Grant Rowland [#120] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Grant Rowland, 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. Rowland currently has a record of 16-14, +145, and is ranked #53 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): Grant Surname(s): Rowland Home: Mississauga, ON, Canada Age: 36 Awards: Buffalo 1996, Mississauga 1998 ( Division D ); 2004-05 Dundas ON (Division 3) Hobbies: Sunday School Teacher, running, chess, astronomy, fishing, numismatics Occupation: Fine Art Dealer & Chemical Exterminator

Career History

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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 359 Average against: 354
Before the Tournament		Rowland is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Rowland played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +82.
Round 2		Rowland played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, +68.
Round 3		Rowland played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 277 to 411 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 1-2, -66.
Round 4		Rowland played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 438 to 264 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +108.
Round 5		Rowland played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 390 to 312 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +186.
Round 6		Rowland played #16 Dick Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 383 to 399 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, +170.
Round 7		Rowland played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and won 428 to 244 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, +354.
Round 8		Rowland played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and lost 270 to 356 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-4, +268.
Round 9		Rowland played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 299 to 415 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Rowland had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 4-5, +152.
Round 10		Rowland played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and won 418 to 371 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-5, +199.
Round 11		Rowland played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 246 to 358 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-6, +87.
Round 12		Rowland played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 354 to 450 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 5-7, -9.
Round 13		Rowland played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and won 340 to 302 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-7, +29.
Round 14		Rowland played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 408 to 363 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-7, +74.
Round 15		Rowland played #39 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson Station, NY) and won 355 to 337 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Fonti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, +92.
Round 16		Rowland played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 273 to 353 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-8, +12.
Round 17		Rowland played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and won 352 to 296 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-8, +68.
Round 18		Rowland played #54 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 299 to 320 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Hogan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-9, +47.
Round 19		Rowland played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 368 to 351 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-9, +64.
Round 20		Rowland played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 505 to 351 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-9, +218.
Round 21		Rowland played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 340 to 377 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, +181.
Round 22		Rowland played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 290 to 429 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-11, +42.
Round 23		Rowland played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 413 to 391 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-11, +64.
Round 24		Rowland played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 405 to 399 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-11, +70.
Round 25		Rowland played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and won 334 to 332 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 14-11, +72.
Round 26		Rowland played #2 Delores M. Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 293 to 388 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Arrington in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-12, -23.
Round 27		Rowland played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and won 440 to 319 (a spread of 121) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MOHAWK VALLEY, NY Rowland's record vs. Wechter 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: #49. Current record: 15-12, +98.
Round 28		Rowland played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 417 to 261 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-12, +254.
Round 29		Rowland played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 299 to 352 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-13, +201.
Round 30		Rowland played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and lost 349 to 405 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Rowland had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-14, +145.

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