Jay Strieb [#143] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jay Strieb, 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. Strieb currently has a record of 12-18, +91, and is ranked #144 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): Jay Surname(s): Strieb Home: Ardmore, PA, United States Age: 64 Hobbies: Scrabble, ballroom dancing Occupation: College Faculty

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	57-45 (0.559)
Past 1-12 months	10-14 (0.417)	LL W LLL W L W L W LL WWW L W LLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	12-9 (0.571)	LL WW L WWWW L WW L WWW LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	12-8 (0.600)	L WW LLL WWWW LLL W L WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	11-7 (0.611)	L WWWWW L WW L W L W LLL WW
Past 49-60 months	12-7 (0.632)	L WWWWWWW LL W L W L WWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 472 Average for: 372 Average against: 369
Round 1		Strieb played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 400 to 436 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Strieb played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 417 to 307 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +74.
Round 3		Strieb played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 392 to 403 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, +63.
Round 4		Strieb played #165 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 394 to 334 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Strieb's record vs. Wolfe 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: #64. Current record: 2-2, +123.
Round 5		Strieb played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 345 to 382 (a spread of -37) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BERLIN, NJ Strieb's record vs. Thompson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 9-4 (0.692). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: WWWLW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 2-3, +86.
Round 6		Strieb played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 327 to 364 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 2-4, +49.
Round 7		Strieb played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 273 to 371 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 2-5, -49.
Round 8		Strieb played #114 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 405 to 315 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Strieb's record vs. Rawlins 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-5, +41.
Round 9		Strieb played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and lost 284 to 471 (a spread of -187) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 3-6, -146.
Round 10		Strieb played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and lost 370 to 383 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Strieb's record vs. Thomas in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 3-7, -159.
Round 11		Strieb played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 359 to 371 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #153. Current record: 3-8, -171.
Round 12		Strieb played #45 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 280 to 448 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Fishman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 3-9, -339.
Round 13		Strieb played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and lost 353 to 456 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 3-10, -442.
Round 14		Strieb played #2 Thomas Adas (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 308 to 364 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Adas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 3-11, -498.
Round 15		Strieb played #142 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and won 403 to 335 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Steele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 4-11, -430.
Round 16		Strieb played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 457 to 330 (a spread of 127) . The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: BERLIN, NJ Strieb's record vs. Mair 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: #155. Current record: 5-11, -303.
Round 17		Strieb played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 5-12, -336.
Round 18		Strieb played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 458 to 340 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 6-12, -218.
Round 19		Strieb played #78 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 335 to 362 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Lewis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 6-13, -245.
Round 20		Strieb played #50 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 442 to 281 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Gee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 7-13, -84.
Round 21		Strieb played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 368 to 334 (a spread of 34) . The last time these two played was 2002-05 at: ANNAPOLIS, MD Strieb's record vs. Schaeffer 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: #140. Current record: 8-13, -50.
Round 22		Strieb played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 334 to 438 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Pitzer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 8-14, -154.
Round 23		Strieb played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 450 to 353 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 9-14, -57.
Round 24		Strieb played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 472 to 283 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 10-14, +132.
Round 25		Strieb played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: PISCATAWAY, NJ Strieb's record vs. Stulman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 10-15, +59.
Round 26		Strieb played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 425 to 363 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 11-15, +121.
Round 27		Strieb played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 346 to 323 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-15, +144.
Round 28		Strieb played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 352 to 364 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Strieb had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 12-16, +132.
Round 29		Strieb played #98 Lynne Mitchnick (North Bergen, NJ) and lost 340 to 346 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Strieb's record vs. Mitchnick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 12-17, +126.
Round 30		Strieb played #103 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 358 to 393 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: LANCASTER, PA Strieb's record vs. Myers 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: #144. Current record: 12-18, +91.

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