Jo Anne Cohen [#24] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jo Anne Cohen, 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. Cohen currently has a record of 14-16, +271, and is ranked #90 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): Jo Anne Surname(s): Cohen Home: Montgomery, NY, United States Age: 61 Hobbies: computer and video games, scrabble, reading, walking.etc. Occupation: sr. motor vehicle license clerk

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	20-16 (0.556)
Past 1-12 months	4-8 (0.333)	LL WWW LLLL W LL
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	9-8 (0.529)	LLL WWW L W L W LL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	5-0 (1.000)	WWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 560 Average for: 368 Average against: 360
Round 1		Cohen played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 448 to 237 (a spread of 211) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +211.
Round 2		Cohen played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and lost 344 to 395 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +160.
Round 3		Cohen played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 372 to 294 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +238.
Round 4		Cohen played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 351 to 382 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +207.
Round 5		Cohen played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 322 to 372 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 2-3, +157.
Round 6		Cohen played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and lost 279 to 376 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 2-4, +60.
Round 7		Cohen recorded a win with a spread of 36 points. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-4, +96.
Round 8		Cohen played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 331 to 400 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-5, +27.
Round 9		Cohen played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 369 to 299 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 4-5, +97.
Round 10		Cohen played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 361 to 371 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-6, +87.
Round 11		Cohen played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 361 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-6, +136.
Round 12		Cohen played #87 Peter Manzolillo (Bellmore, NY) and lost 419 to 481 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Cohen's record vs. Manzolillo in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #99. Current record: 5-7, +74.
Round 13		Cohen played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 375 to 326 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, +123.
Round 14		Cohen played #67 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 560 to 329 (a spread of 231) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Kidd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-7, +354.
Round 15		Cohen played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and lost 396 to 403 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 7-8, +347.
Round 16		Cohen played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and lost 346 to 382 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-9, +311.
Round 17		Cohen played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 364 to 393 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-10, +282.
Round 18		Cohen played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and lost 317 to 351 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 7-11, +248.
Round 19		Cohen played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 365 to 344 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cohen's record vs. Koch 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: #106. Current record: 8-11, +269.
Round 20		Cohen played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 341 to 279 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-11, +331.
Round 21		Cohen played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 309 to 349 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 9-12, +291.
Round 22		Cohen played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 358 to 400 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 9-13, +249.
Round 23		Cohen played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 297 to 356 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 9-14, +190.
Round 24		Cohen played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 394 to 379 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Cohen's record vs. Koch 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: #112. Current record: 10-14, +205.
Round 25		Cohen played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 365 to 359 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 11-14, +211.
Round 26		Cohen played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 395 to 328 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-14, +278.
Round 27		Cohen played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 345 to 360 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-15, +263.
Round 28		Cohen played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and won 383 to 340 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 13-15, +306.
Round 29		Cohen played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 414 to 411 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Kribs in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 14-15, +309.
Round 30		Cohen played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 391 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Cohen had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 14-16, +271.

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