Colleen Shea [#60] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Colleen Shea, 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. Shea currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, +41, and is ranked #54 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): Colleen Surname(s): Shea Home: Rocky Point, NY, United States Age: 45 Hobbies: quilting Occupation: Chemist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 411 Average for: 335 Average against: 333
Round 1		Shea played #11 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 352 to 298 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Shea had not played Camp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +54.
Round 2		Shea played #6 Bobby Bognar (Los Angeles, CA) and tied at 315 . Before this event, Shea had not played Bognar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +54.
Round 3		Shea played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 353 to 415 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Shea had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1.5-1.5, -8.
Round 4		Shea played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and won 336 to 311 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Shea had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +17.
Round 5		Shea played #56 Chaunda Robinson (Knoxville, TN) and lost 300 to 403 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Shea had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2.5-2.5, -86.
Round 6		Shea played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 353 to 380 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Shea had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -113.
Round 7		Shea played #28 Lois M. Hawkins (Los Angeles, CA) and won 387 to 260 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Shea had not played Hawkins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +14.
Round 8		Shea played #7 Robin Bowles (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 411 to 290 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Shea had not played Bowles in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4.5-3.5, +135.
Round 9		Shea played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and lost 333 to 360 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Shea had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +108.
Round 10		Shea played #23 Marsha Gillis (Huntsville, AL) and won 410 to 253 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Shea had not played Gillis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +265.
Round 11		Shea played #68 Marilena Souza (Pembrook Pines, FL) and won 358 to 320 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Shea had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +303.
Round 12		Shea played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 317 to 364 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Shea had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +256.
Round 13		Shea played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and lost 332 to 338 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Shea had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +250.
Round 14		Shea played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 307 to 337 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Shea had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +220.
Round 15		Shea played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 304 to 373 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, Shea had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6.5-8.5, +151.
Round 16		Shea played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 296 to 303 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Shea had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6.5-9.5, +144.
Round 17		Shea played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 295 to 396 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Shea had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6.5-10.5, +43.
Round 18		Shea played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 296 to 298 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Shea had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6.5-11.5, +41.
Round 19		Shea played #35 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 411 to 348 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Shea had not played Lauck in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7.5-11.5, +104.
Round 20		Shea played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and lost 288 to 375 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Shea had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7.5-12.5, +17.
Round 21		Shea played #71 Dorothy Tatum (Memphis, TN) and won 337 to 315 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Shea had not played Tatum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8.5-12.5, +39.
Round 22		Shea played #35 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 321 to 263 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Shea had not played Lauck in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9.5-12.5, +97.
Round 23		Shea played #64 Ann Skylstad (Fort Stockton, TX) and won 312 to 282 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Shea had not played Skylstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +127.
Round 24		Shea played #33 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 345 to 311 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Shea had not played Klaskow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +161.
Round 25		Shea played #15 Lindsay Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 382 to 285 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Shea had not played Crotty in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +258.
Round 26		Shea played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and lost 305 to 330 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Shea had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +233.
Round 27		Shea played #44 Annette McCaffery (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 298 to 349 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Shea had not played McCaffery in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 12.5-14.5, +182.
Round 28		Shea played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 351 to 330 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Shea had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13.5-14.5, +203.
Round 29		Shea played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and lost 308 to 444 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Shea had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13.5-15.5, +67.
Round 30		Shea played #34 Amy Knight (Brandon MB) and lost 330 to 356 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Shea had not played Knight in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +41.

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