Rachel Christensen [#18] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rachel Christensen, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Christensen currently has a record of 19-11, +672, and is ranked #9 in Division 5.

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): Rachel Surname(s): Christensen Home: Seattle, WA, United States Age: 25 Hobbies: scrabble (duh), travel Occupation: customer service rep

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	2.5-7.5 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	0.5-3.5 (0.125)	LLTL
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	W L W LLL
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: 450 Average for: 356 Average against: 333
Before the Tournament		Christensen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 1		Christensen played #77 Norma Stalions (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 390 to 292 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Stalions in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +98.
Round 2		Christensen played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 400 to 287 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +211.
Round 3		Christensen played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 274 to 397 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +88.
Round 4		Christensen played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 341 to 367 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-2, +62.
Round 5		Christensen played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 307 to 442 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, -73.
Round 6		Christensen played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 375 to 323 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, -21.
Round 7		Christensen played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 435 to 261 (a spread of 174) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +153.
Round 8		Christensen played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 287 to 351 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-4, +89.
Round 9		Christensen played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 408 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-5, +1.
Round 10		Christensen played #32 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and lost 306 to 406 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Harrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, -99.
Round 11		Christensen played #44 Aaron McPhee (Centreville, VA) and won 414 to 305 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Christensen had not played McPhee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-6, +10.
Round 12		Christensen played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 398 to 374 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +34.
Round 13		Christensen played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 313 to 309 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-6, +38.
Round 14		Christensen played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 293 to 364 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, -33.
Round 15		Christensen played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 332 to 309 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, -10.
Round 16		Christensen played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 391 to 284 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +97.
Round 17		Christensen played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 341 to 354 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +84.
Round 18		Christensen played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 374 to 302 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +156.
Round 19		Christensen played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 329 to 324 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +161.
Round 20		Christensen played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 354 to 313 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-8, +202.
Round 21		Christensen played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 327 to 404 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +125.
Round 22		Christensen played #94 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 350 to 330 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Zollinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +145.
Round 23		Christensen played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 407 to 247 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +305.
Round 24		Christensen played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 344 to 297 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +352.
Round 25		Christensen played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 440 to 265 (a spread of 175) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +527.
Round 26		Christensen played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 401 to 316 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +612.
Round 27		Christensen played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 394 to 226 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +780.
Round 28		Christensen played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 321 to 369 (a spread of -48) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Christensen's record vs. Tongue in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #6. Current record: 18-10, +732.
Round 29		Christensen played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 259 to 470 (a spread of -211) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Christensen's record vs. Tongue in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: #11. Current record: 18-11, +521.
Round 30		Christensen played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 450 to 299 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Christensen had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +672.

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