Victor Tantua [#141] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

[ Congratulations to the new National Champion, Trey Wright, who defeated David Gibson in three straight games, 365-328, 355-344 and 429-328. Please tune in to ESPN to watch the final games at 1 P.M. ET on Sunday, October 3rd, 2004. We welcome your e-mailed corrections to our web site. ]

On this page, you will find information about Victor Tantua, 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. Tantua currently has a record of 19-11, +806, and is ranked #12 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): Victor Surname(s): Tantua Home: Los Angeles, CA, United States Age: 39 Awards: Hobbies: traveling, reading, swimming, playing Scrabble Occupation:

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13-13 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 13-24 months	11-13 (0.458)	LL W LL W LL W LL W L WWW L WW LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 501 Average for: 384 Average against: 357
Round 1		Tantua played #80 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 274 to 414 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Loring in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 0-1, -140.
Round 2		Tantua played #63 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 501 to 256 (a spread of 245) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Tantua's record vs. Johnson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +105.
Round 3		Tantua played #14 Mollie L. Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 392 to 347 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: PASADENA, CA Tantua's record vs. Braverman 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: #31. Current record: 2-1, +150.
Round 4		Tantua played #118 Darlene Rouse (Melbourne, FL) and won 399 to 286 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Rouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +263.
Round 5		Tantua played #73 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 472 to 372 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Laatz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +363.
Round 6		Tantua played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 425 to 294 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Perr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-1, +494.
Round 7		Tantua played #116 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and won 490 to 328 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Roederer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +656.
Round 8		Tantua played #48 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and won 441 to 275 (a spread of 166) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Greene in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +822.
Round 9		Tantua played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 410 to 335 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +897. Tantua is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Tantua played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 421 to 411 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Senii in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +907. Tantua is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Tantua is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Tantua played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and won 431 to 403 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Tantua had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-1, +935.
Round 12		Tantua played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 372 to 441 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-2, +866.
Round 13		Tantua played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 296 to 392 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Tantua had not played DuMez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +770.
Round 14		Tantua played #110 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and won 433 to 369 (a spread of 64) . The last time these two played was 2003-01 at: RENO, NV Tantua's record vs. Pipi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +834.
Round 15		Tantua played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 387 to 391 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-4, +830.
Round 16		Tantua played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 253 to 466 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-5, +617.
Round 17		Tantua played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and won 416 to 276 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Tantua had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +757.
Round 18		Tantua played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 337 to 403 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +691.
Round 19		Tantua played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and won 350 to 329 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +712.
Round 20		Tantua played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and won 383 to 354 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +741.
Round 21		Tantua played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 370 to 344 (a spread of 26) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: NEWPORT BEACH, CA Tantua's record vs. Rible 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: #5. Current record: 15-6, +767.
Round 22		Tantua played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 360 to 330 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +797.
Round 23		Tantua played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and won 412 to 362 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-6, +847.
Round 24		Tantua played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 351 to 370 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +828.
Round 25		Tantua played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 376 to 396 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +808.
Round 26		Tantua played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 421 to 321 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +908.
Round 27		Tantua played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 311 to 377 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-9, +842.
Round 28		Tantua played #112 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 377 to 337 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Puky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +882.
Round 29		Tantua played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 353 to 360 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-10, +875.
Round 30		Tantua played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 298 to 367 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Tantua had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +806.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2004 HASBRO. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark's longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about SCRABBLE^® or the NSA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabble-assoc.com
To report technical difficulties in reading this page, please contact webmaster John Chew at: jjchew@math.utoronto.ca