Yukiko Loritz [#82] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Yukiko Loritz, 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. Loritz currently has a record of 12-18, -389, and is ranked #146 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): Yukiko Surname(s): Loritz Home: Anaheim, CA, United States Age: 35 Occupation: mom/housewife

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-8 (0.652)
Past 1-12 months	9-4 (0.692)	L W L WWWWWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 491 Average for: 368 Average against: 381
Round 1		Loritz played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 286 to 359 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Loritz played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 408 to 409 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-2, -74.
Round 3		Loritz played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 461 to 332 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-2, +55.
Round 4		Loritz played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 352 to 373 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Loritz had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-3, +34.
Round 5		Loritz played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 330 to 425 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 1-4, -61.
Round 6		Loritz played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 434 to 312 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 2-4, +61.
Round 7		Loritz played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 408 to 331 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-4, +138.
Round 8		Loritz played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and lost 248 to 511 (a spread of -263) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Coker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 3-5, -125.
Round 9		Loritz played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 384 to 352 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-5, -93.
Round 10		Loritz played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 273 to 453 (a spread of -180) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 4-6, -273.
Round 11		Loritz played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 491 to 336 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 5-6, -118.
Round 12		Loritz played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 477 to 351 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Loritz had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-6, +8.
Round 13		Loritz played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 290 to 404 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 6-7, -106.
Round 14		Loritz played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and lost 382 to 412 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-8, -136.
Round 15		Loritz played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 391 to 317 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-8, -62.
Round 16		Loritz played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 294 to 318 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 7-9, -86.
Round 17		Loritz played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 463 to 472 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7-10, -95.
Round 18		Loritz played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 463 to 332 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 8-10, +36.
Round 19		Loritz played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 318 to 436 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-11, -82.
Round 20		Loritz played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 390 to 355 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Loritz had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-11, -47.
Round 21		Loritz played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 339 to 337 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 10-11, -45.
Round 22		Loritz played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 369 to 373 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-12, -49.
Round 23		Loritz played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 263 to 367 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10-13, -153.
Round 24		Loritz played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 384 to 308 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Loritz had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11-13, -77.
Round 25		Loritz played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 294 to 444 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 11-14, -227.
Round 26		Loritz played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 442 to 451 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Loritz had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 11-15, -236.
Round 27		Loritz played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 302 to 347 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Denton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 11-16, -281.
Round 28		Loritz played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 419 to 410 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 12-16, -272.
Round 29		Loritz played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 349 to 421 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Loritz had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 12-17, -344.
Round 30		Loritz played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 343 to 388 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Loritz had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 12-18, -389.

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