Mitchell Brook [#15] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mitchell Brook, who is a contestant in Division 1 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. Brook currently has a record of 13-17, -889, and is ranked #138 in Division 1.

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): Mitchell Surname(s): Brook Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Age: 45 Awards: think i won my div in a tourn once... lots of softball trophies... no trophy wife yet.... Hobbies: creating kick-as scrabble anagramming software and study CDs - with defs! Occupation:* Owner/VP School Of Rock branch (real thing - not the movie)

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	56.5-79.5 (0.415)
Past 1-12 months	34-46 (0.425)	LL W L W LLLLLL W L WW LLLL WWWW LL W L WWWWWW L W LLL WW LL W LL W LLLLLL W LLL WW L WW LL W L W LLL WW LLLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	9.5-21.5 (0.306)	LLLLLLL WW LLTLL W LLL W L W L W LL WW LLL W
Past 25-36 months	8-9 (0.471)	W LLLL W L WW L WWW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	3-3 (0.500)	LL WW L W
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 460 Average for: 382 Average against: 412
Before the Tournament		Brook is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Brook played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 452 to 480 (a spread of -28) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Brook's record vs. Cree 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -28.
Round 2		Brook played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and won 367 to 359 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Brook had not played Saul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -20.
Round 3		Brook played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 415 to 393 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Brook had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 2-1, +2.
Round 4		Brook played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 347 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Brook had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-1, +56.
Round 5		Brook played #37 Mike Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 401 to 408 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Brook had not played Early in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-2, +49.
Round 6		Brook played #125 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 389 to 340 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Brook had not played Peltz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-2, +98.
Round 7		Brook played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 393 to 331 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Brook had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-2, +160. Brook is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Brook played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 313 to 476 (a spread of -163) . Before this event, Brook had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-3, -3.
Round 9		Brook played #118 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 418 to 453 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Brook had not played Ozorio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-4, -38.
Round 10		Brook played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 382 to 563 (a spread of -181) . Before this event, Brook had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 5-5, -219.
Round 11		Brook played #155 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 380 to 460 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Brook had not played Sukhumrattanaporn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 5-6, -299.
Round 12		Brook played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 296 to 387 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Brook had not played Cushman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-7, -390.
Round 13		Brook played #153 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and won 442 to 435 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Brook had not played Stocker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 6-7, -383.
Round 14		Brook played #145 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 361 to 490 (a spread of -129) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Brook's record vs. Schwartzman 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: #127. Current record: 6-8, -512.
Round 15		Brook played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 394 to 478 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Brook had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 6-9, -596.
Round 16		Brook played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 372 to 331 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Brook had not played Vijayakumar in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 7-9, -555.
Round 17		Brook played #176 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and lost 395 to 465 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Brook had not played Withers in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 7-10, -625.
Round 18		Brook played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 380 to 373 (a spread of 7) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Brook's record vs. Wachtell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 8-10, -618.
Round 19		Brook played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 336 to 320 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NY Brook's record vs. Schecter 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: #113. Current record: 9-10, -602.
Round 20		Brook played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 460 to 447 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Brook had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10-10, -589.
Round 21		Brook played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 320 to 397 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Brook had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 10-11, -666.
Round 22		Brook played #69 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 368 to 397 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Brook's record vs. Horn in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 10-12, -695.
Round 23		Brook played #106 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and lost 370 to 376 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Brook's record vs. Neff in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-6 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 10-13, -701.
Round 24		Brook played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 393 to 336 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Brook had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 11-13, -644.
Round 25		Brook played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 394 to 466 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Brook had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 11-14, -716.
Round 26		Brook played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 392 to 433 (a spread of -41) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: BIRD-IN-HAND, PA Brook's record vs. Wachtell in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 11-15, -757.
Round 27		Brook played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 310 to 501 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Brook had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 11-16, -948.
Round 28		Brook played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 442 to 367 (a spread of 75) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Brook's record vs. Rosen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: #140. Current record: 12-16, -873.
Round 29		Brook played #165 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 428 to 351 (a spread of 77) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: RENO, NV Brook's record vs. Tyler 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: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 13-16, -796.
Round 30		Brook played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 294 to 387 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Brook's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-3 (0.625). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LWWW. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 13-17, -889.

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