Millie Pelkey [#53] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Millie Pelkey, 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. Pelkey currently has a record of 15-15, -726, and is ranked #42 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): Millie Surname(s): Pelkey Home: Calgary, AB, Canada Age: 71 Awards: none Hobbies: scrabble, reading Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	11-26 (0.297)
Past 1-12 months	1-7 (0.125)	W LLLLLLL
Past 13-24 months	1-5 (0.167)	LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWWW L
Past 37-48 months	2-5 (0.286)	WW LLLLL
Past 49-60 months	3-8 (0.273)	LLLLLL WW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 471 Average for: 326 Average against: 350
Round 1		Pelkey played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 334 to 365 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 0-1, -31.
Round 2		Pelkey played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and lost 311 to 358 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-2, -78.
Round 3		Pelkey played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and lost 309 to 312 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Slaughter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-3, -81.
Round 4		Pelkey played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 245 to 501 (a spread of -256) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-4, -337.
Round 5		Pelkey played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and won 325 to 286 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-4, -298.
Round 6		Pelkey played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and won 389 to 359 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-4, -268.
Round 7		Pelkey played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and won 388 to 361 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-4, -241.
Round 8		Pelkey played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 326 to 378 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-5, -293.
Round 9		Pelkey played #69 Max Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and lost 281 to 402 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-6, -414.
Round 10		Pelkey played #76 Joyce Williston (Rocky River, OH) and won 376 to 329 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Williston in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-6, -367.
Round 11		Pelkey played #28 Lois M. Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 403 to 348 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Hawkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-6, -312.
Round 12		Pelkey played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and lost 270 to 379 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, -421.
Round 13		Pelkey played #42 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 322 to 399 (a spread of -77) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: CALGARY, AB, CAN Pelkey's record vs. Matthews in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-10 (0.231). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WWL. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Past 49-60 months: LLWL. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-8, -498.
Round 14		Pelkey played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 259 to 376 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-9, -615.
Round 15		Pelkey played #8 Linda Brandt (Brandon, FL) and won 306 to 268 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Brandt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-9, -577.
Round 16		Pelkey played #28 Lois M. Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 405 to 305 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Hawkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-9, -477.
Round 17		Pelkey played #2 Evadne Bartholomeusz (Winnetka, CA) and won 327 to 267 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Bartholomeusz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-9, -417.
Round 18		Pelkey played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 304 to 425 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-10, -538.
Round 19		Pelkey played #7 Robin Bowles (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 294 to 271 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Bowles in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, -515.
Round 20		Pelkey played #68 Marilena Souza (Pembrook Pines, FL) and won 327 to 300 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, -488.
Round 21		Pelkey played #23 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and lost 246 to 404 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-11, -646.
Round 22		Pelkey played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 354 to 336 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-11, -628.
Round 23		Pelkey played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 314 to 372 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-12, -686.
Round 24		Pelkey played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and lost 266 to 337 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -757.
Round 25		Pelkey played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 471 to 281 (a spread of 190) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12-13, -567.
Round 26		Pelkey played #34 Amy Knight (Brandon MB) and won 320 to 317 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Knight in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-13, -564.
Round 27		Pelkey played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 368 to 342 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-13, -538.
Round 28		Pelkey played #75 Matthew Williams (New Orleans, LA) and lost 306 to 411 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-14, -643.
Round 29		Pelkey played #4 Charlene Bishop (Seattle, WA) and lost 278 to 395 (a spread of -117) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Bishop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-15, -760.
Round 30		Pelkey played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and won 359 to 325 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Pelkey had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-15, -726.

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