Waheed Thompson [#142] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Waheed Thompson, 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. Thompson currently has a record of 17-13, +720, and is ranked #32 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): Waheed Surname(s): Thompson Home: New Orleans, LA, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: Scrabble, tennis Occupation: Health Care Management

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	43-30 (0.589)
Past 1-12 months	22-9 (0.710)	L WWWW LLL WW L WWW LL WWWWWWWWW L W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	2-8 (0.200)	LLL W LLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	8-9 (0.471)	W LL WWW L W LLL W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 49-60 months	8-4 (0.667)	L W L WWW L WWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 533 Average for: 385 Average against: 361
Round 1		Thompson played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 374 to 326 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-0, +48.
Round 2		Thompson played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 394 to 388 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Koch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-0, +54.
Round 3		Thompson played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 476 to 325 (a spread of 151) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Thompson's record vs. Crotty in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WLLL. 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: #9. Current record: 3-0, +205.
Round 4		Thompson played #53 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 383 to 269 (a spread of 114) . The last time these two played was 2000-09 at: HOUSTON, TX Thompson's record vs. Hiller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-0, +319.
Round 5		Thompson played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and won 376 to 356 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson's record vs. DuMez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-0, +339.
Round 6		Thompson played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 388 to 350 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-0, +377.
Round 7		Thompson played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and won 413 to 374 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-0, +416.
Round 8		Thompson played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 390 to 432 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +374.
Round 9		Thompson played #79 Thelma Litton (Austin, TX) and won 413 to 382 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Litton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-1, +405.
Round 10		Thompson played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +342.
Round 11		Thompson played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 395 to 423 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +314.
Round 12		Thompson played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and won 414 to 373 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX Thompson's record vs. King in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #7. Current record: 9-3, +355.
Round 13		Thompson played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and lost 259 to 378 (a spread of -119) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX Thompson's record vs. Solis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #16. Current record: 9-4, +236.
Round 14		Thompson played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and won 403 to 301 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +338.
Round 15		Thompson played #153 Bill Wood (Tallahassee, FL) and won 491 to 281 (a spread of 210) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Wood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +548.
Round 16		Thompson played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 269 to 340 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +477.
Round 17		Thompson played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 491 to 343 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +625.
Round 18		Thompson played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 297 to 462 (a spread of -165) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +460.
Round 19		Thompson played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 226 to 383 (a spread of -157) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CHICAGO, IL Thompson's record vs. Fiszbein in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #25. Current record: 12-7, +303.
Round 20		Thompson played #151 Brian Whitt (Goldthwaite, TX) and lost 308 to 356 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Whitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-8, +255.
Round 21		Thompson played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 295 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: DALLAS, TX Thompson's record vs. Solis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #24. Current record: 13-8, +351.
Round 22		Thompson played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 533 to 247 (a spread of 286) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +637.
Round 23		Thompson played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 352 to 380 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Thompson's record vs. Gooley 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: #22. Current record: 14-9, +609.
Round 24		Thompson played #59 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 427 to 293 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Igra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +743.
Round 25		Thompson played #115 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and lost 362 to 414 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +691.
Round 26		Thompson played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 381 to 416 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson's record vs. DuMez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-11, +656.
Round 27		Thompson played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 345 to 448 (a spread of -103) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Thompson's record vs. Gooley 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: #36. Current record: 15-12, +553.
Round 28		Thompson played #32 Gina DuMez (Elgin, IL) and lost 355 to 411 (a spread of -56) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson's record vs. DuMez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 15-13, +497.
Round 29		Thompson played #91 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and won 434 to 400 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mendoza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-13, +531.
Round 30		Thompson played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 459 to 270 (a spread of 189) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Thompson's record vs. Lossing in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). 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: WW. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-13, +720.

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