Sheila O'Flaherty [#99] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Sheila O'Flaherty, 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. O'Flaherty currently has a record of 8-22, -1571, and is ranked #149 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): Sheila Surname(s): O'Flaherty Home: Jackson, MS, United States Age: 58 Hobbies: reading, walking, reading Occupation: capital defense paralegal investigator

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-4 (0.667)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 37-48 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 400 Average for: 317 Average against: 374
Round 1		O'Flaherty played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 359 to 338 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		O'Flaherty played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and lost 400 to 424 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		O'Flaherty played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and lost 273 to 412 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-2, -142.
Round 4		O'Flaherty played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 317 to 428 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 1-3, -253.
Round 5		O'Flaherty played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 276 to 409 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 1-4, -386.
Round 6		O'Flaherty played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 277 to 344 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Parrish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 1-5, -453.
Round 7		O'Flaherty played #76 Dorothy Laws (Flint, MI) and lost 252 to 418 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Laws in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 1-6, -619.
Round 8		O'Flaherty played #150 James White (Orangevale, CA) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 1-7, -702.
Round 9		O'Flaherty played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 336 to 337 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 1-8, -703.
Round 10		O'Flaherty played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and lost 319 to 374 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 1-9, -758.
Round 11		O'Flaherty recorded a loss with a spread of -60 points. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 1-10, -818.
Round 12		O'Flaherty played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and lost 340 to 353 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 1-11, -831.
Round 13		O'Flaherty played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 342 to 296 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 2-11, -785.
Round 14		O'Flaherty played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and won 336 to 330 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 3-11, -779.
Round 15		O'Flaherty played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 292 to 392 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 3-12, -879.
Round 16		O'Flaherty played #125 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 267 to 304 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Savitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 3-13, -916.
Round 17		O'Flaherty played #30 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 357 to 346 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Downey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 4-13, -905.
Round 18		O'Flaherty recorded a loss with a spread of -29 points. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 4-14, -934.
Round 19		O'Flaherty played #30 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 350 to 314 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Downey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 5-14, -898.
Round 20		O'Flaherty played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and lost 347 to 475 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 5-15, -1026.
Round 21		O'Flaherty played #125 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 309 to 444 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Savitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 5-16, -1161.
Round 22		O'Flaherty played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 280 to 348 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 5-17, -1229.
Round 23		O'Flaherty played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 353 to 261 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 6-17, -1137.
Round 24		O'Flaherty played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 370 to 288 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 7-17, -1055.
Round 25		O'Flaherty played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and lost 285 to 429 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 7-18, -1199.
Round 26		O'Flaherty played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and lost 303 to 366 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Goodrich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 7-19, -1262.
Round 27		O'Flaherty played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 310 to 393 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 7-20, -1345.
Round 28		O'Flaherty played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and lost 248 to 420 (a spread of -172) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 7-21, -1517.
Round 29		O'Flaherty recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 8-21, -1467.
Round 30		O'Flaherty played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and lost 306 to 410 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, O'Flaherty had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 8-22, -1571.

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