Joe McCollum [#91] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joe McCollum, 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. McCollum currently has a record of 12.5-17.5, -382, and is ranked #140 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): Joe Surname(s): McCollum Home: Knoxville, TN, United States Age: 40 Hobbies: toastmasters, chess, star trek, etc. Occupation: Information Technology Specialist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-10 (0.231)
Past 1-12 months	3-6 (0.333)	L W LLLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 344 Average against: 359
Round 1		McCollum played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and tied at 365 . Before this event, McCollum had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		McCollum played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 365 to 363 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +2.
Round 3		McCollum played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and lost 311 to 345 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -32.
Round 4		McCollum played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and lost 364 to 401 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1.5-2.5, -69.
Round 5		McCollum played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 302 to 344 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -111.
Round 6		McCollum played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 290 to 440 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 1.5-4.5, -261.
Round 7		McCollum played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 381 to 357 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 2.5-4.5, -237.
Round 8		McCollum played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 333 to 317 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -221.
Round 9		McCollum played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 3.5-5.5, -237.
Round 10		McCollum played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 309 to 370 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, McCollum had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -298.
Round 11		McCollum played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 279 to 454 (a spread of -175) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -473.
Round 12		McCollum played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 334 to 358 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 3.5-8.5, -497.
Round 13		McCollum played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and lost 356 to 407 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 3.5-9.5, -548.
Round 14		McCollum played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 370 to 389 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 3.5-10.5, -567.
Round 15		McCollum played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 316 to 330 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #167. Current record: 3.5-11.5, -581.
Round 16		McCollum played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and won 364 to 336 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Burchett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 4.5-11.5, -553.
Round 17		McCollum recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 5.5-11.5, -503.
Round 18		McCollum played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 441 to 360 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 6.5-11.5, -422.
Round 19		McCollum played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 284 to 323 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 6.5-12.5, -461.
Round 20		McCollum played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 391 to 292 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 7.5-12.5, -362.
Round 21		McCollum played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 346 to 343 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -359.
Round 22		McCollum played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 394 to 321 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -286.
Round 23		McCollum played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and lost 314 to 359 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCollum's record vs. Schaeffer 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: #132. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -331.
Round 24		McCollum played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and won 412 to 349 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Sikorski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -268.
Round 25		McCollum played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 290 to 391 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Mitchnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -369.
Round 26		McCollum played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 269 to 390 (a spread of -121) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: KNOXVILLE, TN McCollum's record vs. Sapot in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LWLW. 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: #141. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -490.
Round 27		McCollum played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 316 to 409 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 10.5-16.5, -583.
Round 28		McCollum played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 485 to 296 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -394.
Round 29		McCollum played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 309 to 322 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, McCollum had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -407.
Round 30		McCollum played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 336 to 311 (a spread of 25) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN McCollum's record vs. Schaeffer 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: #140. Current record: 12.5-17.5, -382.

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