Amy Knight [#34] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Amy Knight, who is a contestant in Division 6 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. Knight currently has a record of 15.5-14.5, +603, and is ranked #33 in Division 6.

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): Amy Surname(s): Knight Home: Brandon, MB, Canada Age: 70 Awards: Scrabble 646 game and 284 word "squeezes" 13 March 2004 Hobbies: wordgames, puzzles, cards, board games, baking, cooking, walking, nature Occupation: Math Tutor Adult Ed

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-4 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
Past 25-36 months	3-1 (0.750)	L WWW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 430 Average for: 350 Average against: 330
Round 1		Knight played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 281 to 335 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Knight had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 0-1, -54.
Round 2		Knight played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 370 to 306 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Knight had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, +10.
Round 3		Knight played #76 Joyce Williston (Rocky River, OH) and lost 360 to 374 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Knight had not played Williston in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-2, -4.
Round 4		Knight played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 317 to 370 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Knight had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-3, -57.
Round 5		Knight played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 273 to 387 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Knight had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-4, -171.
Round 6		Knight played #16 Sharon Downing (Cleveland, GA) and lost 345 to 354 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Knight had not played Downing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-5, -180.
Round 7		Knight played #15 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 300 to 311 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Knight had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-6, -191.
Round 8		Knight played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 405 to 322 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Knight had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-6, -108.
Round 9		Knight played #2 Evadne Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and lost 309 to 319 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Knight had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-7, -118.
Round 10		Knight played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 413 to 285 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Knight had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-7, +10.
Round 11		Knight played #8 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 373 to 310 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Knight had not played Brandt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-7, +73.
Round 12		Knight played #54 Hal Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and won 381 to 237 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Knight had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-7, +217.
Round 13		Knight played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and lost 430 to 431 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Knight had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-8, +216.
Round 14		Knight played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 373 to 322 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Knight had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-8, +267.
Round 15		Knight played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 419 to 298 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Knight had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7-8, +388.
Round 16		Knight played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and lost 310 to 369 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Knight had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-9, +329.
Round 17		Knight played #68 Marilena Souza (Pembrook Pines, FL) and won 349 to 292 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Knight had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-9, +386.
Round 18		Knight played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 304 to 299 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Knight had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-9, +391.
Round 19		Knight played #36 Mary (Polly) Lenzen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 408 to 329 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Knight had not played Lenzen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-9, +470.
Round 20		Knight played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 310 to 327 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Knight had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-10, +453.
Round 21		Knight played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 332 to 359 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Knight had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-11, +426.
Round 22		Knight played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and lost 307 to 365 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Knight had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-12, +368.
Round 23		Knight played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and tied at 346 . Before this event, Knight had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +368.
Round 24		Knight played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 278 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Knight had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +481.
Round 25		Knight played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 317 to 285 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Knight had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +513.
Round 26		Knight played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and lost 317 to 320 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Knight had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +510.
Round 27		Knight played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and lost 318 to 381 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Knight had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +447.
Round 28		Knight played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and won 399 to 327 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Knight had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +519.
Round 29		Knight played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 392 to 334 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Knight had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14.5-14.5, +577.
Round 30		Knight played #60 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 356 to 330 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Knight had not played Shea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +603.

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