John Stardom [#140] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Stardom, 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. Stardom currently has a record of 22-8, +856, and is ranked #2 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): John Surname(s): Stardom Home: Ottawa, ON, Canada Age: 28 Awards: Boring academic stuff and a gold star for doing the dishes last week. Hobbies: Board Gaming, Ultimate Frisbee, Making Fool of Self Occupation: Statistician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 479 Average for: 386 Average against: 357
Round 1		Stardom played #154 James Yee (Patchogue, NY) and won 359 to 324 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Yee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Stardom played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 344 (a spread of 66) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: OSHAWA, ONT. CANADA Stardom's record vs. Ozorio 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: #19. Current record: 2-0, +101.
Round 3		Stardom played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 344 to 378 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-1, +67.
Round 4		Stardom played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 395 to 425 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Stardom had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +37.
Round 5		Stardom played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 357 to 360 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-3, +34. Stardom is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Stardom played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 358 to 376 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 2-4, +16.
Round 7		Stardom played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 355 to 315 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 3-4, +56.
Round 8		Stardom played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and won 410 to 300 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Sawyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, +166.
Round 9		Stardom played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and lost 277 to 416 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-5, +27.
Round 10		Stardom played #34 Greg Edwards (St. Louis, MO) and won 370 to 330 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, +67.
Round 11		Stardom played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and won 415 to 273 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, +209.
Round 12		Stardom played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and won 395 to 330 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +274.
Round 13		Stardom played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 413 to 322 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +365.
Round 14		Stardom played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 335 to 356 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-6, +344.
Round 15		Stardom played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and lost 338 to 429 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Blizzard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-7, +253.
Round 16		Stardom played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 420 to 308 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-7, +365.
Round 17		Stardom played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 395 to 391 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-7, +369.
Round 18		Stardom played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 343 to 501 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, +211.
Round 19		Stardom played #130 Dean Scouloukas (Canton, OH) and won 479 to 375 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Scouloukas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-8, +315.
Round 20		Stardom played #26 Jesse Cromer (Charlotte, NC) and won 403 to 351 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Cromer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-8, +367.
Round 21		Stardom played #60 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 444 to 342 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Ittner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-8, +469.
Round 22		Stardom played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 453 to 374 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-8, +548.
Round 23		Stardom played #4 Cindy Bailey (Madison, CT) and won 348 to 291 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-8, +605.
Round 24		Stardom played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 374 to 364 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-8, +615.
Round 25		Stardom played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and won 363 to 311 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +667.
Round 26		Stardom played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 401 to 320 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-8, +748.
Round 27		Stardom played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and won 378 to 363 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +763.
Round 28		Stardom played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 370 to 352 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-8, +781.
Round 29		Stardom played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and won 460 to 403 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-8, +838. Stardom is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Stardom is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Stardom played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 403 to 385 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Stardom had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-8, +856. Stardom is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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