Geoff Tongue [#84] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Geoff Tongue, 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. Tongue currently has a record of 20-10, +880, and is ranked #4 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): Geoff Surname(s): Tongue Home: Tacoma, WA, United States Age: 38 Hobbies: photography, tennis, volleyball, travel, art Occupation: Northwest Airlines

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-2 (0.857)
Past 1-12 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWWW L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	8-1 (0.889)	WWWWWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 380 Average against: 351
Before the Tournament		Tongue is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Tongue played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 484 to 323 (a spread of 161) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +161.
Round 2		Tongue played #74 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC) and lost 348 to 387 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Snoddy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-1, +122.
Round 3		Tongue played #24 John Ezekowitz (Boston, MA) and lost 327 to 424 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Ezekowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-2, +25.
Round 4		Tongue played #48 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA) and won 415 to 412 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Tongue's record vs. Nang in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +28.
Round 5		Tongue played #16 Tacy Callies (Orlando, FL) and lost 317 to 393 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Callies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -48.
Round 6		Tongue played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 371 to 316 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +7.
Round 7		Tongue played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 381 to 344 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Tongue's record vs. Kinsella in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +44.
Round 8		Tongue played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 431 to 421 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Spidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +54.
Round 9		Tongue played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and lost 315 to 400 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Nicholson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, -31.
Round 10		Tongue played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and won 381 to 377 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-4, -27.
Round 11		Tongue played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and won 409 to 361 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +21.
Round 12		Tongue played #46 Paul Mistrette (Little Falls, NJ) and won 395 to 330 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Mistrette in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +86.
Round 13		Tongue played #36 Wanell Kelsey (Hamburg, NY) and lost 376 to 395 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Kelsey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +67.
Round 14		Tongue played #22 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 412 to 356 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Dyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +123.
Round 15		Tongue played #83 Patricia Tolhurst (Brantford ON) and lost 307 to 356 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Tolhurst in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +74.
Round 16		Tongue played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 436 to 373 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Cann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-6, +137.
Round 17		Tongue played #8 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 383 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Bee in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +131.
Round 18		Tongue played #81 Pam Taylor-Bailey (Calgary AB) and lost 320 to 358 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Taylor-Bailey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, +93.
Round 19		Tongue played #5 Ron Barker (Portland, OR) and lost 361 to 364 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Barker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-9, +90.
Round 20		Tongue played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 338 to 291 (a spread of 47) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Tongue's record vs. Angelone in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-9, +137.
Round 21		Tongue played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 382 to 305 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Readle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +214.
Round 22		Tongue played #85 Phyllis Vargas (Katy, TX) and won 427 to 274 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Vargas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-9, +367.
Round 23		Tongue played #3 Elizabeth Angelone (Port St. Lucie, FL) and won 430 to 334 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPINSHIP Tongue's record vs. Angelone in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +463.
Round 24		Tongue played #29 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 338 to 309 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Garver in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +492.
Round 25		Tongue played #28 Mike Garner (Taylor, MI) and won 399 to 318 (a spread of 81) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Tongue's record vs. Garner in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +573.
Round 26		Tongue played #2 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Amphlett in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-9, +594.
Round 27		Tongue played #31 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 411 to 269 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Gupta in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +736.
Round 28		Tongue played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 369 to 321 (a spread of 48) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Tongue's record vs. Christensen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +784.
Round 29		Tongue played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and won 470 to 259 (a spread of 211) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: VICTORIA, BC, CANADA Tongue's record vs. Christensen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +995.
Round 30		Tongue played #62 Asif Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 281 to 396 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Tongue had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-10, +880. Tongue is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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