James White [#150] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James White, 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. White currently has a record of 13-17, -241, and is ranked #112 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): James Surname(s): White Home: Orangevale, CA, United States Age: 37 Hobbies: fishing, golf Occupation: Manager - specialty food store

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	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: 456 Average for: 355 Average against: 364
Round 1		White played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 285 to 313 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, White had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		White played #75 Broderick Larkins (New Orleans, LA) and lost 331 to 359 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, White had not played Larkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-2, -56.
Round 3		White played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 348 to 362 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, White had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-3, -70.
Round 4		White played #41 Karen Francis (Pickering ON) and lost 319 to 415 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, White had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 0-4, -166.
Round 5		White played #21 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and lost 322 to 357 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, White had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #145. Current record: 0-5, -201.
Round 6		White played #149 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 322 to 426 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, White had not played Wechter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 0-6, -305.
Round 7		White played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 318 to 380 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, White had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 0-7, -367.
Round 8		White played #99 Sheila O'Flaherty (Jackson, MS) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, White had not played O'Flaherty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 1-7, -284.
Round 9		White played #30 Sharon Downey (West Chester, PA) and won 386 to 338 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, White had not played Downey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 2-7, -236.
Round 10		White played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 392 to 370 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, White had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 3-7, -214.
Round 11		White played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 379 to 304 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, White had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 4-7, -139.
Round 12		White played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 308 to 414 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, White had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 4-8, -245.
Round 13		White played #6 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and lost 369 to 403 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, White had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 4-9, -279.
Round 14		White played #56 Cecilia Huber (Cleveland, OH) and lost 335 to 448 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, White had not played Huber in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 4-10, -392.
Round 15		White played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and won 393 to 324 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, White had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 5-10, -323.
Round 16		White played #139 Sylvia Sparkman (Belgrade, MT) and won 380 to 301 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, White had not played Sparkman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-10, -244.
Round 17		White played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 321 to 357 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, White had not played Sherman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 6-11, -280.
Round 18		White played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and lost 338 to 376 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, White had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 6-12, -318.
Round 19		White played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 291 to 378 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, White had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 6-13, -405.
Round 20		White recorded a win with a spread of 20 points. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 7-13, -385.
Round 21		White played #95 Dolores Muhich (Austin, TX) and won 397 to 311 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, White had not played Muhich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-13, -299.
Round 22		White played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 380 to 376 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, White had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-13, -295.
Round 23		White played #103 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 346 to 324 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, White had not played Page in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-13, -273.
Round 24		White played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 351 to 405 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, White had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 10-14, -327.
Round 25		White played #3 Irene Averell (Sausalito, CA) and won 456 to 295 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, White had not played Averell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 11-14, -166.
Round 26		White played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and lost 360 to 401 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, White had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-15, -207.
Round 27		White played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and lost 345 to 375 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, White had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 11-16, -237.
Round 28		White played #77 Teresa C. Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, White had not played Lee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 11-17, -265.
Round 29		White played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 363 to 356 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, White had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 12-17, -258.
Round 30		White played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 371 to 354 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, White had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 13-17, -241.

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