Elaine Kunzel [#39] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Elaine Kunzel, 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. Kunzel currently has a record of 13-17, -341, and is ranked #71 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): Elaine Surname(s): Kunzel Home: Fountain Hills, AZ, United States Age: 64 Hobbies: Travel, Yoga, Reading, Walking Occupation: Tutor

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-0 (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	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 452 Average for: 339 Average against: 352
Before the Tournament		Kunzel is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Kunzel played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 356 to 382 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -26.
Round 2		Kunzel played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 313 to 435 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -148.
Round 3		Kunzel played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 245 to 513 (a spread of -268) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-3, -416.
Round 4		Kunzel played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 403 to 364 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-3, -377.
Round 5		Kunzel played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and lost 324 to 333 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 1-4, -386.
Round 6		Kunzel played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 267 to 378 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 1-5, -497.
Round 7		Kunzel played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-5, -422.
Round 8		Kunzel played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 354 to 329 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -397.
Round 9		Kunzel played #12 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL) and won 383 to 316 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Bowman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, -330.
Round 10		Kunzel played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 395 to 294 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-5, -229.
Round 11		Kunzel played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and lost 322 to 340 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -247.
Round 12		Kunzel played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 452 to 312 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Pywar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-6, -107.
Round 13		Kunzel played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 295 to 320 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Besadny in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -132.
Round 14		Kunzel played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 330 to 315 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, -117.
Round 15		Kunzel played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and lost 334 to 359 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, -142.
Round 16		Kunzel played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 312 to 291 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, -121.
Round 17		Kunzel played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and lost 268 to 335 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, -188.
Round 18		Kunzel played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 341 to 231 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-9, -78.
Round 19		Kunzel played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and lost 319 to 484 (a spread of -165) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, -243.
Round 20		Kunzel played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 277 to 428 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-11, -394.
Round 21		Kunzel played #21 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 335 to 341 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Doyle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-12, -400.
Round 22		Kunzel played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 411 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-13, -454.
Round 23		Kunzel played #54 Lorraine Pariser (Santa Monica, CA) and won 365 to 321 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Pariser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-13, -410.
Round 24		Kunzel played #55 Doris Patneau (Tulsa, OK) and won 383 to 362 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Patneau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-13, -389.
Round 25		Kunzel played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 328 to 358 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 11-14, -419.
Round 26		Kunzel played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and lost 304 to 312 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-15, -427.
Round 27		Kunzel played #1 Gloriosa Ondoy Agdeppa (San Jose, CA) and lost 284 to 390 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Agdeppa in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 11-16, -533.
Round 28		Kunzel recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-16, -483. Kunzel is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Kunzel played #33 Linda Hughes (Dumfries, VA) and won 423 to 261 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-16, -321.
Round 30		Kunzel played #56 Pat Patrick (Westfield, MA) and lost 336 to 356 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Kunzel had not played Patrick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-17, -341.

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