Burke Riley [#66] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Burke Riley, 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. Riley currently has a record of 17-13, +65, and is ranked #25 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): Burke Surname(s): Riley Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States Age: 69 Awards: Hobbies: Tennis, Singing Occupation: Banking

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-5 (0.545)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	4-2 (0.667)	WWW L W L
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 357 Average against: 355
Round 1		Riley played #39 Elaine Kunzel (Fountain Hills, AZ) and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Riley had not played Kunzel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-0, +26.
Round 2		Riley played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 330 to 359 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Riley had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -3.
Round 3		Riley played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 346 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Riley had not played Pywar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +55.
Round 4		Riley played #71 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 319 to 311 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Riley had not played Shapiro in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +63.
Round 5		Riley played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 464 to 279 (a spread of 185) . Before this event, Riley had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +248.
Round 6		Riley played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 411 to 301 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Riley had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +358.
Round 7		Riley played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 344 to 341 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Riley had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +361.
Round 8		Riley played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 390 to 308 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Riley had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +443.
Round 9		Riley played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 286 to 420 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Riley had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +309.
Round 10		Riley played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and won 370 to 337 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Riley had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +342.
Round 11		Riley played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 391 to 312 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Riley had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +421.
Round 12		Riley played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and won 379 to 266 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Riley had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +534.
Round 13		Riley played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 376 to 345 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Riley had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +565.
Round 14		Riley played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 344 to 390 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Riley had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +519.
Round 15		Riley played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 381 to 359 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Riley had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-3, +541.
Round 16		Riley played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 368 to 364 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Riley had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-3, +545.
Round 17		Riley played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 345 to 410 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Riley had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +480.
Round 18		Riley played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Riley had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-5, +292.
Round 19		Riley played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 302 to 408 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Riley had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +186.
Round 20		Riley played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 368 to 333 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Riley had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-6, +221.
Round 21		Riley played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 263 to 396 (a spread of -133) . Before this event, Riley had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-7, +88.
Round 22		Riley played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 371 to 360 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Riley had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +99.
Round 23		Riley played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 335 to 304 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Riley had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +130.
Round 24		Riley played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 346 to 375 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Riley had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +101.
Round 25		Riley played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 318 to 369 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Riley had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +50.
Round 26		Riley played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and won 505 to 329 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Riley had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +226. Riley is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Riley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Riley played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 318 to 321 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Riley had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +223.
Round 28		Riley played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 349 to 396 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Riley had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +176.
Round 29		Riley played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and lost 300 to 393 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Riley had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-12, +83.
Round 30		Riley played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 373 to 391 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Riley had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-13, +65.

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