Tony Claitor [#22] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Claitor, 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. Claitor currently has a record of 20-10, +899, and is ranked #7 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): Tony Surname(s): Claitor Home: Winter Park, FL, United States Age: 25 Awards: Scrabble-wise, nothing yet other than a few first place tournament finishes. Hobbies: guitar, concerts, music, movies Occupation: self employed

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	23.5-6.5 (0.783)
Past 1-12 months	23.5-6.5 (0.783)	WWWWWWWWWWWW L W L W LL WW L WWWWTWWW 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 511 Average for: 383 Average against: 353
Before the Tournament		Claitor is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Claitor played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 511 to 248 (a spread of 263) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +263.
Round 2		Claitor played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and lost 377 to 384 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Fonti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-1, +256.
Round 3		Claitor played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: MELBOURNE, FL Claitor's record vs. Kribs 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: #20. Current record: 2-1, +295.
Round 4		Claitor played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and won 406 to 378 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Manzolillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +323.
Round 5		Claitor played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 305 to 285 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +343.
Round 6		Claitor played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 392 to 391 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +344.
Round 7		Claitor played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 364 to 481 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-2, +227.
Round 8		Claitor played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and won 391 to 349 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-2, +269.
Round 9		Claitor played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 348 to 330 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-2, +287.
Round 10		Claitor played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and won 403 to 340 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +350.
Round 11		Claitor played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 365 to 349 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +366.
Round 12		Claitor played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 375 to 429 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-3, +312.
Round 13		Claitor played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 368 to 310 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +370.
Round 14		Claitor played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 368 to 376 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Claitor had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-4, +362.
Round 15		Claitor played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 387 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +366.
Round 16		Claitor played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 466 to 253 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +579.
Round 17		Claitor played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 297 to 457 (a spread of -160) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +419.
Round 18		Claitor played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 344 to 393 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: STUART, FL Claitor's record vs. King 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: #16. Current record: 12-6, +370.
Round 19		Claitor played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 380 to 401 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-7, +349.
Round 20		Claitor played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 352 to 376 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-8, +325.
Round 21		Claitor played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and won 446 to 368 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-8, +403.
Round 22		Claitor played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 453 to 259 (a spread of 194) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +597.
Round 23		Claitor played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 359 to 336 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +620.
Round 24		Claitor played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 402 to 290 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +732.
Round 25		Claitor played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and won 360 to 310 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-8, +782.
Round 26		Claitor played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 335 to 425 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: STUART, FL Claitor's record vs. King 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: #11. Current record: 17-9, +692.
Round 27		Claitor played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and lost 394 to 396 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-10, +690.
Round 28		Claitor played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and won 417 to 328 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +779.
Round 29		Claitor played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 371 to 320 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-10, +830.
Round 30		Claitor played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and won 367 to 298 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Claitor had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-10, +899.

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