Rose Noel [#107] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rose Noel, 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. Noel currently has a record of 13-17, -68, and is ranked #120 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): Rose Surname(s): Noel Home: Springdale, MD, United States Age: 61 Hobbies: Scrabble, Reading Occupation: Computer Specialist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	15-23 (0.395)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	3-8 (0.273)	L W LLL WW LLLL
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	6-13 (0.316)	L WW L W LLLLLL W LLLL WW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 477 Average for: 364 Average against: 368
Before the Tournament		Noel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Noel played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 338 to 450 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: ODENTON, MD Noel's record vs. Thomas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 0-1, -112.
Round 2		Noel played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 395 to 302 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Noel had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-1, -19.
Round 3		Noel played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 288 to 431 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Noel had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 1-2, -162.
Round 4		Noel played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 340 to 423 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Noel had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 1-3, -245.
Round 5		Noel played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 383 to 409 (a spread of -26) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: ODENTON, MD Noel's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #158. Current record: 1-4, -271.
Round 6		Noel played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 418 to 328 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Noel had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 2-4, -181.
Round 7		Noel played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 255 to 431 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Noel had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 2-5, -357.
Round 8		Noel played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 318 to 384 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Noel had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 2-6, -423.
Round 9		Noel played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 281 to 411 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Noel had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 2-7, -553.
Round 10		Noel played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 458 to 384 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Noel had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 3-7, -479.
Round 11		Noel played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 422 to 322 (a spread of 100) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: ANNAPOLIS, MD Noel's record vs. Hanley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 4-7, -379.
Round 12		Noel played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 322 to 397 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Noel had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 4-8, -454.
Round 13		Noel played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 404 to 421 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Noel had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 4-9, -471.
Round 14		Noel played #117 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 399 to 323 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Noel had not played Rogers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 5-9, -395.
Round 15		Noel played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 477 to 305 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Noel had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 6-9, -223.
Round 16		Noel played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and lost 303 to 345 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Noel had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 6-10, -265.
Round 17		Noel played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 348 to 382 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Noel had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 6-11, -299.
Round 18		Noel played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 402 to 322 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Noel had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 7-11, -219.
Round 19		Noel played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 342 to 391 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Noel had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 7-12, -268.
Round 20		Noel played #24 Clayton Colwell (Austin, TX) and lost 371 to 410 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Noel had not played Colwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 7-13, -307.
Round 21		Noel played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 457 to 333 (a spread of 124) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BERLIN, NJ Noel's record vs. Thompson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 8-13, -183.
Round 22		Noel played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 314 to 439 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Noel had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 8-14, -308.
Round 23		Noel played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and lost 342 to 387 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Noel had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 8-15, -353.
Round 24		Noel played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 393 to 297 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Noel had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 9-15, -257.
Round 25		Noel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 10-15, -207.
Round 26		Noel played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 406 to 269 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Noel had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 11-15, -70.
Round 27		Noel played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 352 to 348 (a spread of 4) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: ANNAPOLIS, MD Noel's record vs. Schaeffer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 12-15, -66.
Round 28		Noel played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 265 to 391 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Noel had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 12-16, -192.
Round 29		Noel played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 355 to 370 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Noel had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 12-17, -207.
Round 30		Noel played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 394 to 255 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Noel had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 13-17, -68.

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