Diane Brown [#18] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Diane Brown, 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. Brown currently has a record of 16-14, -378, and is ranked #60 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): Diane Surname(s): Brown Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 58 Awards: Surviving 33 years of teaching Hobbies: Photography, Exotic AdventureTravel, Art Gallery Docent, Scrabble Occupation: Retired FSL Consultant

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25.5-39.5 (0.392)
Past 1-12 months	2-8 (0.200)	L W LL W LLLLL
Past 13-24 months	6-5 (0.545)	WW LL WW LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	5-6 (0.455)	LLL WW LLL WWW
Past 37-48 months	5.5-4.5 (0.550)	L WTL W L W L WW
Past 49-60 months	7-16 (0.304)	LLLLLLL W L W LL W L WW L W LLLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 433 Average for: 358 Average against: 371
Before the Tournament		Brown is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 1		Brown played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 372 to 277 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Brown had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-0, +95.
Round 2		Brown played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 367 to 362 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Brown had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-0, +100.
Round 3		Brown played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 302 to 447 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Brown had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-1, -45.
Round 4		Brown played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 322 to 394 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Brown had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-2, -117.
Round 5		Brown played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 403 to 348 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Brown had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-2, -62.
Round 6		Brown played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 390 to 387 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Brown had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-2, -59.
Round 7		Brown played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 337 to 313 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Brown's record vs. Gier in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: LL. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-2, -35.
Round 8		Brown played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 394 to 299 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Brown had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-2, +60.
Round 9		Brown played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 433 to 320 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Brown had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +173.
Round 10		Brown played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 341 to 434 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Brown had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-3, +80.
Round 11		Brown played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 350 to 387 (a spread of -37) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Brown's record vs. Pipi 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: #37. Current record: 7-4, +43.
Round 12		Brown played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 409 to 391 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Brown had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-4, +61.
Round 13		Brown played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 402 to 300 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Brown had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-4, +163.
Round 14		Brown played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 357 to 323 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Brown had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +197.
Round 15		Brown played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 337 to 282 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Brown had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-4, +252.
Round 16		Brown played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 387 to 289 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Brown had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +350.
Round 17		Brown played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 303 to 554 (a spread of -251) . Before this event, Brown had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-5, +99.
Round 18		Brown played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and won 384 to 345 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Brown had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-5, +138.
Round 19		Brown played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and won 364 to 334 (a spread of 30) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Brown's record vs. King 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: #6. Current record: 14-5, +168.
Round 20		Brown played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 412 to 354 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Brown had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-5, +226.
Round 21		Brown played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 417 to 435 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Brown had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-6, +208.
Round 22		Brown played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Brown had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-7, +178.
Round 23		Brown played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 327 to 364 (a spread of -37) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brown's record vs. Clark in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLLLW. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-8, +141.
Round 24		Brown played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 303 to 541 (a spread of -238) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Brown's record vs. Gooley 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: #24. Current record: 15-9, -97.
Round 25		Brown played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 344 to 369 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Brown had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-10, -122.
Round 26		Brown played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 339 to 329 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Brown had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-10, -112.
Round 27		Brown played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 347 to 423 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Brown had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-11, -188.
Round 28		Brown played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 288 to 351 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Brown had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-12, -251.
Round 29		Brown played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 307 to 433 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Brown had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 16-13, -377.
Round 30		Brown played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 385 to 386 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Brown had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 16-14, -378.

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