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Back to 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship Live Coverage: Players
Poppy Thompson [#72] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship
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On this page, you will find information about
Poppy Thompson, 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.
Thompson currently has a record of 15-15, +27, and is ranked
#37 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): Poppy Surname(s): Thompson Home: Decatur, GA, United States Age: 79 Occupation: Retired |
Career History | 5-year record against other players at this event | 8-5 (0.615) | |
Past 1-12 months | 2-0 (1.000) | WW |
Past 13-24 months | no games |
Past 25-36 months | 3-3 (0.500) | L W LL WW |
Past 37-48 months | 1-0 (1.000) | W |
Past 49-60 months | 2-2 (0.500) | W L W L |
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Round-by-Round | High score: 443 Average for: 350 Average against: 351 | Round 1 | | Thompson played #66 Joyce Slaughter (Louisville, KY) and won 370 to 301 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Thompson's record vs. Slaughter in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #17. Current record: 1-0, +69. | Round 2 | | Thompson played #41 Mary Mathews (Antioch, TN) and won 375 to 285 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mathews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +159. | Round 3 | | Thompson played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 369 to 411 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +117. | Round 4 | | Thompson played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 379 to 325 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +171. | Round 5 | | Thompson played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and won 317 to 297 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-1, +191. | Round 6 | | Thompson played #53 Millie Pelkey (Calgary AB) and lost 359 to 389 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Pelkey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +161. | Round 7 | | Thompson played #30 Margaret Hughes (Los Angeles, CA) and won 401 to 340 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +222. | Round 8 | | Thompson played #49 Sophia Murzin (Dearborn Heights, MI) and won 381 to 279 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Murzin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +324. | Round 9 | | Thompson recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-2, +374. | Round 10 | | Thompson played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and lost 300 to 324 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +350. | Round 11 | | Thompson played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and won 364 to 307 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +407. | Round 12 | | Thompson played #32 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and lost 276 to 423 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-4, +260. | Round 13 | | Thompson played #60 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 338 to 332 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Shea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +266. | Round 14 | | Thompson played #24 JC Green (East Palo Alto, CA) and lost 349 to 351 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +264. | Round 15 | | Thompson played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and lost 317 to 327 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +254. | Round 16 | | Thompson played #18 Faye Edwards (Chicago, IL) and lost 343 to 456 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Edwards in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +141. | Round 17 | | Thompson played #73 Sharon Valorose (Williamsburg, VA) and lost 294 to 373 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Valorose in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-8, +62. | Round 18 | | Thompson played #26 Richard Hamilton (Harrisburg, PA) and won 415 to 324 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +153. | Round 19 | | Thompson played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 313 to 367 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Thompson had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +99. | Round 20 | | Thompson played #20 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 367 to 333 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Fenske in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +133. | Round 21 | | Thompson played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 419 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, +30. | Round 22 | | Thompson played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-10, +34. | Round 23 | | Thompson played #38 Jane Littleton (Lawton, OK) and lost 384 to 387 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Littleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-11, +31. | Round 24 | | Thompson played #46 Marci Mikesell (New York, NY) and won 400 to 321 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Mikesell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, +110. | Round 25 | | Thompson played #25 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 321 to 344 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hamilton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-12, +87. | Round 26 | | Thompson played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and won 443 to 267 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-12, +263. | Round 27 | | Thompson played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and lost 285 to 470 (a spread of -185) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-13, +78. | Round 28 | | Thompson played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 398 to 313 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-13, +163. | Round 29 | | Thompson played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 296 to 391 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-14, +68. | Round 30 | | Thompson played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 328 to 369 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Thompson had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 15-15, +27. |
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