Jill Turney [#153] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jill Turney, 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. Turney currently has a record of 16-14, +469, and is ranked #62 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): Jill Surname(s): Turney Home: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Awards: Hobbies: Occupation: Dentist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-2 (0.778)
Past 1-12 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
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: 468 Average for: 380 Average against: 365
Round 1		Turney played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 407 to 357 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Turney had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Turney played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 376 to 383 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Turney had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3		Turney played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 441 to 329 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Turney had not played Zxqkj in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +155.
Round 4		Turney played #5 Jamila Atcha (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 405 to 353 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Turney had not played Atcha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-1, +207.
Round 5		Turney played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 396 to 371 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Turney had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +232.
Round 6		Turney played #148 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 408 to 281 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Turney had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +359.
Round 7		Turney played #107 Rose Noel (Springdale, MD) and won 431 to 255 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Turney had not played Noel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +535.
Round 8		Turney played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 336 to 388 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Turney had not played Chase in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +483.
Round 9		Turney played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 439 to 363 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Turney had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +559.
Round 10		Turney played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 468 to 354 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Turney had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +673.
Round 11		Turney played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 444 to 359 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Turney had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +758.
Round 12		Turney played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 330 to 357 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Turney had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-3, +731.
Round 13		Turney played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 419 to 370 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Turney had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +780.
Round 14		Turney played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 363 to 380 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Turney had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +763.
Round 15		Turney played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Turney had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +768.
Round 16		Turney played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 421 to 446 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Turney's record vs. Brown in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #10. Current record: 11-5, +743.
Round 17		Turney played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 306 to 349 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Turney had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-6, +700.
Round 18		Turney played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Turney had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +686.
Round 19		Turney played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 360 to 430 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Turney's record vs. Saldanha 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: #34. Current record: 11-8, +616.
Round 20		Turney played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and won 431 to 289 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Turney had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, +758.
Round 21		Turney played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 264 to 430 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Turney had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, +592.
Round 22		Turney played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 380 to 366 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Turney had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +606.
Round 23		Turney played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 452 to 294 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Turney had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +764.
Round 24		Turney played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 342 to 389 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Turney had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-10, +717.
Round 25		Turney played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 401 to 392 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Turney had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-10, +726.
Round 26		Turney played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 354 to 418 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Turney had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-11, +662.
Round 27		Turney played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 282 to 363 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Turney had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-12, +581.
Round 28		Turney played #69 Maureen Kennerk (Hicksville, OH) and won 383 to 300 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Turney had not played Kennerk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 16-12, +664.
Round 29		Turney played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 306 to 390 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Turney had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-13, +580.
Round 30		Turney played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and lost 278 to 389 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Turney had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 16-14, +469.

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