Mike Wier [#163] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Wier, 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. Wier currently has a record of 19-11, +737, and is ranked #14 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): Wier Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Age: 61 Occupation: Land Surveyor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	19.5-11.5 (0.629)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	8.5-6.5 (0.567)	W LLLL WTWW L WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	7-2 (0.778)	WWWWWWW LL
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 381 Average against: 356
Round 1		Wier played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 395 to 334 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Wier had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Wier played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 477 to 332 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Wier had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +206.
Round 3		Wier played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 220 to 414 (a spread of -194) . Before this event, Wier had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-1, +12.
Round 4		Wier played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 421 to 280 (a spread of 141) . Before this event, Wier had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-1, +153.
Round 5		Wier played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and won 493 to 306 (a spread of 187) . Before this event, Wier had not played Margolis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-1, +340.
Round 6		Wier played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 412 to 303 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Wier had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +449.
Round 7		Wier played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 330 to 363 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Wier had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-2, +416.
Round 8		Wier played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and lost 238 to 566 (a spread of -328) . Before this event, Wier had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-3, +88.
Round 9		Wier played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 360 to 293 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Wier had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-3, +155.
Round 10		Wier played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 450 to 315 (a spread of 135) . Before this event, Wier had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-3, +290.
Round 11		Wier played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 418 to 339 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Wier had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +369.
Round 12		Wier played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and won 387 to 306 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Wier had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-3, +450.
Round 13		Wier played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 370 to 419 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Wier had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +401.
Round 14		Wier played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 357 to 416 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Wier had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-5, +342. Wier is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Wier played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 304 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Wier had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-5, +432.
Round 16		Wier played #155 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 368 to 331 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Wier's record vs. Udelson 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: #14. Current record: 11-5, +469.
Round 17		Wier played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 381 to 324 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Wier had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +526.
Round 18		Wier played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Wier had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +539.
Round 19		Wier played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 304 to 351 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Wier had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +492.
Round 20		Wier played #51 Robert Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Wier's record vs. Gillis 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: #9. Current record: 14-6, +552.
Round 21		Wier played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 352 to 394 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Wier had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +510.
Round 22		Wier played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 332 to 426 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Wier had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-8, +416.
Round 23		Wier played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 345 to 418 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Wier had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-9, +343.
Round 24		Wier played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 475 to 319 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Wier had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-9, +499.
Round 25		Wier played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 358 to 278 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Wier had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-9, +579.
Round 26		Wier played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 468 to 410 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Wier had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-9, +637.
Round 27		Wier played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and won 400 to 288 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Wier had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-9, +749.
Round 28		Wier played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and won 402 to 314 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Wier had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-9, +837.
Round 29		Wier played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 364 to 419 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Wier had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-10, +782. Wier is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Wier played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 364 to 409 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Wier had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-11, +737.

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