Round 25		Lashley played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 328 to 394 (a spread of -66) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley's record vs. Lewis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 10-15, -910.
Round 26		Lashley played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 335 to 499 (a spread of -164) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Lashley's record vs. White in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 10-16, -1074.
Round 27		Lashley played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 401 to 345 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 11-16, -1018.
Round 28		Lashley played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 456 to 349 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Lashley's record vs. Lewis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 12-16, -911.
Round 29		Lashley played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 368 to 418 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 12-17, -961.
Round 30		Lashley played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and lost 432 to 437 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Lashley had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 12-18, -966.

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