Ronnie Thomas [#148] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ronnie Thomas, 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. Thomas currently has a record of 18-12, -119, and is ranked #31 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): Ronnie Surname(s): Thomas Home: Bethesda, MD, United States Age: 41 Awards: Hobbies: Scrabble, bicycling, hiking, reading Occupation: Herbalife Distributor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	77-102 (0.430)
Past 1-12 months	10-7 (0.588)	WWWWW L W LL W LL WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	10-7 (0.588)	L WW L W LLL WW L WWWWW L
Past 25-36 months	23-33 (0.411)	L WWWW LL WW L W L WWWWW LLLLLLLLLLLL W L WWW LL W LL W L W L W LLL WWW LLLLLL
Past 37-48 months	19-22 (0.463)	L W LL W L WW LLL W LL WW LLLL WWWW LL WW LL WW L W LLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	15-33 (0.312)	LLL WW LLLLL WTW LTL WW LLLLLLL WW LL W L WW LLLLLL W LLL W LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 369 Average against: 373
Before the Tournament		Thomas is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Thomas played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 450 to 338 (a spread of 112) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: ODENTON, MD Thomas's record vs. Noel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +112.
Round 2		Thomas played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 374 to 294 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +192.
Round 3		Thomas played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 356 to 458 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, +90.
Round 4		Thomas played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 224 to 410 (a spread of -186) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Thomas's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #102. Current record: 2-2, -96.
Round 5		Thomas played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 367 to 366 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-2, -95.
Round 6		Thomas played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 281 to 408 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-3, -222.
Round 7		Thomas played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 347 to 486 (a spread of -139) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: HYANNIS, MA Thomas's record vs. Spiller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). 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: T. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 3-4, -361.
Round 8		Thomas played #92 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 382 to 354 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Thomas had not played McArthur in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 4-4, -333.
Round 9		Thomas played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and lost 261 to 492 (a spread of -231) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 4-5, -564.
Round 10		Thomas played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and won 383 to 370 (a spread of 13) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Thomas's record vs. Strieb in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: WLW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-5, -551.
Round 11		Thomas played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 431 to 381 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-5, -501.
Round 12		Thomas played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 335 to 289 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-5, -455.
Round 13		Thomas played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 364 to 323 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 1999-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Thomas's record vs. Torres 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: #44. Current record: 8-5, -414.
Round 14		Thomas played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 211 to 470 (a spread of -259) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-6, -673.
Round 15		Thomas played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 482 to 234 (a spread of 248) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-6, -425.
Round 16		Thomas played #131 Brian Sebastian (Cincinnati, OH) and won 397 to 300 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Sebastian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-6, -328.
Round 17		Thomas played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 366 to 348 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-6, -310.
Round 18		Thomas played #57 Janet Gray (Clawson, MI) and won 399 to 328 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-6, -239.
Round 19		Thomas played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 409 to 422 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-7, -252.
Round 20		Thomas played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 277 to 505 (a spread of -228) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thomas's record vs. Goodman 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-8, -480.
Round 21		Thomas played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 307 to 443 (a spread of -136) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: RENO, NV Thomas's record vs. Diener in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). 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: WLL. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-9, -616.
Round 22		Thomas played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 375 to 416 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-10, -657.
Round 23		Thomas played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 410 to 333 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-10, -580.
Round 24		Thomas played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-10, -495.
Round 25		Thomas played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 406 to 362 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-10, -451.
Round 26		Thomas played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 428 to 448 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-11, -471.
Round 27		Thomas played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 439 to 241 (a spread of 198) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-11, -273.
Round 28		Thomas played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and won 505 to 297 (a spread of 208) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-11, -65.
Round 29		Thomas played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 397 to 321 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-11, +11.
Round 30		Thomas played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 281 to 411 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Thomas had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 18-12, -119.

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