Patricia Tolhurst [#83] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Patricia Tolhurst, 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. Tolhurst currently has a record of 19-11, +732, and is ranked #8 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): Patricia Surname(s): Tolhurst Home: Brantford, ON, Canada Age: 61 Awards: won Division #3 in Albany in 2002 Hobbies: Knitting & Scrabble (of course) Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-2 (0.750)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 13-24 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 25-36 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 368 Average against: 344
Round 1		Tolhurst played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 358 to 265 (a spread of 93) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Pywar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +93.
Round 2		Tolhurst played #66 Burke Riley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 359 to 330 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Riley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +122.
Round 3		Tolhurst played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 387 to 329 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +180.
Round 4		Tolhurst played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 415 to 425 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +170.
Round 5		Tolhurst played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 304 to 432 (a spread of -128) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +42.
Round 6		Tolhurst played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 463 to 305 (a spread of 158) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +200.
Round 7		Tolhurst played #79 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 343 to 345 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Strong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +198.
Round 8		Tolhurst played #68 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and won 434 to 375 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Russell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-3, +257.
Round 9		Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 367 to 373 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +251.
Round 10		Tolhurst played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and won 350 to 298 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +303.
Round 11		Tolhurst played #69 Miriam Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 451 to 298 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +456.
Round 12		Tolhurst played #23 Charles Evans (Bartlett, TN) and won 368 to 344 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Evans in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-4, +480.
Round 13		Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 379 to 326 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +533.
Round 14		Tolhurst played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and won 348 to 334 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2000-06 at: BUFFALO, NY Tolhurst's record vs. Kelsey 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: WL. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +547.
Round 15		Tolhurst played #84 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 356 to 307 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Tongue in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +596.
Round 16		Tolhurst played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 444 to 288 (a spread of 156) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +752.
Round 17		Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 303 to 378 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +677.
Round 18		Tolhurst played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 420 to 322 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +775.
Round 19		Tolhurst played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and won 426 to 322 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-5, +879.
Round 20		Tolhurst played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 431 to 260 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Garner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +1050.
Round 21		Tolhurst played #35 Darren Johnson (Bend, OR) and won 367 to 292 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-5, +1125.
Round 22		Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and lost 272 to 455 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +942.
Round 23		Tolhurst played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 324 to 341 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +925.
Round 24		Tolhurst played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and lost 303 to 447 (a spread of -144) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +781.
Round 25		Tolhurst played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and lost 299 to 452 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +628.
Round 26		Tolhurst played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 356 to 357 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +627.
Round 27		Tolhurst played #70 Bert Shankle (Astoria, NY) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Shankle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +665.
Round 28		Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 364 to 345 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-10, +684.
Round 29		Tolhurst played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 307 to 313 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +678.
Round 30		Tolhurst played #6 Ryan Barrett (Englewood, CO) and won 361 to 307 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Tolhurst had not played Barrett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +732.

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