Mike Stafford [#140] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Stafford, 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. Stafford currently has a record of 18-12, +574, and is ranked #24 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): Mike Surname(s): Stafford Home: Columbus, OH, United States Age: 31 Hobbies: Church band, family history Occupation: Medical Transcriptionist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-5 (0.583)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	L W LL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 515 Average for: 378 Average against: 359
Round 1		Stafford played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 373 to 337 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-0, +36.
Round 2		Stafford played #34 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 381 to 351 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Donelick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-0, +66.
Round 3		Stafford played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and won 353 to 320 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-0, +99.
Round 4		Stafford played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 375 to 307 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-0, +167.
Round 5		Stafford played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 354 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Stafford had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-1, +134.
Round 6		Stafford played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 331 to 278 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-1, +187.
Round 7		Stafford played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 366 to 307 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Hanley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-1, +246.
Round 8		Stafford played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 430 to 400 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-1, +276. Stafford is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Stafford played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 363 to 439 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-2, +200.
Round 10		Stafford played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 371 to 353 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-2, +218.
Round 11		Stafford played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 453 to 246 (a spread of 207) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-2, +425.
Round 12		Stafford played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 462 to 261 (a spread of 201) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-2, +626.
Round 13		Stafford played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 397 to 432 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +591.
Round 14		Stafford played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 380 to 438 (a spread of -58) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Stafford's record vs. Scheiten in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #11. Current record: 10-4, +533.
Round 15		Stafford played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 449 to 366 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-4, +616. Stafford is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Stafford is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Stafford played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 340 to 500 (a spread of -160) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Stafford's record vs. Scheiten in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #16. Current record: 11-5, +456.
Round 17		Stafford played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 276 to 444 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11-6, +288.
Round 18		Stafford played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 386 to 328 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-6, +346.
Round 19		Stafford played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 334 to 313 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-6, +367.
Round 20		Stafford played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 515 to 348 (a spread of 167) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-6, +534.
Round 21		Stafford played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 476 to 239 (a spread of 237) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +771.
Round 22		Stafford played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 363 to 435 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +699.
Round 23		Stafford played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 247 to 440 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +506.
Round 24		Stafford played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 312 to 439 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-9, +379.
Round 25		Stafford played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 347 to 356 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-10, +370.
Round 26		Stafford played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 399 to 238 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-10, +531.
Round 27		Stafford played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 389 to 323 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-10, +597.
Round 28		Stafford played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 474 to 364 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +707.
Round 29		Stafford played #89 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and lost 303 to 419 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Stafford had not played McCall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-11, +591.
Round 30		Stafford played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 384 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Stafford had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-12, +574.

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