Ralph King [#69] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ralph King, 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. King currently has a record of 19-11, +1276, and is ranked #10 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): Ralph Surname(s): King Home: Melrose, FL, United States Age: 57 Awards: Hobbies: Running/Chili Cookoffs Occupation: Construction Superintendent

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	105.5-58.5 (0.643)
Past 1-12 months	28-12 (0.700)	WW LL WWW L WWWWW L WWWWW LLL WWW LL WWWWW L WWWW L W L
Past 13-24 months	15-10 (0.600)	W LL WWWWW L W L W LL WW LLL WW L WWW
Past 25-36 months	26-22 (0.542)	LL W LLLL W LLL WW L WWW L W LLLL WWWW L WWW L W L WW L WW L WWW L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	25-7 (0.781)	L W LL WWWWWWWWWW L WWWWWW L W L WWWWWWW L
Past 49-60 months	11.5-7.5 (0.605)	W L W L W LL WTL WWW LL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 403 Average against: 360
Round 1		King played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 323 to 376 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, King had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 0-1, -53.
Round 2		King played #50 Joanne Grow (Lansing, MI) and won 438 to 355 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, King had not played Grow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-1, +30.
Round 3		King played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and won 450 to 341 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, King had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +139.
Round 4		King played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 418 to 308 (a spread of 110) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN King's record vs. Sawyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 6-6 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: LLW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +249.
Round 5		King played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and won 446 to 275 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, King had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +420.
Round 6		King played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 542 to 310 (a spread of 232) . Before this event, King had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +652.
Round 7		King played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 392 to 290 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, King had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-1, +754.
Round 8		King played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 369 to 378 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, King had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +745.
Round 9		King played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 473 to 374 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, King had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +844.
Round 10		King played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 386 to 401 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, King had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +829.
Round 11		King played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 403 to 431 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, King had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +801.
Round 12		King played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX King's record vs. Thompson 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: #30. Current record: 7-5, +760.
Round 13		King played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and won 415 to 337 (a spread of 78) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Khury 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: #20. Current record: 8-5, +838.
Round 14		King played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 395 to 365 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, King had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +868.
Round 15		King played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 443 to 266 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, King had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +1045.
Round 16		King played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 390 to 402 (a spread of -12) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Murray in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +1033.
Round 17		King played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 276 to 416 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, King had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-7, +893.
Round 18		King played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and won 393 to 344 (a spread of 49) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: STUART, FL King's record vs. Claitor 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: #20. Current record: 11-7, +942.
Round 19		King played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 334 to 364 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP King's record vs. Brown 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +912.
Round 20		King played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 445 to 395 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, King had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +962.
Round 21		King played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 423 to 399 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: PORT RICHEY, FL King's record vs. Gooley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: LWWW. 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: #15. Current record: 13-8, +986.
Round 22		King played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 421 to 383 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, King had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +1024.
Round 23		King played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 305 (a spread of 72) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX King's record vs. Solis 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: #11. Current record: 15-8, +1096.
Round 24		King played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and won 383 to 357 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, King had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +1122.
Round 25		King played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 494 to 290 (a spread of 204) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN King's record vs. Oliva 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: #5. Current record: 17-8, +1326.
Round 26		King played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and won 425 to 335 (a spread of 90) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: STUART, FL King's record vs. Claitor 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: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1416.
Round 27		King played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 303 to 306 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, King had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1413.
Round 28		King played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 436 to 397 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAFAYETTE, LA King's record vs. Roederer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWLW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +1452.
Round 29		King played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 417 to 448 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, King had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +1421.
Round 30		King played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 296 to 441 (a spread of -145) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: LAFAYETTE, LA King's record vs. Roederer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-5 (0.444). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: LWLW. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +1276.

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