Julie Lopez [#81] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Julie Lopez, 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. Lopez currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, +344, and is ranked #115 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): Julie Surname(s): Lopez Home: Munster, IN, United States Age: 44 Awards: Best Mom 1983 to present Hobbies: Family, garage sales, eBay, reading, walking, traveling Occupation: Retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	19-20 (0.487)
Past 1-12 months	2-3 (0.400)	L WW LL
Past 13-24 months	5-5 (0.500)	WW LLL W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	9-8 (0.529)	W LLLLL W LL WWWW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	W L W LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 464 Average for: 366 Average against: 354
Round 1		Lopez played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 396 to 424 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Lopez played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 326 to 334 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 0-2, -36.
Round 3		Lopez played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and lost 325 to 326 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Wolfe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 0-3, -37.
Round 4		Lopez played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 455 to 328 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, +90.
Round 5		Lopez played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 315 to 355 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 1-4, +50.
Round 6		Lopez played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and won 364 to 327 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Strieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-4, +87.
Round 7		Lopez played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 370 to 378 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 2-5, +79.
Round 8		Lopez played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 308 to 356 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Lopez's record vs. Douglas 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: #144. Current record: 2-6, +31.
Round 9		Lopez played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 400 to 413 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Lopez's record vs. Cornelison in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 2-7, +18.
Round 10		Lopez played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 425 to 314 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 3-7, +129.
Round 11		Lopez played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 355 to 336 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lopez's record vs. Donelick 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: #125. Current record: 4-7, +148.
Round 12		Lopez played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 426 to 274 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Lopez had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-7, +300.
Round 13		Lopez played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 5-8, +253.
Round 14		Lopez played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 325 to 358 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 5-9, +220.
Round 15		Lopez played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 302 to 398 (a spread of -96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lopez's record vs. Ford 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: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 5-10, +124.
Round 16		Lopez played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and won 416 to 325 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 6-10, +215.
Round 17		Lopez played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 464 to 252 (a spread of 212) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Lopez's record vs. Koczka in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-10, +427.
Round 18		Lopez played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 348 to 326 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2000-03 at: SEASIDE, OR Lopez's record vs. Dubois 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 8-10, +449.
Round 19		Lopez played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 296 to 386 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-11, +359.
Round 20		Lopez played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 358 to 391 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 8-12, +326.
Round 21		Lopez played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 377 to 307 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-12, +396.
Round 22		Lopez played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 374 to 341 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-12, +429.
Round 23		Lopez played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 369 to 316 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-12, +482.
Round 24		Lopez played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 345 to 461 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-13, +366.
Round 25		Lopez played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 364 to 335 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Lopez's record vs. Goodwin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-13, +395.
Round 26		Lopez played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 362 to 431 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Lopez's record vs. Saldanha in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLLL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-14, +326.
Round 27		Lopez played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and tied at 362 . Before this event, Lopez had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +326.
Round 28		Lopez played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 350 to 305 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +371.
Round 29		Lopez played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 376 to 395 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +352.
Round 30		Lopez played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 367 to 375 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Lopez had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +344.

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