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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Joanne Grow [#50] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about
Joanne Grow, 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.
Grow currently has a record of 15-15, +13, and is ranked
#74 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): Joanne Surname(s): Grow Home: Lansing, MI, United States Age: 70 Awards: Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, painting, flea markets Occupation: Retired |
Career History | 5-year record against other players at this event | 30-32 (0.484) | |
Past 1-12 months | 7-9 (0.438) | LLLL W LL WW LLL WWWW |
Past 13-24 months | 6-3 (0.667) | WW L WWWW LL |
Past 25-36 months | 10-4 (0.714) | L WWW L WWW L WWWW L |
Past 37-48 months | 5-7 (0.417) | L WWW LLLLLL WW |
Past 49-60 months | 2-9 (0.182) | W LLL W LLLLLL |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 492 Average for: 358 Average against: 360 | Round 1 | | Grow played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 401 to 314 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Grow had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +87. | Round 2 | | Grow played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 355 to 438 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Grow had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, +4. | Round 3 | | Grow played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 492 to 361 (a spread of 131) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Grow's record vs. Gewecke in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). 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: LLL.Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +135. | Round 4 | | Grow played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 403 to 283 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Grow had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +255. | Round 5 | | Grow played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 311 to 373 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Grow's record vs. Sawyer 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: L.Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +193. | Round 6 | | Grow played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and lost 392 to 393 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Grow had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +192. | Round 7 | | Grow played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 427 to 281 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Grow had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +338. | Round 8 | | Grow played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 339 to 322 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Grow had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +355. | Round 9 | | Grow played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 362 to 407 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Grow had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-4, +310. | Round 10 | | Grow played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 330 to 264 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Grow had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-4, +376. | Round 11 | | Grow played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 348 to 393 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Grow had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-5, +331. | Round 12 | | Grow played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 337 to 379 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Grow had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, +289. | Round 13 | | Grow played #147 Marnie Wagner (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 346 to 389 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Grow had not played Wagner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-7, +246. | Round 14 | | Grow played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 394 to 332 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Grow had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-7, +308. | Round 15 | | Grow played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and lost 312 to 332 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Grow had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-8, +288. | Round 16 | | Grow played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 380 to 333 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Grow had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-8, +335. | Round 17 | | Grow played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and lost 401 to 402 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Grow had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-9, +334. | Round 18 | | Grow played #24 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 351 to 317 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Grow had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, +368. | Round 19 | | Grow played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 322 to 437 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Grow had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-10, +253. | Round 20 | | Grow played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 323 to 308 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Grow had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 10-10, +268. | Round 21 | | Grow played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 327 to 373 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Grow had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-11, +222. | Round 22 | | Grow played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and won 374 to 338 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Grow had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-11, +258. | Round 23 | | Grow played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 366 to 368 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Grow had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-12, +256. | Round 24 | | Grow played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and won 415 to 353 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Grow had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-12, +318. | Round 25 | | Grow played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and lost 282 to 384 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Grow had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-13, +216. | Round 26 | | Grow played #72 Carolyn Kribs (Lansing, MI) and won 384 to 322 (a spread of 62) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PORT HURON, MI Grow's record vs. Kribs in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: LWLWW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games.Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, +278. | Round 27 | | Grow recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14-13, +328. | Round 28 | | Grow played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 270 to 418 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Grow had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, +180. | Round 29 | | Grow played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 403 to 392 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Grow had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-14, +191. | Round 30 | | Grow played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and lost 248 to 426 (a spread of -178) . Before this event, Grow had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 15-15, +13. |
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