Wanell Kelsey [#36] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Wanell Kelsey, 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. Kelsey currently has a record of 17-13, +561, and is ranked #20 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): Wanell Surname(s): Kelsey Home: Hamburg, NY, United States Age: 78 Hobbies: tennis, gardening, Scrabble Occupation: retired teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
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	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 492 Average for: 361 Average against: 342
Round 1		Kelsey played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 380 to 265 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +115.
Round 2		Kelsey played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 351 to 323 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +143.
Round 3		Kelsey played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and won 401 to 291 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +253.
Round 4		Kelsey played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 395 to 313 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +335.
Round 5		Kelsey played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 395 to 287 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +443.
Round 6		Kelsey played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 387 to 264 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +566.
Round 7		Kelsey played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 329 to 357 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +538.
Round 8		Kelsey played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 326 to 246 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +618.
Round 9		Kelsey played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 285 to 412 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +491.
Round 10		Kelsey played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 492 to 249 (a spread of 243) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +734.
Round 11		Kelsey played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 342 to 360 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +716.
Round 12		Kelsey played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 360 to 302 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +774.
Round 13		Kelsey played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +793.
Round 14		Kelsey played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 334 to 348 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: BUFFALO, NY Kelsey's record vs. Tolhurst 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LW. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +779.
Round 15		Kelsey played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 360 to 362 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +777.
Round 16		Kelsey played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 364 to 368 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +773.
Round 17		Kelsey played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 307 to 483 (a spread of -176) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +597.
Round 18		Kelsey played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 327 to 370 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +554.
Round 19		Kelsey played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-9, +541.
Round 20		Kelsey played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 377 to 324 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +594.
Round 21		Kelsey played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 419 to 270 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +743.
Round 22		Kelsey played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and lost 360 to 446 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +657.
Round 23		Kelsey played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 339 to 516 (a spread of -177) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +480.
Round 24		Kelsey played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and lost 300 to 381 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, +399.
Round 25		Kelsey played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 382 to 381 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, +400.
Round 26		Kelsey played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 420 to 288 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, +532.
Round 27		Kelsey played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 251 to 347 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, +436.
Round 28		Kelsey played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and won 424 to 333 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +527.
Round 29		Kelsey played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 338 to 311 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16-13, +554.
Round 30		Kelsey played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and won 313 to 306 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Kelsey had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +561.

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