Joanne Smith [#136] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Joanne Smith, 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. Smith currently has a record of 13-17, -220, and is ranked #124 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): Joanne Surname(s): Smith Home: Tucker, GA, United States Age: 51 Awards: NSC 1998 Novice - 2nd place; Memphis, TN 2002 A Division - 1st place Hobbies: Glass Blowing, Fishing, Information Pursuit Occupation: Graphic Design / Web Site Design

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	54-41 (0.568)
Past 1-12 months	7-7 (0.500)	L W LL WWWW LL W LL W
Past 13-24 months	13-4 (0.765)	L WWW L WWWWW L W L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	12-14 (0.462)	LL W L W L WWW L W L W L W L W LLLLL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	17-14 (0.548)	LL WW LLLL W LL WWW LL WW L WWW L WWW L WWW L
Past 49-60 months	5-2 (0.714)	WW L W L WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 458 Average for: 353 Average against: 362
Before the Tournament		Smith is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Smith played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 360 to 522 (a spread of -162) . Before this event, Smith had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 0-1, -162.
Round 2		Smith played #13 Joann Burchett (Atlanta, GA) and lost 270 to 405 (a spread of -135) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: ATHENS, GA Smith's record vs. Burchett in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #165. Current record: 0-2, -297.
Round 3		Smith played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 311 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Smith had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 1-2, -219.
Round 4		Smith played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 258 to 426 (a spread of -168) . The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Smith's record vs. Diener 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 1-3, -387.
Round 5		Smith played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 392 to 438 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Smith had not played Babina in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 1-4, -433.
Round 6		Smith played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 342 to 369 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Smith had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 1-5, -460.
Round 7		Smith played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 296 to 396 (a spread of -100) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Smith's record vs. Heidler 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: #164. Current record: 1-6, -560.
Round 8		Smith played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 324 to 348 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Smith's record vs. White 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #168. Current record: 1-7, -584.
Round 9		Smith played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and won 375 to 354 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Smith had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 2-7, -563.
Round 10		Smith recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 3-7, -513.
Round 11		Smith played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 370 to 282 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Smith had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 4-7, -425.
Round 12		Smith played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 356 to 239 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Smith had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 5-7, -308.
Round 13		Smith played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 400 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Smith had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 5-8, -347.
Round 14		Smith played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 353 to 375 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Smith had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 5-9, -369.
Round 15		Smith played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 458 to 295 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Smith had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 6-9, -206.
Round 16		Smith played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 395 to 268 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Smith had not played Myers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 7-9, -79.
Round 17		Smith played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 378 to 384 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Smith had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 7-10, -85.
Round 18		Smith played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and lost 303 to 377 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: ATHENS, GA Smith's record vs. Alexander in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #136. Current record: 7-11, -159.
Round 19		Smith played #26 Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) and lost 202 to 440 (a spread of -238) . Before this event, Smith had not played Cramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 7-12, -397.
Round 20		Smith played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and lost 338 to 354 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Smith had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 7-13, -413.
Round 21		Smith played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 402 to 336 (a spread of 66) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA Smith's record vs. Gray in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 8-13, -347.
Round 22		Smith played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 337 to 322 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Smith had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 9-13, -332.
Round 23		Smith played #164 Jeannie J. Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 411 to 291 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Smith had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-13, -212.
Round 24		Smith played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 396 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Smith had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 10-14, -256.
Round 25		Smith played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 444 to 294 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Smith had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-14, -106.
Round 26		Smith played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 310 to 436 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Smith had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-15, -232.
Round 27		Smith played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 378 to 368 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Smith had not played Kilpatrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 12-15, -222.
Round 28		Smith played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 341 to 344 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Smith had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 12-16, -225.
Round 29		Smith played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 369 to 378 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Smith's record vs. Denton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 12-17, -234.
Round 30		Smith played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Smith's record vs. White 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 13-17, -220.

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