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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Alan Love [#39] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about
Alan Love, 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.
Love currently has a record of 17-13, +227, and is ranked
#20 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): Alan Surname(s): Love Home: Milwaukee, WI, United States Age: 58 Awards: finished with the worst record in each of my last 3 scrabble tournaments. Hobbies: political history, show tunes Occupation: investment exec. |
Career History | 5-year record against other players at this event | 21-9 (0.700) | |
Past 1-12 months | 0-3 (0.000) | LLL |
Past 13-24 months | 4-3 (0.571) | WW L W LL W |
Past 25-36 months | 6-0 (1.000) | WWWWWW |
Past 37-48 months | 6-2 (0.750) | L WWWW L WW |
Past 49-60 months | 5-1 (0.833) | WWWW L W |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 434 Average for: 347 Average against: 340 | Round 1 | | Love played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and lost 307 to 326 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Love had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 0-1, -19. | Round 2 | | Love played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Love had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-2, -76. | Round 3 | | Love played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 411 to 369 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Love had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-2, -34. | Round 4 | | Love played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 372 to 385 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Love had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-3, -47. | Round 5 | | Love played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 314 to 295 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Love had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-3, -28. | Round 6 | | Love played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and won 324 to 313 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Love had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, -17. | Round 7 | | Love played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and lost 361 to 388 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Love had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-4, -44. | Round 8 | | Love played #13 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 369 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Love had not played Carnegie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3-5, -108. | Round 9 | | Love played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and lost 320 to 323 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Love had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-6, -111. | Round 10 | | Love played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 378 to 356 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Love had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-6, -89. | Round 11 | | Love played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 382 to 338 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Love had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-6, -45. | Round 12 | | Love played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 297 to 408 (a spread of -111) . Before this event, Love had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-7, -156. | Round 13 | | Love played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 334 to 333 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Love had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-7, -155. | Round 14 | | Love played #22 Daniel Gerling (Austin, TX) and won 384 to 373 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Love had not played Gerling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-7, -144. | Round 15 | | Love played #34 Amy Knight (Brandon MB) and lost 298 to 419 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Love had not played Knight in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, -265. | Round 16 | | Love played #15 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 354 to 353 (a spread of 1) . Before this event, Love had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, -264. | Round 17 | | Love played #35 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and lost 279 to 419 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Love had not played Lauck in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -404. | Round 18 | | Love played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 358 to 314 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Love had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, -360. | Round 19 | | Love played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 344 to 372 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Love had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-10, -388. | Round 20 | | Love played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and lost 351 to 365 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Love had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-11, -402. | Round 21 | | Love played #6 Bobby Bognar (Los Angeles, CA) and won 399 to 338 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Love had not played Bognar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-11, -341. | Round 22 | | Love played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 434 to 241 (a spread of 193) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Love's record vs. Murzin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games.Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-11, -148. | Round 23 | | Love played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and won 372 to 314 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Love had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, -90. | Round 24 | | Love played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Love had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-11, -81. | Round 25 | | Love played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 289 to 302 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Love had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-12, -94. | Round 26 | | Love played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 432 to 283 (a spread of 149) . Before this event, Love had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-12, +55. | Round 27 | | Love played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 318 to 268 (a spread of 50) . Before this event, Love had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-12, +105. | Round 28 | | Love played #62 Hilda Siegel (Roslindale, MA) and won 301 to 267 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Love had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-12, +139. | Round 29 | | Love played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and won 397 to 249 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Love had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-12, +287. | Round 30 | | Love played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 298 to 358 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Love had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +227. | Final Round 3 | | Love is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit). |
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