James Yee [#154] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James Yee, 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. Yee currently has a record of 11-19, -1035, and is ranked #141 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): Yee Home: Patchogue, NY, United States Age: 55 Hobbies: Chess, Upwords, bowling, Chinese cooking, fishing Occupation: Technical Writer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-7 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	LL W L W L W L W L
Past 13-24 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
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: 505 Average for: 335 Average against: 370
Round 1		Yee played #140 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 324 to 359 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Yee had not played Stardom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 0-1, -35.
Round 2		Yee played #55 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and won 349 to 313 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Yee had not played Hoggatt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-1, +1.
Round 3		Yee played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 331 to 315 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Yee had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-1, +17.
Round 4		Yee played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 391 to 407 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Yee had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, +1.
Round 5		Yee played #89 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 343 to 406 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Yee had not played McDougall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 2-3, -62.
Round 6		Yee played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 379 to 337 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Yee had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-3, -20.
Round 7		Yee played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 323 to 354 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Yee had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-4, -51.
Round 8		Yee played #109 Diane Pietrzak (Algonquin, IL) and won 505 to 310 (a spread of 195) . Before this event, Yee had not played Pietrzak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, +144.
Round 9		Yee played #126 Ruth Sawyer (Georgetown, TX) and lost 376 to 394 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Yee had not played Sawyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, +126.
Round 10		Yee played #19 Mark Budovitch (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 417 to 368 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Yee had not played Budovitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, +175.
Round 11		Yee played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 373 to 287 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Yee had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, +261.
Round 12		Yee played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and lost 283 to 357 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Yee had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, +187.
Round 13		Yee played #43 Dawn Gewecke (Minneapolis, MN) and won 364 to 359 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Yee had not played Gewecke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, +192.
Round 14		Yee played #131 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 242 to 461 (a spread of -219) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: BAYSIDE, NY Yee's record vs. Senii in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 7-7, -27.
Round 15		Yee played #105 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and lost 264 to 614 (a spread of -350) . Before this event, Yee had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-8, -377.
Round 16		Yee played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and lost 342 to 348 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Yee had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-9, -383.
Round 17		Yee played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and won 347 to 296 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Yee had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-9, -332.
Round 18		Yee played #106 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and lost 350 to 355 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Yee had not played Perr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-10, -337.
Round 19		Yee played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 299 to 355 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Yee had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 8-11, -393.
Round 20		Yee played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Yee had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 9-11, -389.
Round 21		Yee played #9 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and lost 279 to 406 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Yee had not played Blackman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 9-12, -516.
Round 22		Yee played #135 Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) and lost 263 to 359 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Yee had not played Skoletsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-13, -612.
Round 23		Yee played #129 Christopher Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 354 to 422 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Yee had not played Schneider in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 9-14, -680.
Round 24		Yee played #102 Sophia Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 366 to 330 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Yee had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10-14, -644.
Round 25		Yee played #88 Betty McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 363 to 314 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Yee had not played McDaniel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 11-14, -595.
Round 26		Yee played #93 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 284 to 364 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Yee had not played Milton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 11-15, -675.
Round 27		Yee played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 331 to 377 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Yee had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-16, -721.
Round 28		Yee played #45 Alice Ann Goodrich (Miami, FL) and lost 256 to 355 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Yee had not played Goodrich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 11-17, -820.
Round 29		Yee played #133 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 321 to 403 (a spread of -82) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SHELTON, CT Yee's record vs. Sherman 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: #134. Current record: 11-18, -902.
Round 30		Yee played #111 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 256 to 389 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Yee had not played Poole in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 11-19, -1035.

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