Pat Sanchez [#123] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Pat Sanchez, 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. Sanchez currently has a record of 16-14, -155, and is ranked #73 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): Pat Surname(s): Sanchez Home: Dallas, TX, United States Age: 56 Awards: illustrated the Six Flags Map Hobbies: redefining purple passion Occupation: web design

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	26-27 (0.491)
Past 1-12 months	12-10 (0.545)	L WWW LL WWW LLL W LL WW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	11-11 (0.500)	WWWWWW L WW LLLLLL W L WW LLL
Past 25-36 months	2-6 (0.250)	L W L W LLLL
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 461 Average for: 357 Average against: 363
Round 1		Sanchez played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 341 to 449 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 0-1, -108.
Round 2		Sanchez played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 348 to 327 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 1-1, -87.
Round 3		Sanchez played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 429 to 327 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Sanchez's record vs. Koczka in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-1, +15.
Round 4		Sanchez played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 431 to 240 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +206.
Round 5		Sanchez played #156 Yolanda Ushry (Pemberton, NJ) and lost 388 to 389 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Ushry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, +205.
Round 6		Sanchez played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 298 to 449 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, +54.
Round 7		Sanchez played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 317 to 443 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-4, -72.
Round 8		Sanchez played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 420 to 257 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-4, +91.
Round 9		Sanchez played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 309 to 303 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-4, +97.
Round 10		Sanchez played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 339 to 392 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-5, +44.
Round 11		Sanchez played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 288 to 428 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Espallardo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-6, -96.
Round 12		Sanchez played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 429 to 368 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 6-6, -35.
Round 13		Sanchez played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 251 to 435 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-7, -219.
Round 14		Sanchez played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 370 to 322 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-7, -171.
Round 15		Sanchez played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and lost 269 to 429 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-8, -331.
Round 16		Sanchez played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and lost 347 to 382 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7-9, -366.
Round 17		Sanchez played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 330 to 442 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: DANBURY, CT Sanchez's record vs. Cleary in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 7-10, -478.
Round 18		Sanchez played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 440 to 332 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Catanese in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-10, -370.
Round 19		Sanchez played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 410 to 323 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 9-10, -283.
Round 20		Sanchez played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 345 to 341 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-10, -279.
Round 21		Sanchez played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and won 370 to 342 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-10, -251.
Round 22		Sanchez played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 461 to 362 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12-10, -152.
Round 23		Sanchez played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 346 to 214 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-10, -20.
Round 24		Sanchez played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 371 to 322 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX Sanchez's record vs. Davis 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: #46. Current record: 14-10, +29.
Round 25		Sanchez played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 436 to 312 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-10, +153.
Round 26		Sanchez played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 387 to 325 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-10, +215.
Round 27		Sanchez played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 301 to 380 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-11, +136.
Round 28		Sanchez played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 338 to 381 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-12, +93.
Round 29		Sanchez played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 277 to 456 (a spread of -179) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-13, -86.
Round 30		Sanchez played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 334 to 403 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Sanchez had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 16-14, -155.

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