Lynne Mitchnick [#98] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Lynne Mitchnick, 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. Mitchnick currently has a record of 15.5-14.5, +306, and is ranked #74 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): Lynne Surname(s): Mitchnick Home: North Bergen, NJ, United States Age: 50 Hobbies: Travel, Poker Occupation: Market Research

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	45-64 (0.413)
Past 1-12 months	8-8 (0.500)	W LL WWW LL WW LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	13.5-11.5 (0.540)	LLL W L W L WWW LLLL WTL WW L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	9-17 (0.346)	W LL WW LLLLL WWW LLLLLLL W LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	7-13 (0.350)	LL W L W LL W LLL W LLLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	7.5-14.5 (0.341)	L W LL W LTL W LL WW L W LLLL W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 379 Average against: 368
Round 1		Mitchnick played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 464 to 267 (a spread of 197) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Mitchnick's record vs. Serville 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: #5. Current record: 1-0, +197.
Round 2		Mitchnick played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +198.
Round 3		Mitchnick played #22 Edd Coker (Bronx, NY) and won 435 to 354 (a spread of 81) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Mitchnick's record vs. Coker 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +279.
Round 4		Mitchnick played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-1, +264.
Round 5		Mitchnick played #77 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 406 to 411 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Lashley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +259.
Round 6		Mitchnick played #40 Nick Fall (Napanee ON) and won 454 to 309 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Fall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +404.
Round 7		Mitchnick played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 398 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +397.
Round 8		Mitchnick played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and lost 370 to 391 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-4, +376.
Round 9		Mitchnick played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 342 to 506 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-5, +212.
Round 10		Mitchnick played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and tied at 428 . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4.5-5.5, +212.
Round 11		Mitchnick played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 298 to 384 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4.5-6.5, +126.
Round 12		Mitchnick played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 465 to 309 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5.5-6.5, +282.
Round 13		Mitchnick played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 383 to 426 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Mitchnick's record vs. Morehead 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: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 5.5-7.5, +239.
Round 14		Mitchnick played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 399 to 334 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +304.
Round 15		Mitchnick played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 409 to 305 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +408.
Round 16		Mitchnick played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 348 to 407 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7.5-8.5, +349.
Round 17		Mitchnick played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 363 to 447 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 7.5-9.5, +265.
Round 18		Mitchnick played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 329 to 355 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7.5-10.5, +239.
Round 19		Mitchnick played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 365 to 408 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 7.5-11.5, +196.
Round 20		Mitchnick played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and lost 272 to 394 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 7.5-12.5, +74.
Round 21		Mitchnick played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 321 to 336 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 7.5-13.5, +59.
Round 22		Mitchnick played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and won 375 to 361 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 8.5-13.5, +73.
Round 23		Mitchnick played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 413 to 330 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 9.5-13.5, +156.
Round 24		Mitchnick played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 380 to 326 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 10.5-13.5, +210.
Round 25		Mitchnick played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 391 to 290 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +311.
Round 26		Mitchnick played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 267 to 454 (a spread of -187) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: BAYSIDE, NY Mitchnick's record vs. Sikorski in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5.5-3.5 (0.611). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: WTL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WLW. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 11.5-14.5, +124.
Round 27		Mitchnick played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 434 to 320 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +238.
Round 28		Mitchnick played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 325 to 311 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Mitchnick's record vs. Myers 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: #99. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +252.
Round 29		Mitchnick played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and won 346 to 340 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Mitchnick's record vs. Strieb in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +258.
Round 30		Mitchnick played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 399 to 351 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Mitchnick had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +306.

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