Teresa Sanders [#124] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Teresa Sanders, 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. Sanders currently has a record of 12-18, -760, and is ranked #149 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): Teresa Surname(s): Sanders Home: Seguin, TX, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: movies, dining, reading Occupation: self employed

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	53-77 (0.408)
Past 1-12 months	17-26 (0.395)	L WW LLLL WWW LLLLLL W L WW LL W LLL W LL W L W LLL W LL WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	16-11 (0.593)	W LL WW L WWWW LL WW LL W L WWW L W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	10-18 (0.357)	LLL W LLL WW LLLL W LL W LLL WW LL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	6-11 (0.353)	W L W LL WW L W LLL W LLLL
Past 49-60 months	4-11 (0.267)	LL W L WW LLLL W LLLL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 350 Average against: 375
Round 1		Sanders played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 376 to 403 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -27.
Round 2		Sanders played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 382 to 314 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Sanders played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 345 to 311 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Sanders had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 2-1, +75.
Round 4		Sanders played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 318 to 377 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-2, +16.
Round 5		Sanders played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 430 to 291 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-2, +155.
Round 6		Sanders played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 340 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-2, +226.
Round 7		Sanders played #10 Jerri Bergeron (Atlanta, GA) and won 398 to 287 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-2, +337.
Round 8		Sanders played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 315 to 339 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-3, +313.
Round 9		Sanders played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 309 to 363 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-4, +259.
Round 10		Sanders played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 396 to 335 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +320.
Round 11		Sanders played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 278 to 397 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, +201.
Round 12		Sanders played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 316 to 431 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-6, +86.
Round 13		Sanders played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 316 to 532 (a spread of -216) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 6-7, -130.
Round 14		Sanders played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 301 to 406 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-8, -235.
Round 15		Sanders played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 267 to 450 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 6-9, -418.
Round 16		Sanders played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 484 to 356 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 7-9, -290.
Round 17		Sanders played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 390 to 329 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-9, -229.
Round 18		Sanders played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 418 to 383 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 9-9, -194.
Round 19		Sanders played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 215 to 486 (a spread of -271) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sanders's record vs. Swanson 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 9-10, -465.
Round 20		Sanders played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 326 to 461 (a spread of -135) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sanders's record vs. Wayne in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 9-11, -600.
Round 21		Sanders played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 409 to 332 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Sanders's record vs. Denton 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: #109. Current record: 10-11, -523.
Round 22		Sanders played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 341 to 374 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-12, -556.
Round 23		Sanders played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 362 to 366 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 10-13, -560.
Round 24		Sanders played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and lost 331 to 396 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 10-14, -625.
Round 25		Sanders played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 294 to 395 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 10-15, -726.
Round 26		Sanders played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 291 to 367 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 10-16, -802.
Round 27		Sanders played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 302 to 385 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #158. Current record: 10-17, -885.
Round 28		Sanders played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 323 to 366 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 10-18, -928.
Round 29		Sanders played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 384 to 362 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 11-18, -906.
Round 30		Sanders played #74 Claudia Koczka (Williamsville, NY) and won 464 to 318 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Sanders had not played Koczka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 12-18, -760.

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