Inez Kerth [#65] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Inez Kerth, 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. Kerth currently has a record of 12-18, -477, and is ranked #127 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): Inez Surname(s): Kerth Home: Jefferson, LA, United States Age: 56 Awards: Hobbies: Reading, SCRABBLE, Sewing, Crafts Occupation: Attorney

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11.5-17.5 (0.397)
Past 1-12 months	1.5-4.5 (0.250)	LLTW LL
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	L W L
Past 25-36 months	3-5 (0.375)	W L W LLLL W
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 49-60 months	4-5 (0.444)	W LLL W L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 449 Average for: 347 Average against: 363
Before the Tournament		Kerth is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Kerth played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 344 to 330 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Kerth played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 274 to 448 (a spread of -174) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 1-1, -160.
Round 3		Kerth played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 293 to 416 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Kerth had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-2, -283.
Round 4		Kerth played #136 Hilary Skolnik (New York, NY) and lost 359 to 428 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Skolnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 1-3, -352.
Round 5		Kerth played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 298 to 424 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 1-4, -478.
Round 6		Kerth played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 350 to 347 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 2-4, -475.
Round 7		Kerth played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 293 to 452 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 2-5, -634.
Round 8		Kerth played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 250 to 437 (a spread of -187) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 2-6, -821.
Round 9		Kerth played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 358 to 291 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 3-6, -754.
Round 10		Kerth played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 413 to 263 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 4-6, -604.
Round 11		Kerth played #68 Millicent King (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 317 to 450 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Kerth had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 4-7, -737.
Round 12		Kerth played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 438 to 283 (a spread of 155) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 5-7, -582.
Round 13		Kerth played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 360 to 372 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 5-8, -594.
Round 14		Kerth played #103 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 431 to 337 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Page in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 6-8, -500.
Round 15		Kerth played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 395 to 380 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-8, -485.
Round 16		Kerth played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 308 to 313 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 7-9, -490.
Round 17		Kerth played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and won 388 to 332 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-9, -434.
Round 18		Kerth played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 376 to 380 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 8-10, -438.
Round 19		Kerth played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 430 to 360 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-10, -368.
Round 20		Kerth played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 293 to 295 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 9-11, -370.
Round 21		Kerth played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 449 to 343 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-11, -264.
Round 22		Kerth played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 423 to 227 (a spread of 196) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Parrish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-11, -68.
Round 23		Kerth played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 321 to 404 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 11-12, -151.
Round 24		Kerth played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 278 to 401 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-13, -274.
Round 25		Kerth played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 323 to 337 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-14, -288.
Round 26		Kerth played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 304 to 327 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11-15, -311.
Round 27		Kerth played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 363 to 345 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: MID-CITIES, TX Kerth's record vs. Hiller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: WLW. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 12-15, -293.
Round 28		Kerth played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and lost 365 to 391 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 12-16, -319.
Round 29		Kerth played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 375 to 378 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2003-09 at: LAFAYETTE, LA Kerth's record vs. Petrey in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 12-17, -322.
Round 30		Kerth played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 244 to 399 (a spread of -155) . Before this event, Kerth had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 12-18, -477.

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