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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
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 |
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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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