Margaret Swanson [#145] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Margaret Swanson, 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. Swanson currently has a record of 12-18, -393, and is ranked #147 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): Margaret Surname(s): Swanson Home: Atlanta, GA, United States Age: 72 Hobbies: Scrabble and walking Occupation: Retired Medical Secretary

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	45-54 (0.455)
Past 1-12 months	15-17 (0.469)	LLL WWWWW LL WW LLL W L W LL WWW LL W L W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	4-8 (0.333)	W LLLLLL W LL WW
Past 25-36 months	11-5 (0.688)	L WWW L W LL WWWW L WWW
Past 37-48 months	6-12 (0.333)	LLL W LLL W L W LL W LL WW L
Past 49-60 months	9-12 (0.429)	LLL W LLLLL W LLLL WWWWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 361 Average against: 376
Round 1		Swanson played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 272 to 423 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #160. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2		Swanson played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 435 to 463 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Swanson's record vs. Warner in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #156. Current record: 0-2, -179.
Round 3		Swanson played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 340 to 315 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 1-2, -154.
Round 4		Swanson played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 331 to 366 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 1-3, -189.
Round 5		Swanson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-3, -139.
Round 6		Swanson played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 424 to 340 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-3, -55.
Round 7		Swanson played #7 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Swanson's record vs. Baker 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-3, -6.
Round 8		Swanson played #46 Judith Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 341 to 327 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Ford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-3, +8.
Round 9		Swanson played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and lost 304 to 402 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-4, -90.
Round 10		Swanson played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 275 to 385 (a spread of -110) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: COLLEGE PARK, GA Swanson's record vs. Gillis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-5, -200.
Round 11		Swanson played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-6, -289.
Round 12		Swanson played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 369 to 365 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-6, -285.
Round 13		Swanson played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 360 to 412 (a spread of -52) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Swanson'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: #117. Current record: 6-7, -337.
Round 14		Swanson played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 345 to 386 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Swanson had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 6-8, -378.
Round 15		Swanson played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 336 to 392 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 6-9, -434.
Round 16		Swanson played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 329 to 396 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Swanson's record vs. Slaughter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 6-10, -501.
Round 17		Swanson played #68 Elisabeth Derek Jordan (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 312 to 375 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Jordan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 6-11, -564.
Round 18		Swanson played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 392 to 340 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 7-11, -512.
Round 19		Swanson played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 486 to 215 (a spread of 271) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Swanson's record vs. Sanders 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: #127. Current record: 8-11, -241.
Round 20		Swanson played #70 Robert Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 440 to 338 (a spread of 102) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Swanson's record vs. Kilpatrick 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: #112. Current record: 9-11, -139.
Round 21		Swanson played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 426 to 386 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-11, -99.
Round 22		Swanson played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and lost 329 to 416 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-12, -186.
Round 23		Swanson played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 271 to 389 (a spread of -118) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Swanson's record vs. McArthur in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 10-13, -304.
Round 24		Swanson played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 318 to 397 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 10-14, -383.
Round 25		Swanson played #109 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 321 to 385 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Swanson's record vs. Palazzo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 10-15, -447.
Round 26		Swanson played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 404 to 413 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 10-16, -456.
Round 27		Swanson played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 358 to 461 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 10-17, -559.
Round 28		Swanson played #84 Ossie Mair (Lauderhill, FL) and won 403 to 329 (a spread of 74) . The last time these two played was 2002-03 at: GATLINBURG, TN Swanson's record vs. Mair 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: WW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 11-17, -485.
Round 29		Swanson played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 438 to 297 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Swanson had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 12-17, -344.
Round 30		Swanson played #111 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 342 to 391 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2000-12 at: KNOXVILLE, TX Swanson's record vs. Pitzer 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: #147. Current record: 12-18, -393.

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