Wallace Schultz [#128] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wallace Schultz, 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. Schultz currently has a record of 16-14, +490, and is ranked #61 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): Wallace Surname(s): Schultz Home: Las Vegas, NM, United States Age: 48 Awards: 1st place in Lubbock, 3/03; Phoenix, 2/04; York, 3/04, among others Hobbies: Scrabble; hiking; music; movies; reading Occupation: artist/teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-6 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	8-5 (0.615)	W L WWW LL WWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 459 Average for: 383 Average against: 368
Round 1		Schultz played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 446 to 358 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2		Schultz recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-0, +138.
Round 3		Schultz played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 397 to 328 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +207.
Round 4		Schultz played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 380 to 363 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +224.
Round 5		Schultz played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 404 to 338 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-0, +290.
Round 6		Schultz played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 340 to 424 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-1, +206.
Round 7		Schultz played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 423 to 276 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +353.
Round 8		Schultz played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 378 to 443 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, +288.
Round 9		Schultz played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 424 to 341 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +371.
Round 10		Schultz played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 412 to 483 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-3, +300.
Round 11		Schultz played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 331 to 462 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-4, +169.
Round 12		Schultz played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and tied at 377 . Before this event, Schultz had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +169.
Round 13		Schultz played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 337 to 449 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +57.
Round 14		Schultz played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and tied at 391 . Before this event, Schultz had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-6, +57.
Round 15		Schultz played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 450 to 378 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Mercatante in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-6, +129.
Round 16		Schultz played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and lost 346 to 385 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-7, +90.
Round 17		Schultz played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 348 to 366 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-8, +72.
Round 18		Schultz played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 381 to 376 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-8, +77.
Round 19		Schultz played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 305 to 349 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-9, +33.
Round 20		Schultz played #31 Michelle Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 370 to 395 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-10, +8.
Round 21		Schultz played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 421 to 298 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Palazzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 11-10, +131.
Round 22		Schultz played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 343 to 351 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 11-11, +123.
Round 23		Schultz played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 297 to 353 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-12, +67.
Round 24		Schultz played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 345 to 397 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-13, +15.
Round 25		Schultz played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 428 to 414 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-13, +29.
Round 26		Schultz played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 459 to 247 (a spread of 212) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Rawlins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-13, +241.
Round 27		Schultz played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and lost 407 to 419 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-14, +229.
Round 28		Schultz played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 434 to 277 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-14, +386.
Round 29		Schultz played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 335 to 319 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 15-14, +402.
Round 30		Schultz played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 408 to 320 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Schultz had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 16-14, +490.

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