Robert Kilpatrick [#70] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Kilpatrick, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Kilpatrick currently has a record of 11-19, -304, and is ranked #154 in Division 3.

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): Robert Surname(s): Kilpatrick Home: Washington, DC, United States Age: 59 Hobbies: Scrabble, reading Occupation: EEO specialist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	14-13 (0.519)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	LLL WW
Past 25-36 months	2-4 (0.333)	L W LLL W
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	L WW LL W L
Past 49-60 months	7-2 (0.778)	W L WW L WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 606 Average for: 362 Average against: 372
Round 1		Kilpatrick played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and lost 391 to 393 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -2.
Round 2		Kilpatrick played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 278 to 425 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Cullman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 0-2, -149.
Round 3		Kilpatrick played #47 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA) and lost 244 to 397 (a spread of -153) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Foster in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #163. Current record: 0-3, -302.
Round 4		Kilpatrick played #161 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 382 to 348 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 1-3, -268.
Round 5		Kilpatrick played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 406 to 392 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 2-3, -254.
Round 6		Kilpatrick played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 397 to 287 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-3, -144.
Round 7		Kilpatrick played #152 Victor Torres (Murray, UT) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Torres in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-4, -145.
Round 8		Kilpatrick played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 273 to 456 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 3-5, -328.
Round 9		Kilpatrick played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and won 374 to 330 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 4-5, -284.
Round 10		Kilpatrick played #138 Muriel Sparrow-Reedy (Sun City, AZ) and won 387 to 371 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Sparrow-Reedy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-5, -268.
Round 11		Kilpatrick played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 606 to 304 (a spread of 302) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-5, +34.
Round 12		Kilpatrick played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 359 to 377 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-6, +16.
Round 13		Kilpatrick played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 334 to 470 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-7, -120.
Round 14		Kilpatrick played #96 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 317 to 394 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Michlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-8, -197.
Round 15		Kilpatrick played #123 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and won 429 to 269 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Sanchez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-8, -37.
Round 16		Kilpatrick played #58 Kathy Gray (Annapolis, MD) and won 504 to 292 (a spread of 212) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Kilpatrick's record vs. Gray in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-8, +175.
Round 17		Kilpatrick played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and lost 275 to 433 (a spread of -158) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-9, +17.
Round 18		Kilpatrick played #60 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 323 to 355 (a spread of -32) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY Kilpatrick's record vs. Hanley in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WL. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-10, -15.
Round 19		Kilpatrick played #6 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and lost 344 to 356 (a spread of -12) . The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY Kilpatrick's record vs. Babina in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 8-11, -27.
Round 20		Kilpatrick played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and lost 338 to 440 (a spread of -102) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kilpatrick's record vs. Swanson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 8-12, -129.
Round 21		Kilpatrick played #102 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 356 to 336 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Muhling in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 9-12, -109.
Round 22		Kilpatrick played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 361 to 375 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 9-13, -123.
Round 23		Kilpatrick played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 367 to 263 (a spread of 104) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10-13, -19.
Round 24		Kilpatrick played #11 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 301 to 382 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 10-14, -100.
Round 25		Kilpatrick played #32 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 393 to 355 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2002-11 at: BALTIMORE, MD Kilpatrick's record vs. Denton in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 11-14, -62.
Round 26		Kilpatrick played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-15, -90.
Round 27		Kilpatrick played #136 Joanne Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 368 to 378 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 11-16, -100.
Round 28		Kilpatrick played #120 Patricia Saito-Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and lost 349 to 369 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Saito-Stewart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 11-17, -120.
Round 29		Kilpatrick played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 412 (a spread of -43) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Kilpatrick's record vs. Stulman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #150. Current record: 11-18, -163.
Round 30		Kilpatrick played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 321 to 462 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Kilpatrick had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #154. Current record: 11-19, -304.

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