Rod MacNeil [#91] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rod MacNeil, 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. MacNeil currently has a record of 15-15, +569, and is ranked #78 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): Rod Surname(s): MacNeil Home: Londonderry, NH, United States Age: 30 Awards: Ranked #1 in New Hampshire; Cape Cod - '99, '00, '03; Boston Area '04; Saratoga Springs, NY '04; Mohawk Valley, NY '04 Hobbies: Hockey, Boston Red Sox, Movies, Travel, Collecting Pez Dispensers Occupation: Freelance Sportswriter, Computer Data Specialist

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	148.5-131.5 (0.530)
Past 1-12 months	21-4 (0.840)	L WWWWWWWW L W L WWWWWW L WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	15-14 (0.517)	L WWWW LLL WW L W L W L W LL WWW LLL W L W L W
Past 25-36 months	30-26 (0.536)	W L WW L W LL W L WWWWWWW LLL WWW LLLL WWW L WW L W LLL WW L WWW LLLL W L WW LL W L
Past 37-48 months	54.5-57.5 (0.487)	L WW LL WWW LL WW L W L WW L W L WW L WWWWW LL W L WWTL W LLLLL WW LL WWW L W LL W L WW LLL W L W L WWWW LTLLLL WW LLLTLLL WWW LL WWW L WW L W LL W LLL W L W LLLL WW L
Past 49-60 months	28-30 (0.483)	L WWW LLLLL WW L W LLLLL WWW L WWWWW LLLLL WWWW LLLLLL WWW L WW LLL WWW L W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 597 Average for: 412 Average against: 393
Before the Tournament		MacNeil is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		MacNeil played #160 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 496 to 389 (a spread of 107) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Thomas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +107.
Round 2		MacNeil played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 597 to 273 (a spread of 324) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +431.
Round 3		MacNeil played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 391 to 450 (a spread of -59) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ MacNeil's record vs. Castellano in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +372.
Round 4		MacNeil played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 498 to 361 (a spread of 137) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP MacNeil's record vs. Cushman in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WL. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WLL. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +509.
Round 5		MacNeil played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 278 to 476 (a spread of -198) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MONTREAL, QUE CAN MacNeil's record vs. Hoekstra 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +311.
Round 6		MacNeil played #123 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 411 to 417 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Paxson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-3, +305.
Round 7		MacNeil played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 385 to 399 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-4, +291.
Round 8		MacNeil played #98 Jere Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and won 427 to 358 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: FALMOUTH, MA MacNeil's record vs. Mead in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WWW. 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: #73. Current record: 4-4, +360. MacNeil is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 9		MacNeil played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 365 to 452 (a spread of -87) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: LENOX, MA MacNeil's record vs. Moss 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-5, +273.
Round 10		MacNeil played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 439 to 316 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +396.
Round 11		MacNeil played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 337 to 388 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, +345.
Round 12		MacNeil played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and lost 334 to 403 (a spread of -69) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 5-7, +276.
Round 13		MacNeil played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and lost 389 to 493 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 5-8, +172.
Round 14		MacNeil played #163 Stephen Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 414 to 372 (a spread of 42) . The last time these two played was 2000-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY MacNeil's record vs. Tier 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: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-8, +214.
Round 15		MacNeil played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 432 to 378 (a spread of 54) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY MacNeil's record vs. Odom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-8, +268.
Round 16		MacNeil played #168 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 464 (a spread of -147) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT MacNeil's record vs. Viloria 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: #108. Current record: 7-9, +121.
Round 17		MacNeil played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 555 to 280 (a spread of 275) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-9, +396.
Round 18		MacNeil played #157 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 368 to 328 (a spread of 40) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: MILFORD, CT MacNeil's record vs. Tangredi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLLLL. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-9, +436.
Round 19		MacNeil played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and won 454 to 358 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-9, +532.
Round 20		MacNeil played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 278 to 476 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Hersom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-10, +334.
Round 21		MacNeil played #124 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 468 to 350 (a spread of 118) . The last time these two played was 2001-01 at: RENO, NV MacNeil's record vs. Pellinen 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: #62. Current record: 11-10, +452.
Round 22		MacNeil played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 446 to 325 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-10, +573.
Round 23		MacNeil played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 368 to 369 (a spread of -1) . The last time these two played was 2001-02 at: DANBURY, CT MacNeil's record vs. DiBattista 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 12-11, +572.
Round 24		MacNeil played #84 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 470 to 437 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Leong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 13-11, +605.
Round 25		MacNeil played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 341 to 388 (a spread of -47) . The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: RYE BROOK, NY MacNeil's record vs. Odom in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-12, +558.
Round 26		MacNeil played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 447 to 334 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-12, +671.
Round 27		MacNeil played #67 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 382 to 455 (a spread of -73) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ MacNeil's record vs. Hill in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-5 (0.286). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LLL. Past 25-36 months: LWW. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 14-13, +598.
Round 28		MacNeil played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 482 to 354 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 15-13, +726.
Round 29	Larger photo available	MacNeil played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 486 (a spread of -111) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ MacNeil's record vs. Graham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-3 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: WL. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 15-14, +615.
Round 30		MacNeil played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 456 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, MacNeil had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 15-15, +569.

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