Jessica Mercatante [#95] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jessica Mercatante, 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. Mercatante currently has a record of 13-17, -467, and is ranked #134 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): Jessica Surname(s): Mercatante Home: Oakland Gardens, NY, United States Age: 51 Hobbies: crosswords, reading Occupation: Registered Nurse

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	34.5-21.5 (0.616)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
Past 13-24 months	14-4 (0.778)	WW LL WWWWWWWWW LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	2-7 (0.222)	LL W L W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	6-0 (1.000)	WWWWWW
Past 49-60 months	8.5-10.5 (0.447)	WW LL W L W L W LLLTW LL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 356 Average against: 371
Round 1		Mercatante played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 356 to 364 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -8.
Round 2		Mercatante played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 328 to 426 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 0-2, -106.
Round 3		Mercatante played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 378 to 354 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-2, -82.
Round 4		Mercatante played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 336 to 378 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 1-3, -124.
Round 5		Mercatante played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 399 to 305 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-3, -30.
Round 6		Mercatante played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 348 to 282 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-3, +36.
Round 7		Mercatante played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 330 to 341 (a spread of -11) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BAYSIDE, NY Mercatante's record vs. Sikorski 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: #94. Current record: 3-4, +25.
Round 8		Mercatante played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and won 355 to 314 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-4, +66.
Round 9		Mercatante played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 419 to 396 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-4, +89.
Round 10		Mercatante played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and won 486 to 309 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-4, +266.
Round 11		Mercatante played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 381 to 334 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT Mercatante's record vs. Spiller 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-4, +313.
Round 12		Mercatante played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 404 to 405 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Mercatante's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-5, +312.
Round 13		Mercatante played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 389 to 341 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-5, +360.
Round 14		Mercatante played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 372 to 397 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-6, +335.
Round 15		Mercatante played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 378 to 450 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-7, +263.
Round 16		Mercatante played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Mercatante's record vs. Cullman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 8-8, +215.
Round 17		Mercatante played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 320 to 412 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 8-9, +123.
Round 18		Mercatante played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 9-9, +134.
Round 19		Mercatante played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 347 to 470 (a spread of -123) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Mercatante's record vs. Panitch 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: #96. Current record: 9-10, +11.
Round 20		Mercatante played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and lost 215 to 498 (a spread of -283) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 9-11, -272.
Round 21		Mercatante played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 365 to 411 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 9-12, -318.
Round 22		Mercatante played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and lost 313 to 429 (a spread of -116) . The last time these two played was 2000-07 at: ALBANY, NY Mercatante's record vs. Rawlins 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: #137. Current record: 9-13, -434.
Round 23		Mercatante played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 319 to 364 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 9-14, -479.
Round 24		Mercatante played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and won 331 to 320 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 10-14, -468.
Round 25		Mercatante played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 376 to 307 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 11-14, -399.
Round 26		Mercatante played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 336 to 312 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 12-14, -375.
Round 27		Mercatante played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 380 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 12-15, -396.
Round 28		Mercatante played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 367 to 385 (a spread of -18) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Mercatante's record vs. Fialkow in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 12-16, -414.
Round 29		Mercatante played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 387 to 357 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Mercatante had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 13-16, -384.
Round 30		Mercatante played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 269 to 352 (a spread of -83) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: BAYSIDE, NY Mercatante's record vs. Sikorski 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: #134. Current record: 13-17, -467.

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