Paul Mistrette [#46] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Mistrette, 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. Mistrette currently has a record of 20-10, +439, and is ranked #5 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): Paul Surname(s): Mistrette Home: Little Falls, NJ, United States Age: 45 Hobbies: Board Games, Tennis, NYYanks, NJDevils, PittSteelers Occupation: warehouser-Abbott Labs, cashier/stocker-Costco Wholesale

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	14-9 (0.609)
Past 1-12 months	2-2 (0.500)	W LL W
Past 13-24 months	6-1 (0.857)	W L WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 49-60 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 475 Average for: 368 Average against: 354
Round 1		Mistrette played #88 Diane Weinerman (Bloomington, MN) and won 364 to 350 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Weinerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +14.
Round 2		Mistrette played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 413 to 408 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Angelone in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-0, +19.
Round 3		Mistrette played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and lost 369 to 409 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-1, -21.
Round 4		Mistrette played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and won 378 to 307 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +50.
Round 5		Mistrette played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 375 to 385 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +40.
Round 6		Mistrette played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 331 to 447 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, -76.
Round 7		Mistrette played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 357 to 329 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -48.
Round 8		Mistrette played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 475 to 388 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +39.
Round 9		Mistrette played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 352 to 285 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +106.
Round 10		Mistrette played #26 L. Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 368 to 273 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-3, +201.
Round 11		Mistrette played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 381 to 260 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-3, +322.
Round 12		Mistrette played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 330 to 395 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +257.
Round 13		Mistrette played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and lost 345 to 376 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +226.
Round 14		Mistrette played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 369 to 270 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Mistrette's record vs. Shankle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-5, +325.
Round 15		Mistrette played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 387 to 301 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +411.
Round 16		Mistrette played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and won 407 to 349 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +469.
Round 17		Mistrette played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 410 to 345 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +534.
Round 18		Mistrette played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 370 to 327 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +577.
Round 19		Mistrette played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 367 to 447 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +497.
Round 20		Mistrette played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and won 433 to 356 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +574.
Round 21		Mistrette played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 291 to 436 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-7, +429.
Round 22		Mistrette played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 416 to 315 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +530.
Round 23		Mistrette played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and lost 281 to 399 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +412.
Round 24		Mistrette played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 275 to 487 (a spread of -212) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +200.
Round 25		Mistrette played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and won 452 to 299 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +353.
Round 26		Mistrette played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 314 to 394 (a spread of -80) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Mistrette's record vs. Shankle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +273.
Round 27		Mistrette played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 363 to 279 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +357.
Round 28		Mistrette played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 345 to 318 (a spread of 27) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Mistrette's record vs. Shankle in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +384.
Round 29		Mistrette played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 380 to 345 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-10, +419.
Round 30		Mistrette played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 356 to 336 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Mistrette had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +439. Mistrette is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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