Hilary Skolnik [#136] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Hilary Skolnik, 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. Skolnik currently has a record of 15-15, +81, and is ranked #71 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): Hilary Surname(s): Skolnik Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 45 Hobbies: Bridge, walking, reading, travel, cooking. Occupation: Private Equity Manager

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
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: 485 Average for: 364 Average against: 362
Round 1		Skolnik played #121 Lesley Salas (Milwaukee, WI) and won 431 to 294 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Salas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +137.
Round 2		Skolnik played #143 Betty Alexandra Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 466 to 345 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Toole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +258.
Round 3		Skolnik played #28 Frieda Davis (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 299 to 383 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +174.
Round 4		Skolnik played #65 Inez Kerth (Jefferson, LA) and won 428 to 359 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Kerth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +243.
Round 5		Skolnik played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and lost 355 to 374 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +224.
Round 6		Skolnik played #42 Vinnette Francis (Scarborough ON) and won 354 to 344 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-2, +234.
Round 7		Skolnik played #146 Renato Umali (Milwaukee, WI) and won 329 to 299 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Umali in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-2, +264.
Round 8		Skolnik played #124 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 360 to 327 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Savadge in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-2, +297.
Round 9		Skolnik played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 308 to 347 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-3, +258.
Round 10		Skolnik played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 375 to 399 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, +234.
Round 11		Skolnik played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 395 to 342 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +287.
Round 12		Skolnik played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 314 to 442 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 7-5, +159.
Round 13		Skolnik played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 376 to 427 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-6, +108.
Round 14		Skolnik played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 307 to 438 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Cromer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-7, -23.
Round 15		Skolnik played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and lost 399 to 407 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-8, -31.
Round 16		Skolnik played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 380 to 321 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-8, +28.
Round 17		Skolnik played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 344 to 410 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-9, -38.
Round 18		Skolnik played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 337 to 360 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 8-10, -61.
Round 19		Skolnik played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and won 379 to 267 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-10, +51.
Round 20		Skolnik played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 394 to 343 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, +102.
Round 21		Skolnik played #83 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 375 to 314 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 11-10, +163.
Round 22		Skolnik played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 343 to 372 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-11, +134.
Round 23		Skolnik played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 485 to 276 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-11, +343.
Round 24		Skolnik played #58 Gavin Hyde (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 381 to 383 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Hyde in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-12, +341.
Round 25		Skolnik played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and lost 278 to 408 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-13, +211.
Round 26		Skolnik played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 373 to 342 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-13, +242.
Round 27		Skolnik played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 299 to 489 (a spread of -190) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-14, +52.
Round 28		Skolnik played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 349 to 302 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Pipi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-14, +99.
Round 29		Skolnik played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 342 to 331 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-14, +110.
Round 30		Skolnik played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and lost 376 to 405 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Skolnik had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 15-15, +81.

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