L. Cheryl Francis [#26] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about L. Cheryl Francis, 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. Francis currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, -125, and is ranked #65 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): L. Cheryl Surname(s): Francis Home: Old Town, ME, United States Age: 55 Hobbies: Sewing, reading, knitting and Scrabble Occupation: Retail Store Owner

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	10-10 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	7-4 (0.636)	L WWW L WW L W L W
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 49-60 months	1-4 (0.200)	LL W LL

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 442 Average for: 330 Average against: 334
Before the Tournament		Francis is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Francis played #49 Carl Naples (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) and won 365 to 344 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Francis had not played Naples in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-0, +21.
Round 2		Francis played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 267 to 344 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Francis had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, -56.
Round 3		Francis played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 321 to 375 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Francis had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-2, -110.
Round 4		Francis played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 378 to 316 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Francis had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, -48.
Round 5		Francis played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 326 to 321 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Francis had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, -43.
Round 6		Francis played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and lost 312 to 362 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Francis had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -93.
Round 7		Francis played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and lost 312 to 317 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Francis had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-4, -98.
Round 8		Francis played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 411 to 261 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Francis had not played Nang in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +52.
Round 9		Francis played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 442 to 327 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Francis had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +167.
Round 10		Francis played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 273 to 368 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Francis had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-5, +72.
Round 11		Francis played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 291 to 315 (a spread of -24) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Francis's record vs. Garner 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-6, +48.
Round 12		Francis played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 325 to 315 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Francis had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +58.
Round 13		Francis played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and lost 282 to 343 (a spread of -61) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Francis's record vs. Tacker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-7, -3.
Round 14		Francis played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 312 to 403 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Francis had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -94.
Round 15		Francis played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 399 to 301 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Francis had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-8, +4.
Round 16		Francis played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and lost 291 to 312 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Francis had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-9, -17.
Round 17		Francis played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 379 to 279 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Francis had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-9, +83.
Round 18		Francis played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 318 to 298 (a spread of 20) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Francis's record vs. Kinsella in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +103.
Round 19		Francis played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and lost 348 to 369 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Francis had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, +82.
Round 20		Francis played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 344 to 332 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Francis had not played Pariser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, +94.
Round 21		Francis played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and lost 303 to 431 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Francis had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-11, -34.
Round 22		Francis played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and tied at 319 . Before this event, Francis had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -34.
Round 23		Francis played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 337 to 420 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Francis had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -117.
Round 24		Francis played #73 James P. Smith (Port Clinton, OH) and won 349 to 205 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Francis had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +27.
Round 25		Francis played #27 Jeanne Gannon (Holmdel, NJ) and lost 297 to 395 (a spread of -98) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Francis's record vs. Gannon 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -71.
Round 26		Francis played #42 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 306 to 365 (a spread of -59) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Francis's record vs. Linn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). 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: L. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -130.
Round 27		Francis played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and won 395 to 299 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Francis had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12.5-14.5, -34.
Round 28		Francis played #47 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and lost 301 to 356 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Francis had not played Morris in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -89.
Round 29		Francis played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 242 to 305 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Francis had not played Cooper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 12.5-16.5, -152.
Round 30		Francis played #50 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 342 to 315 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Francis had not played Nees in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13.5-16.5, -125.

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