Norma Stalions [#77] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Norma Stalions, 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. Stalions currently has a record of 16-14, -329, and is ranked #35 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): Norma Surname(s): Stalions Home: Palm Harbor, FL, United States Age: 65 Hobbies: Entering Sweepstakes, Scrabble Occupation: Retired Teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	16-12 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	7-2 (0.778)	L WWWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWW LL WWW
Past 25-36 months	2-4 (0.333)	LLL W L W
Past 37-48 months	1-4 (0.200)	LLLL W
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 441 Average for: 341 Average against: 352
Before the Tournament		Stalions is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Stalions played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 292 to 390 (a spread of -98) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -98.
Round 2		Stalions played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 280 to 376 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-2, -194.
Round 3		Stalions played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 396 to 369 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -167.
Round 4		Stalions played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 362 to 288 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, -93.
Round 5		Stalions played #43 Barbara Major (Alexandria, VA) and won 367 to 366 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Major in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, -92.
Round 6		Stalions played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 352 to 289 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Tacker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, -29.
Round 7		Stalions played #45 Andrea Meeden (Houston, TX) and won 333 to 309 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Meeden in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-2, -5.
Round 8		Stalions played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and lost 327 to 437 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, -115.
Round 9		Stalions played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 390 to 297 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, -22.
Round 10		Stalions played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and won 362 to 326 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-3, +14.
Round 11		Stalions played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 327 to 315 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +26.
Round 12		Stalions played #52 Andre Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 336 to 397 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, -35.
Round 13		Stalions played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 374 to 382 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-5, -43.
Round 14		Stalions played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 306 to 315 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-6, -52.
Round 15		Stalions played #65 Fred III Rible (Durham, NC) and lost 304 to 384 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Rible in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, -132.
Round 16		Stalions played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 213 to 444 (a spread of -231) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, -363.
Round 17		Stalions played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 297 to 429 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, -495.
Round 18		Stalions played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 385 to 331 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, -441.
Round 19		Stalions played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 386 to 233 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, -288.
Round 20		Stalions played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and won 353 to 273 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, -208.
Round 21		Stalions played #93 Jeanne Yori (Culver City, CA) and won 433 to 280 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Yori in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-9, -55.
Round 22		Stalions played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 373 to 335 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, -17.
Round 23		Stalions played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and won 368 to 281 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +70.
Round 24		Stalions played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +20.
Round 25		Stalions played #90 Esther White (Wexford, PA) and won 441 to 351 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Stalions had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-10, +110.
Round 26		Stalions played #72 Brenda Smith (Yazoo City, MS) and won 354 to 269 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, +195.
Round 27		Stalions played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 303 to 428 (a spread of -125) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +70.
Round 28		Stalions played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 339 to 436 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, -27.
Round 29		Stalions played #57 Georgia T. Philpot (Decatur, GA) and lost 246 to 403 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Philpot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-13, -184.
Round 30		Stalions played #14 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 289 to 434 (a spread of -145) . Before this event, Stalions had not played Buchbinder in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-14, -329.

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