George Ross [#37] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about George Ross, 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. Ross currently has a record of 15-15, -232, and is ranked #21 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): George Surname(s): Ross Home: St. Petersburg, FL, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: Scouting Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	6-6 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	4-4 (0.500)	WW LLL WW L
Past 13-24 months	2-2 (0.500)	L W L W
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: 448 Average for: 326 Average against: 333
Round 1		Ross played #26 David Motley (Harahan, LA) and won 312 to 256 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Ross had not played Motley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +56.
Round 2		Ross played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 240 to 378 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Ross had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -82.
Round 3		Ross played #34 B.E. Radtke (Winnetka, CA) and lost 284 to 321 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Ross had not played Radtke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-2, -119. Ross is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Ross played #41 Dawn Camille Wisniew (Pullman, WA) and won 345 to 299 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Ross had not played Wisniew in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -73.
Round 5		Ross played #28 Jason Oppenheim (Seminole, FL) and lost 243 to 262 (a spread of -19) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Ross's record vs. Oppenheim in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WWL. 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: #25. Current record: 2-3, -92.
Round 6		Ross played #36 Doris Roll (Arlington, TN) and won 341 to 273 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Ross had not played Roll in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-3, -24.
Round 7		Ross played #38 Jon Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 275 to 458 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Ross had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-4, -207.
Round 8		Ross played #10 Bill Eastham (Albuquerque, NM) and won 302 to 284 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Ross had not played Eastham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -189.
Round 9		Ross played #22 Kevin McDonough (South Glastonbury, CT) and lost 237 to 388 (a spread of -151) . Before this event, Ross had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-5, -340.
Round 10		Ross played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 359 to 296 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Ross had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, -277.
Round 11		Ross played #20 Lois Lockhart (New York, NY) and lost 325 to 427 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Ross had not played Lockhart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-6, -379.
Round 12		Ross played #25 Peg Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 366 to 326 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Ross had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-6, -339.
Round 13		Ross played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and lost 314 to 380 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Ross had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, -405.
Round 14		Ross played #31 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 414 to 328 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Ross had not played Petrie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, -319.
Round 15		Ross played #16 Kathy Johnson (Houston, TX) and lost 284 to 311 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Ross had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-8, -346.
Round 16		Ross played #2 Patricia Barrows (East Orange, NJ) and won 350 to 328 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Ross had not played Barrows in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, -324.
Round 17		Ross played #11 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 334 to 318 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Ross had not played Gaudier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-8, -308.
Round 18		Ross played #12 Whitney Gould (Kentfield, CA) and lost 245 to 330 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Ross had not played Gould in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-9, -393.
Round 19		Ross played #4 Paul Becker (Spencer, MA) and won 350 to 301 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Ross had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-9, -344.
Round 20		Ross played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 397 to 287 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Ross had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, -234.
Round 21		Ross played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and lost 305 to 327 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Ross had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, -256.
Round 22		Ross played #23 Daniel Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and won 310 to 285 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Ross had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, -231.
Round 23		Ross played #27 Melody Ness (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 306 to 320 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Ross had not played Ness in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-11, -245.
Round 24		Ross played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and lost 282 to 436 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Ross had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-12, -399. Ross is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Ross played #30 Donna Paul (Newberg, OR) and won 448 to 249 (a spread of 199) . Before this event, Ross had not played Paul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-12, -200.
Round 26		Ross played #18 Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) and lost 299 to 392 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Ross had not played Krook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-13, -293.
Round 27		Ross played #24 Ken Middleton (Sherwood Park AB) and lost 334 to 380 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Ross had not played Middleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-14, -339.
Round 28		Ross played #3 Marjorie Bash (Nashua, NH) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Ross had not played Bash in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-14, -328.
Round 29		Ross played #1 Rob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 443 to 290 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Ross had not played Antolak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-14, -175.
Round 30		Ross played #29 Steven Ornish (La Mesa, CA) and lost 344 to 401 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Ross had not played Ornish in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-15, -232.

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