Florence Laatz [#73] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Florence Laatz, 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. Laatz currently has a record of 16-14, +10, and is ranked #56 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): Florence Surname(s): Laatz Home: Harrisville, MI, United States Age: 53 Awards: Hobbies: Sing and play guitar Occupation: Music Ministry

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	26-26 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WWWW LL
Past 13-24 months	7-5 (0.583)	LL WW L WW L WW L W
Past 25-36 months	6-9 (0.400)	LL W L WWW LL W LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	6-5 (0.545)	WW L W LLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	3-4 (0.429)	W L W LL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 471 Average for: 359 Average against: 359
Round 1		Laatz played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 292 to 443 (a spread of -151) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz's record vs. Johnson 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: #143. Current record: 0-1, -151.
Round 2		Laatz played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 309 to 343 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 0-2, -185.
Round 3		Laatz played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 364 to 353 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 1-2, -174.
Round 4		Laatz played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 354 to 371 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Perr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 1-3, -191.
Round 5		Laatz played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 472 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 1-4, -291.
Round 6		Laatz played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 299 to 433 (a spread of -134) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz's record vs. Roederer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 1-5, -425.
Round 7		Laatz played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 343 to 333 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 2-5, -415.
Round 8		Laatz played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 403 to 358 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 3-5, -370.
Round 9		Laatz played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 309 to 363 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 3-6, -424.
Round 10		Laatz played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 334 to 362 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 3-7, -452.
Round 11		Laatz played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 359 to 463 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 3-8, -556.
Round 12		Laatz played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 369 to 330 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 4-8, -517.
Round 13		Laatz played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and won 383 to 292 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Goodrich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-8, -426.
Round 14		Laatz played #44 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 322 to 337 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz's record vs. Gier 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: #132. Current record: 5-9, -441.
Round 15		Laatz played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 361 to 347 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-9, -427.
Round 16		Laatz played #28 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 370 to 373 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 6-10, -430.
Round 17		Laatz played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 445 to 363 (a spread of 82) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Laatz's record vs. Hoggatt 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: #117. Current record: 7-10, -348.
Round 18		Laatz played #123 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Santee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 7-11, -419.
Round 19		Laatz played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 256 to 445 (a spread of -189) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 7-12, -608.
Round 20		Laatz played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 411 to 358 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 8-12, -555.
Round 21		Laatz played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 358 to 377 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 8-13, -574.
Round 22		Laatz played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 392 to 322 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Laatz had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 9-13, -504.
Round 23		Laatz played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 336 to 320 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 10-13, -488.
Round 24		Laatz played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and won 368 to 261 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-13, -381.
Round 25		Laatz played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 471 to 306 (a spread of 165) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz's record vs. Johnson 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: #95. Current record: 12-13, -216.
Round 26		Laatz played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 374 to 355 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-13, -197.
Round 27		Laatz played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 400 to 346 (a spread of 54) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Laatz's record vs. Melvin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #67. Current record: 14-13, -143.
Round 28		Laatz played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 320 to 373 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-14, -196.
Round 29		Laatz played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 399 to 312 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Laatz had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-14, -109.
Round 30		Laatz played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 376 to 257 (a spread of 119) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Laatz's record vs. Sawyer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-14, +10.

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