Bill Wood [#153] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bill Wood, 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. Wood currently has a record of 18-12, +1231, and is ranked #17 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): Bill Surname(s): Wood Home: Tallahassee, FL, United States Age: 29 Occupation: doctoral student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	19-8 (0.704)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 13-24 months	16-7 (0.696)	WW LL WWW L WWW L WWW L W L WWWW L
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 554 Average for: 400 Average against: 359
Round 1		Wood played #31 Sylvia J. Driskill (OFallon, MO) and lost 373 to 417 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Wood had not played Driskill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -44.
Round 2		Wood played #103 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 485 to 281 (a spread of 204) . Before this event, Wood had not played Page in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +160.
Round 3		Wood played #94 Jared Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 457 to 360 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Wood had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +257.
Round 4		Wood played #85 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 498 to 294 (a spread of 204) . Before this event, Wood had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +461.
Round 5		Wood played #98 Rod Noland (West Monroe, LA) and won 461 to 349 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Wood had not played Noland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +573.
Round 6		Wood played #6 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 400 to 304 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Wood had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +669.
Round 7		Wood played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and won 446 to 324 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Wood had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +791.
Round 8		Wood played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and won 340 to 321 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Wood had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +810.
Round 9		Wood played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 349 to 295 (a spread of 54) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: FLORIDA COAST Wood's record vs. Gooley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +864.
Round 10		Wood played #1 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 408 to 386 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Wood had not played Anstandig in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-1, +886.
Round 11		Wood played #10 Vicki Blizzard (Knoxville, TN) and won 433 to 323 (a spread of 110) . The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ATLANTA, GA Wood's record vs. Blizzard 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: #1. Current record: 10-1, +996.
Round 12		Wood played #47 Travis Green (Mooresville, IN) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Wood had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +976.
Round 13		Wood played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and won 506 to 368 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Wood had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-2, +1114.
Round 14		Wood played #138 Ruben S. Solis (Austin, TX) and won 476 to 313 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Wood had not played Solis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-2, +1277.
Round 15		Wood played #142 Waheed Thompson (New Orleans, LA) and lost 281 to 491 (a spread of -210) . Before this event, Wood had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +1067.
Round 16		Wood played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 346 to 414 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Wood had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-4, +999.
Round 17		Wood played #18 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 554 to 303 (a spread of 251) . Before this event, Wood had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +1250. Wood is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Wood played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 411 to 426 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Wood had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1235.
Round 19		Wood played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 350 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Wood had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +1214.
Round 20		Wood played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and won 413 to 325 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Wood had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +1302.
Round 21		Wood played #38 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 418 to 440 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Wood had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +1280.
Round 22		Wood played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 354 to 304 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Wood had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1330.
Round 23		Wood played #141 Victor Tantua (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 362 to 412 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Wood had not played Tantua in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +1280.
Round 24		Wood played #69 Ralph King (Melrose, FL) and lost 357 to 383 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Wood had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-9, +1254.
Round 25		Wood played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 310 to 360 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Wood had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-10, +1204.
Round 26		Wood played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 283 to 436 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Wood had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, +1051.
Round 27		Wood played #137 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 418 to 296 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Wood had not played Slankard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +1173.
Round 28		Wood played #100 Linda Oliva (Woodbine, MD) and lost 358 to 426 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Wood had not played Oliva in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +1105.
Round 29		Wood played #27 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 391 to 306 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Wood had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-12, +1190.
Round 30		Wood played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 407 to 366 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Wood had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +1231.

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