Ellen Perr [#106] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ellen Perr, 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. Perr currently has a record of 15-15, -875, and is ranked #87 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): Ellen Surname(s): Perr Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 49 Hobbies: theater and films, art, reading and of course, playing Scrabble Occupation: volunteer at MOMA

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-4 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 446 Average for: 338 Average against: 367
Round 1		Perr played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 403 to 272 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Perr had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +131.
Round 2		Perr played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and lost 346 to 369 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Perr had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +108.
Round 3		Perr played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 288 to 396 (a spread of -108) . Before this event, Perr had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-2, +0.
Round 4		Perr played #73 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 371 to 354 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Perr had not played Laatz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-2, +17.
Round 5		Perr played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 433 to 385 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Perr had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-2, +65.
Round 6		Perr played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 294 to 425 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Perr had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-3, -66.
Round 7		Perr played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 348 to 265 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Perr had not played Braverman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-3, +17.
Round 8		Perr played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 347 to 422 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Perr had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-4, -58.
Round 9		Perr played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 262 to 348 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Perr had not played Koch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 4-5, -144.
Round 10		Perr played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 347 to 338 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Perr had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-5, -135.
Round 11		Perr played #20 Helen Burns (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 322 to 427 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Perr had not played Burns in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-6, -240.
Round 12		Perr played #147 Marnie Wagner (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 290 to 401 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Perr had not played Wagner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-7, -351.
Round 13		Perr played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and won 349 to 292 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Perr had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-7, -294.
Round 14		Perr played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 325 to 317 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Perr had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-7, -286.
Round 15		Perr played #132 Gwendolyn Sherard-Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 295 to 484 (a spread of -189) . Before this event, Perr had not played Sherard-Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-8, -475.
Round 16		Perr played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and lost 321 to 409 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Perr had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-9, -563.
Round 17		Perr played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 226 to 435 (a spread of -209) . Before this event, Perr had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 7-10, -772.
Round 18		Perr played #154 James Yee (Patchogue, NY) and won 355 to 350 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Perr had not played Yee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 8-10, -767.
Round 19		Perr played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 250 to 407 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: ORLANDO, FL Perr's record vs. Fox in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #119. Current record: 8-11, -924.
Round 20		Perr played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and won 347 to 325 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Perr had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 9-11, -902.
Round 21		Perr played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 267 to 473 (a spread of -206) . Before this event, Perr had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-12, -1108. Perr is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Perr played #74 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX) and won 337 to 300 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Perr had not played Landsbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 10-12, -1071.
Round 23		Perr played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 421 to 269 (a spread of 152) . Before this event, Perr had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-12, -919.
Round 24		Perr played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 375 to 350 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Perr had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-12, -894.
Round 25		Perr played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and lost 291 to 414 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Perr had not played Hiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 12-13, -1017.
Round 26		Perr played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and won 346 to 310 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Perr had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 13-13, -981.
Round 27		Perr played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 358 to 394 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Perr had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 13-14, -1017.
Round 28		Perr played #104 Mary C. Parrish (Las Vegas, NV) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Perr had not played Parrish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 14-14, -995.
Round 29		Perr played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 386 to 423 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Perr had not played Dinning in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-15, -1032.
Round 30		Perr played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 446 to 289 (a spread of 157) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Perr's record vs. Mahnken in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 15-15, -875.

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