John Viloria [#168] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John Viloria, 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. Viloria currently has a record of 17-13, +460, and is ranked #41 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): John Surname(s): Viloria Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 26 Awards: won two World Youth chess championships; won college curling nationals novice division Hobbies: tennis, hockey, investing, circuit parties Occupation: analyst for hedge fund

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	36.5-31.5 (0.537)
Past 1-12 months	20-14 (0.588)	L W LLLLL WWW L W L W L WW LL W LL WWWWWWW L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	12.5-13.5 (0.481)	L WW L W L W LLLLL WWTW LLL WW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	4-4 (0.500)	LL W L 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: 509 Average for: 393 Average against: 378
Round 1		Viloria played #23 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 373 to 436 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Chaney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-1, -63. Viloria is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Viloria played #49 Joe Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 437 to 390 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Gaspard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-1, -16.
Round 3		Viloria played #124 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 382 to 302 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Pellinen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-1, +64.
Round 4		Viloria played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-2, +48.
Round 5		Viloria played #170 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 440 to 453 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Wapnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, +35.
Round 6		Viloria played #16 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 353 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Cappelletto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-4, -2.
Round 7		Viloria played #178 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 358 to 294 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Merrill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-4, +62.
Round 8		Viloria played #174 Jeff Widergren (Los Gatos, CA) and lost 373 to 405 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Widergren in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 3-5, +30.
Round 9		Viloria played #142 Louis Schecter (Brooklyn, NY) and won 373 to 331 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Schecter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-5, +72.
Round 10		Viloria played #79 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 397 to 428 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Kaufman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-6, +41.
Round 11		Viloria played #67 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 391 to 430 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Hill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 4-7, +2.
Round 12		Viloria played #152 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 451 to 280 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Stern in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 5-7, +173.
Round 13		Viloria played #128 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 426 to 337 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Ploysangngam in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 6-7, +262.
Round 14		Viloria played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 496 to 319 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-7, +439.
Round 15		Viloria played #139 Steve Saul (Arlington, MA) and lost 341 to 445 (a spread of -104) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Viloria's record vs. Saul 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: #89. Current record: 7-8, +335.
Round 16		Viloria played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 464 to 317 (a spread of 147) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Viloria's record vs. MacNeil 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: #72. Current record: 8-8, +482.
Round 17		Viloria played #157 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 377 to 309 (a spread of 68) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Viloria's record vs. Tangredi in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: WLLL. 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: #63. Current record: 9-8, +550.
Round 18		Viloria played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 333 to 423 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-9, +460.
Round 19		Viloria played #71 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 291 to 483 (a spread of -192) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Howard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-10, +268.
Round 20		Viloria played #150 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 384 to 354 (a spread of 30) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Smith in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-10, +298.
Round 21		Viloria played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 334 to 394 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-11, +238.
Round 22		Viloria played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 509 to 396 (a spread of 113) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 11-11, +351.
Round 23		Viloria played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and won 398 to 393 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-11, +356.
Round 24		Viloria played #85 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Lerman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-11, +453.
Round 25		Viloria played #34 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 429 to 360 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Viloria had not played DiBattista in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-11, +522.
Round 26	Larger photo available	Viloria played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 459 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-12, +402.
Round 27		Viloria played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 352 to 453 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-13, +301.
Round 28		Viloria played #55 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 425 to 338 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 15-13, +388.
Round 29		Viloria played #146 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 423 to 404 (a spread of 19) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: STAMFORD, CT Viloria's record vs. Sherman 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: #47. Current record: 16-13, +407.
Round 30		Viloria played #148 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and won 391 to 338 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Viloria had not played Sidorsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 17-13, +460.

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