Rod Noland [#98] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rod Noland, 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. Noland currently has a record of 18-12, +384, and is ranked #23 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): Rod Surname(s): Noland Home: West Monroe, LA, United States Age: 49 Occupation: Real Estate-self employed

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	3-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 509 Average for: 383 Average against: 370
Round 1		Noland played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 348 to 382 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Noland had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Noland played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 362 to 363 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Noland had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-2, -35.
Round 3		Noland played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 390 to 326 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Noland had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 1-2, +29.
Round 4		Noland played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 479 to 381 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Noland had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +127.
Round 5		Noland played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 349 to 461 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Noland had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, +15.
Round 6		Noland played #103 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 398 to 412 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Noland had not played Page in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 2-4, +1.
Round 7		Noland played #6 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 398 to 337 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Noland had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-4, +62.
Round 8		Noland played #74 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 388 to 377 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Noland had not played Landsbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-4, +73.
Round 9		Noland played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 410 to 366 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Noland had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-4, +117.
Round 10		Noland played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and lost 331 to 354 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Noland had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-5, +94.
Round 11		Noland played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and won 427 to 357 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Noland had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-5, +164.
Round 12		Noland played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and won 431 to 342 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: JONESBORO, AR Noland's record vs. Edwards 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: #42. Current record: 7-5, +253.
Round 13		Noland played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 322 to 413 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Noland had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-6, +162.
Round 14		Noland played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 409 to 378 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Noland had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +193.
Round 15		Noland played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 382 to 345 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Noland had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-6, +230.
Round 16		Noland played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 412 to 359 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Noland had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-6, +283.
Round 17		Noland played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 365 to 445 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Noland had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-7, +203.
Round 18		Noland played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 356 to 284 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Noland had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +275.
Round 19		Noland played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 326 to 443 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Noland had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-8, +158.
Round 20		Noland played #148 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and won 398 to 317 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Noland had not played Washington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-8, +239.
Round 21		Noland played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 361 to 324 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Noland had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-8, +276.
Round 22		Noland played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 458 to 361 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Noland had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-8, +373.
Round 23		Noland played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 366 to 334 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Noland had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-8, +405.
Round 24		Noland played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 364 to 374 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Noland had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-9, +395.
Round 25		Noland played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 358 to 373 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Noland had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-10, +380.
Round 26		Noland played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and won 509 to 261 (a spread of 248) . Before this event, Noland had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +628.
Round 27		Noland played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and won 396 to 394 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Noland had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-10, +630.
Round 28		Noland played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 339 to 487 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Noland had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-11, +482.
Round 29		Noland played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 408 to 368 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Noland had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-11, +522.
Round 30		Noland played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 256 to 394 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Noland had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-12, +384.

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