Justine Zollinger [#94] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Justine Zollinger, 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. Zollinger currently has a record of 16-14, -265, and is ranked #34 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): Justine Surname(s): Zollinger Home: Memphis, TN, United States Age: 86 Hobbies: reading, scrabble, cooking Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	51-37 (0.580)
Past 1-12 months	12-8 (0.600)	LL WW L WW L W L WWW L WW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	11-7 (0.611)	WTLL WW L WWTWW L W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	8-12 (0.400)	L W LL W LLLL WW L WW L W LLL W
Past 37-48 months	7-4 (0.636)	WWWW L WW LLL W
Past 49-60 months	13-6 (0.684)	WWWW LL WW L WW L WW L WW L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 433 Average for: 342 Average against: 351
Before the Tournament		Zollinger is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Zollinger played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and won 370 to 352 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2		Zollinger played #76 Phillip L. Spry (Colorado Springs, CO) and won 409 to 323 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Spry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-0, +104.
Round 3		Zollinger played #20 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 307 to 386 (a spread of -79) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Zollinger's record vs. Cooper in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, +25.
Round 4		Zollinger played #4 Penny Baker (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 347 to 406 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, -34.
Round 5		Zollinger played #41 Tobin Lathrop (Seattle, WA) and lost 281 to 369 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Lathrop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -122.
Round 6		Zollinger played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and lost 326 to 327 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -123.
Round 7		Zollinger played #30 Bruce Gram (Los Angeles, CA) and won 376 to 361 (a spread of 15) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Gram in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -108.
Round 8		Zollinger played #80 Jane Tacker (Sealy, TX) and won 347 to 304 (a spread of 43) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Zollinger's record vs. Tacker in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #42. Current record: 4-4, -65.
Round 9		Zollinger played #11 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and lost 318 to 371 (a spread of -53) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Zollinger's record vs. Besadny in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, -118.
Round 10		Zollinger played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 374 to 372 (a spread of 2) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: JACKSON, MS Zollinger's record vs. Spidel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 10.5-5.5 (0.656). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WT. Past 25-36 months: LWLWL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, -116.
Round 11		Zollinger played #34 Pamela Hunter (Ottawa ON) and won 425 to 366 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, -57.
Round 12		Zollinger played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 332 to 300 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, -25.
Round 13		Zollinger played #17 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 244 to 369 (a spread of -125) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Zollinger's record vs. Cann in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, -150.
Round 14		Zollinger played #37 Bill Kinsella (Yale BC) and won 424 to 335 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Kinsella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-6, -61.
Round 15		Zollinger played #89 Brenda Lou Werner (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 305 to 324 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Werner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, -80.
Round 16		Zollinger played #15 Andrew Callies (Orlando, FL) and won 373 to 359 (a spread of 14) . The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: ORLANDO, FL Zollinger's record vs. Callies in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-7, -66.
Round 17		Zollinger played #7 Frances Bauer (London ON) and lost 325 to 399 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Bauer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, -140.
Round 18		Zollinger played #9 Mike Benjamin (Knoxville, TN) and won 377 to 372 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Benjamin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, -135.
Round 19		Zollinger played #67 Judy Romanenkov (San Francisco, CA) and won 346 to 336 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Romanenkov in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, -125.
Round 20		Zollinger played #75 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and lost 273 to 461 (a spread of -188) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: JACKSON, MS Zollinger's record vs. Spidel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 10.5-5.5 (0.656). Past 1-12 months: WWL. Past 13-24 months: WT. Past 25-36 months: LWLWL. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WWWW. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, -313.
Round 21		Zollinger played #53 Rebecca Owen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 433 to 324 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Owen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, -204.
Round 22		Zollinger played #18 Rachel Christensen (Seattle, WA) and lost 330 to 350 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Christensen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-10, -224.
Round 23		Zollinger played #82 Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL) and lost 279 to 337 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Thomley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -282.
Round 24		Zollinger played #64 Robert Readle (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 333 to 364 (a spread of -31) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: EUREKA SPRINGS, AR Zollinger's record vs. Readle 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: #46. Current record: 12-12, -313.
Round 25		Zollinger played #25 Jan Feidel (Philadelphia, PA) and won 330 to 277 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Feidel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, -260.
Round 26		Zollinger played #61 Marguerite Pywar (Houston, TX) and lost 265 to 415 (a spread of -150) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Pywar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-13, -410.
Round 27		Zollinger played #91 Myron Wilson (Port Richey, FL) and won 368 to 304 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -346.
Round 28		Zollinger played #58 Eric Pivnik (San Rafael, CA) and lost 346 to 440 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Pivnik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-14, -440.
Round 29		Zollinger played #51 Toni Nicholson (Asheville, NC) and won 366 to 262 (a spread of 104) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Zollinger's record vs. Nicholson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WW. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-14, -336.
Round 30		Zollinger played #10 Harriett Berkelhammer (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 337 to 266 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Zollinger had not played Berkelhammer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, -265.

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