Grace Qualls [#32] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Grace Qualls, who is a contestant in Division 7 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. Qualls currently has a record of 15-15, +462, and is ranked #18 in Division 7.

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): Grace Surname(s): Qualls Home: Lafayette, LA, United States Age: 66 Hobbies: reading, travel, scrabble, bridge Occupation: retired teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-1 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	1-1 (0.500)	L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 337 Average against: 322
Before the Tournament		Qualls is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Qualls played #5 Mary Capria (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 402 to 274 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Capria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +128.
Round 2		Qualls played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 323 to 246 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +205.
Round 3		Qualls played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 325 to 374 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +156.
Round 4		Qualls played #7 Leonard Doerrfeld (Algonquin, IL) and lost 323 to 354 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Doerrfeld in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +125.
Round 5		Qualls played #13 Dorothy Hackney (Buffalo, NY) and won 329 to 280 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Hackney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-2, +174.
Round 6		Qualls played #21 Diane Manown (Carbondale, CO) and won 364 to 302 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Manown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +236.
Round 7		Qualls played #8 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 359 to 334 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Donegan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +261.
Round 8		Qualls played #14 Dave Hurd (Des Moines, IA) and won 320 to 267 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Hurd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +314.
Round 9		Qualls played #40 Walter Sudnikovich (Sayreville, NJ) and won 319 to 262 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Sudnikovich in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +371.
Round 10		Qualls played #15 Ernestine Jackson (Flint, MI) and won 326 to 301 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Jackson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +396.
Round 11		Qualls played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 351 to 370 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +377.
Round 12		Qualls played #39 Frances Souza (Oakland, CA) and won 369 to 253 (a spread of 116) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +493.
Round 13		Qualls played #35 Anna Rahman (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 316 to 374 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Rahman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-4, +435.
Round 14		Qualls played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 508 to 245 (a spread of 263) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +698.
Round 15		Qualls played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 350 to 375 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +673.
Round 16		Qualls played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and won 388 to 304 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +757.
Round 17		Qualls played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 279 to 447 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-6, +589.
Round 18		Qualls played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 378 to 272 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +695.
Round 19		Qualls played #9 Robert Donnell (Jackson, MS) and lost 317 to 350 (a spread of -33) . The last time these two played was 2004-01 at: JACKSON, MS Qualls's record vs. Donnell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. 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: #8. Current record: 12-7, +662.
Round 20		Qualls played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 304 to 393 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +573.
Round 21		Qualls played #19 Matthew Levine (Oak Park, CA) and lost 396 to 402 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Levine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-9, +567.
Round 22		Qualls played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 295 to 319 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +543.
Round 23		Qualls played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and lost 304 to 313 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-11, +534.
Round 24		Qualls played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and won 418 to 270 (a spread of 148) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-11, +682.
Round 25		Qualls played #17 Janice Konkol (Amherst, WI) and won 345 to 298 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Konkol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +729.
Round 26		Qualls played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 336 to 292 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +773.
Round 27		Qualls played #33 Mary E. Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 234 to 371 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Quigley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-12, +636.
Round 28		Qualls played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 292 to 368 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-13, +560.
Round 29		Qualls played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and lost 271 to 328 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-14, +503.
Round 30		Qualls played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 278 to 319 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Qualls had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-15, +462.

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