Dick Brittain [#16] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dick Brittain, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Brittain currently has a record of 14-16, -139, and is ranked #95 in Division 4.

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): Dick Surname(s): Brittain Home: Springville, AL, United States Age: 62 Awards: Hobbies: Acting, Directing Occupation: Restaurant Food Runner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	27-18 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	2-5 (0.286)	LLLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	16-7 (0.696)	WWWWWW L WW L W LLLL WWWWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	3-1 (0.750)	WW L W
Past 49-60 months	4-2 (0.667)	WW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 439 Average for: 350 Average against: 355
Round 1		Brittain played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 320 to 430 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 0-1, -110.
Round 2		Brittain played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 437 to 292 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-1, +35.
Round 3		Brittain played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 319 to 336 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-2, +18.
Round 4		Brittain played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 418 to 279 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +157.
Round 5		Brittain played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 357 to 459 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-3, +55.
Round 6		Brittain played #120 Grant Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 399 to 383 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Rowland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, +71.
Round 7		Brittain played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 363 to 420 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-4, +14.
Round 8		Brittain played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 342 to 388 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-5, -32.
Round 9		Brittain played #74 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 439 to 362 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Landsbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-5, +45.
Round 10		Brittain played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 369 to 317 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: ATHENS, GA Brittain's record vs. Bowen 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: #71. Current record: 5-5, +97.
Round 11		Brittain played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 368 to 325 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, +140.
Round 12		Brittain played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 299 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +258.
Round 13		Brittain played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 370 to 307 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-5, +321.
Round 14		Brittain played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 291 to 342 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-6, +270.
Round 15		Brittain played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 402 to 412 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, +260.
Round 16		Brittain played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and lost 237 to 366 (a spread of -129) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-8, +131.
Round 17		Brittain played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 335 to 295 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-8, +171.
Round 18		Brittain played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 314 to 344 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-9, +141.
Round 19		Brittain played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 309 to 402 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Brittain's record vs. Blizzard in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-10, +48.
Round 20		Brittain played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 344 to 339 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-10, +53.
Round 21		Brittain played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 301 to 385 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-11, -31.
Round 22		Brittain played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 410 to 339 (a spread of 71) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTA, GA Brittain's record vs. Knobelsdorf 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-11, +40.
Round 23		Brittain played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 360 to 423 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: METAIRIE, LA Brittain's record vs. Larkins 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: #89. Current record: 11-12, -23.
Round 24		Brittain played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 283 to 316 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-13, -56.
Round 25		Brittain played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 306 to 363 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-14, -113.
Round 26		Brittain played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 327 to 304 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 12-14, -90.
Round 27		Brittain played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 302 to 449 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 12-15, -237.
Round 28		Brittain played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 353 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-15, -216.
Round 29		Brittain played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 297 to 375 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 13-16, -294.
Round 30		Brittain played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 399 to 244 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Brittain had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 14-16, -139.

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