Charmaine Wolfe [#165] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Charmaine Wolfe, 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. Wolfe currently has a record of 20-10, +547, and is ranked #10 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): Charmaine Surname(s): Wolfe Home: North Tonawanda, NY, United States Age: 50 Hobbies: Scrabble Occupation: Book Cataloger

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	130-87 (0.599)
Past 1-12 months	32-19 (0.627)	L WW L WW L WW LLLL WWW LLL WW L WWWW LLL WWWW L WWWWWW L WW LLL WWWWW
Past 13-24 months	25-16 (0.610)	W LLL WWWWWW L WWWW L W LLL WW L WW L WWWWWWWWW LLLLLL
Past 25-36 months	24-22 (0.522)	LLLL W LL WW LLL WWW LLL WW L W L W L W L WWW LLL W L WWW L WWWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	29-14 (0.674)	LLL W LLL W L WWWWW L WWWWWWW L WWWW L WWWWW L W L W LL WWWW
Past 49-60 months	20-16 (0.556)	LLLLL WWWWWWWWWWW L WW LLL W LL WWW LLL WWW LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 536 Average for: 381 Average against: 363
Before the Tournament		Wolfe is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Wolfe played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 412 to 395 (a spread of 17) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Wolfe's record vs. Lyda in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #72. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Wolfe played #149 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 324 to 318 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: BUFFALO, NY Wolfe's record vs. Thompson 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-0, +23.
Round 3		Wolfe played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 326 to 325 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-0, +24.
Round 4		Wolfe played #143 Jay Strieb (Ardmore, PA) and lost 334 to 394 (a spread of -60) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Wolfe's record vs. Strieb 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: #54. Current record: 3-1, -36.
Round 5		Wolfe played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 403 to 350 (a spread of 53) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Wolfe's record vs. Morehead in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #34. Current record: 4-1, +17.
Round 6		Wolfe played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 318 to 472 (a spread of -154) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Wolfe's record vs. Knapp in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #55. Current record: 4-2, -137.
Round 7		Wolfe played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and won 405 to 344 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-2, -76.
Round 8		Wolfe played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and lost 295 to 557 (a spread of -262) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-3, -338.
Round 9		Wolfe played #38 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 323 to 390 (a spread of -67) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT. CANADA Wolfe's record vs. Edwards in the 5 years leading up to this event: 8-3 (0.727). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: LWLWW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-4, -405. Wolfe is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Wolfe played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 418 to 383 (a spread of 35) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Wolfe's record vs. Cullman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #63. Current record: 6-4, -370.
Round 11		Wolfe played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 446 to 244 (a spread of 202) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-4, -168.
Round 12		Wolfe played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 429 to 314 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-4, -53.
Round 13		Wolfe played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 361 to 337 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY Wolfe's record vs. Chen 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: #26. Current record: 9-4, -29.
Round 14		Wolfe played #169 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 374 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Wolfe's record vs. Zxqkj in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. 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: #35. Current record: 9-5, -62.
Round 15		Wolfe played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 330 to 426 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-6, -158.
Round 16		Wolfe played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 419 to 359 (a spread of 60) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Wolfe's record vs. Diener 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: #36. Current record: 10-6, -98.
Round 17		Wolfe played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 323 to 411 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Wolfe's record vs. Foster in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-7, -186.
Round 18		Wolfe played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 390 to 392 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-8, -188.
Round 19		Wolfe played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 513 to 375 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-8, -50.
Round 20		Wolfe played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 374 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-9, -54.
Round 21		Wolfe played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 389 to 329 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-9, +6.
Round 22		Wolfe played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 388 to 343 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-9, +51.
Round 23		Wolfe played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 345 to 330 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-9, +66.
Round 24		Wolfe played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 373 to 287 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-9, +152.
Round 25		Wolfe played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 435 to 340 (a spread of 95) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MOHAWK VALLEY, NY Wolfe's record vs. Goodman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-9, +247.
Round 26		Wolfe played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 346 to 307 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Wolfe's record vs. Espallardo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-9, +286.
Round 27		Wolfe played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 536 to 359 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-9, +463.
Round 28		Wolfe played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 378 to 414 (a spread of -36) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Wolfe's record vs. Diener 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: #15. Current record: 18-10, +427.
Round 29		Wolfe played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 391 to 318 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-10, +500.
Round 30		Wolfe played #137 R. Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 368 to 321 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Wolfe had not played Sommer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 20-10, +547.

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