Kristiina Overton [#117] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Kristiina Overton, 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. Overton currently has a record of 12-18, -337, and is ranked #148 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): Kristiina Surname(s): Overton Home: Thornhill, ON, Canada Age: 53 Occupation: Proofreader

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	21-37 (0.362)
Past 1-12 months	6-14 (0.300)	LLLL WWW L W LLLL W LL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	12-22 (0.353)	L W LL WW L W LLLLLLLL WWW LLLLL WW L W LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 445 Average for: 380 Average against: 391
Round 1		Overton played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 365 to 381 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Overton had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -16.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Overton played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 370 to 318 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT CAN Overton's record vs. Graham in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: 1-1, +36.
Round 3		Overton played #136 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 396 to 324 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Overton had not played Rosen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-1, +108. Overton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Overton played #82 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 311 to 429 (a spread of -118) . Before this event, Overton had not played Kreiswirth in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 2-2, -10.
Round 5		Overton played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 313 to 387 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Overton's record vs. Golding in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 2-3, -84.
Round 6		Overton played #176 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and lost 345 to 390 (a spread of -45) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Overton's record vs. Withers 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: #129. Current record: 2-4, -129.
Round 7		Overton played #108 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 296 to 423 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Overton had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #147. Current record: 2-5, -256.
Round 8		Overton played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 381 to 442 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Overton had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 2-6, -317.
Round 9		Overton played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and lost 379 to 388 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Overton had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 2-7, -326.
Round 10		Overton played #86 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 402 to 438 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Overton had not played Levin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 2-8, -362.
Round 11		Overton played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 316 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Overton had not played Merrill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #152. Current record: 3-8, -261.
Round 12		Overton played #162 Susi Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 411 to 355 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Overton had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 4-8, -205.
Round 13		Overton played #10 Dan Barry (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Overton had not played Barry in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 5-8, -187.
Round 14		Overton played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 445 to 399 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Overton had not played Schecter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 6-8, -141.
Round 15		Overton played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and lost 334 to 398 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Overton had not played Peters in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 6-9, -205.
Round 16		Overton played #126 James Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 424 to 416 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Overton had not played Peters in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 7-9, -197.
Round 17		Overton played #24 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 382 to 334 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Overton had not played Clifford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-9, -149.
Round 18		Overton played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 429 to 443 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Overton had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 8-10, -163.
Round 19		Overton played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 436 to 381 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Overton had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 9-10, -108.
Round 20		Overton played #13 Neil Bines (Whitestone, NY) and lost 347 to 441 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Overton had not played Bines in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 9-11, -202.
Round 21		Overton played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 397 to 412 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Overton had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-12, -217.
Round 22		Overton played #173 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 432 to 418 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Overton had not played Weisskopf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-12, -203.
Round 23		Overton played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 381 to 435 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Overton had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #126. Current record: 10-13, -257.
Round 24		Overton played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 444 to 407 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2003-11 at: BRANTFORD, ONT CAN Overton's record vs. Ravichandran 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: 11-13, -220.
Round 25		Overton played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 331 to 401 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Overton had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 11-14, -290.
Round 26		Overton played #26 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 429 to 435 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Overton had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 11-15, -296.
Round 27		Overton played #62 John Hart (Portland, OR) and lost 323 to 397 (a spread of -74) . Before this event, Overton had not played Hart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 11-16, -370.
Round 28		Overton played #21 Eric Chaikin (West Hollywood, CA) and won 391 to 293 (a spread of 98) . Before this event, Overton had not played Chaikin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 12-16, -272.
Round 29		Overton played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 303 to 333 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Overton had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 12-17, -302.
Round 30		Overton played #167 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and lost 406 to 441 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: DUNDAS, ONT, CAN Overton's record vs. Vijayakumar in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-6 (0.143). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WLLL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #148. Current record: 12-18, -337.

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