Carol Spencer Yamashita [#168] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Carol Spencer Yamashita, 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. Yamashita currently has a record of 13-17, -463, and is ranked #132 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): Carol Spencer Surname(s): Yamashita Home: Hilo, HI, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: boogie boarding, reading Occupation: potter

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-5 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	W LL W L
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 465 Average for: 349 Average against: 364
Round 1		Yamashita played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 339 to 363 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 0-1, -24.
Round 2		Yamashita played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 448 to 396 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Yamashita played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 373 to 410 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 1-2, -9.
Round 4		Yamashita played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 281 to 378 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 1-3, -106.
Round 5		Yamashita played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and lost 306 to 369 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 1-4, -169.
Round 6		Yamashita played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 351 to 349 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 2-4, -167.
Round 7		Yamashita played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 362 to 349 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 3-4, -154.
Round 8		Yamashita played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 257 to 420 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 3-5, -317.
Round 9		Yamashita played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 352 to 384 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 3-6, -349.
Round 10		Yamashita played #135 Raymond Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 333 to 320 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 4-6, -336.
Round 11		Yamashita played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 437 to 364 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 5-6, -263.
Round 12		Yamashita played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 455 to 431 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-6, -239.
Round 13		Yamashita played #146 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and lost 310 to 402 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Tam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 6-7, -331. Yamashita is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Yamashita played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 367 to 278 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-7, -242.
Round 15		Yamashita played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 283 to 387 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-8, -346.
Round 16		Yamashita played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 367 to 407 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Nelson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 7-9, -386.
Round 17		Yamashita played #126 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 377 to 249 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Schaeffer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 8-9, -258.
Round 18		Yamashita played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 284 to 401 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-10, -375.
Round 19		Yamashita played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and lost 324 to 406 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 8-11, -457.
Round 20		Yamashita played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 363 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 8-12, -508.
Round 21		Yamashita played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and won 465 to 311 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 9-12, -354.
Round 22		Yamashita played #132 Brian Serville (Bahamas) and won 317 to 245 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Serville in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-12, -282.
Round 23		Yamashita played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 200 to 372 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Kitchen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10-13, -454.
Round 24		Yamashita played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 396 to 331 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 11-13, -389.
Round 25		Yamashita played #42 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 365 to 397 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Fialkow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 11-14, -421.
Round 26		Yamashita played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 425 to 318 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 12-14, -314.
Round 27		Yamashita played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 365 to 369 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 12-15, -318.
Round 28		Yamashita played #3 Charlie Alexander (Tallahassee, GA) and won 358 to 350 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 13-15, -310. Yamashita is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Yamashita played #147 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 287 to 385 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Tang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 13-16, -408. Yamashita is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Yamashita played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 361 to 416 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Yamashita had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 13-17, -463.

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